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DESCRIPTION:SEE THE SLANTED SCREEN AT THE ROXIE THEATER - MAY 19-25!  8:00pm Opening 
 Nite Show – May 19 (one show only)  May 20-25 - Three shows daily 6:30, 
 8:00, 9:30pm  Fresh from two-sold premieres at the SF International Asian 
 American film festival, Jeff Adachi’s new film, “The Slanted Screen,” 
 opens for a one-week run at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on May 
 19-25, 2006.   The 60-minute film, which explores portrayals of Asian men 
 in American cinema and ethnic stereotyping, recently won the Best Short 
 Documentary award at the NY International Independent Film & Video 
 festival, and has been chosen to screen at the NY Int’l Asian American 
 film festival, Atlanta’s DocuFest , the New  Jersey International Film 
 Festival and Calgary’s  ImagiAsian film festival.    The Slanted Screen: 
 Asian Men in American Cinema  USA 2006   60 Minutes   Documentary    A film 
 written, directed and produced by Jeff Adachi  “Highest recommendation 
 … the Slanted Screen hits all its marks.”   --- SF Chronicle  “This 
 is compelling social reality.” --- Asian Week  “Well-researched study 
 of how Asian American men have been stereotyped."                           
               --- SF Bay Guardian  The Silent Screen explores the 
 portrayals of Asian men in American cinema, chronicling the experiences of 
 actors who have had to struggle against ethnic stereotyping and limiting 
 roles. The film presents a critical examination of Hollywood’s 
 image-making machine, through a fascinating parade of 50 film clips 
 spanning a century.  Winner of the Best Short Documentary award at the NY 
 International Independent Film & Video film festival, the Slanted Screen 
 “brings  into focus the most dangerous aspect of prejudice.”  (The 
 Evening Class Review)  The Slanted Screen plays at the Roxie Theater, 3117 
 16th Street (at Valencia)  from May 19-25 - Three shows daily 6:30pm, 
 8:00pm and 9:30pm  Opening Night Friday, May 19, 2006, 8:00pm (one show 
 only)  Followed by a Q&A w/ Director Jeff Adachi and co-producer Alex Yeung 
  Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 seniors; $4 matinee seating.  Sponsored 
 by the Center for Asian American Media,  Asian Week & the SF Bay Guardian.  
 For more information, visit http://www.slantedscreen.com For tickets, go to 
 http://www.roxie.com  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/28/98183.php
SUMMARY:The Slanted Screen
LOCATION:Roxie Film Center  3117 16th Street  SF, CA  http://www.roxie.com
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/28/98183.php
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