Sans Diego Film Shorts
Past Events
From My Lips to God's Ears:
Stories of Homelessness
A Documentary by Virginia Allyn
Monday, November 25, 2013
Over 55,000 people experience homelessness each night in New York City, including more than 21,000 children.
"From My Lips to God's Ears" by film maker Virginia Allyn tells the story of six individuals - what brought them to homelessness, where they are today and what their dreams for the future are.
Each tells their story in "From My Lips to God's Ears" from Virginia Allyn, a documentary portrait of one of the most significant social issues of our time.
Film maker Virginia Allyn is a documentary photographer and journalist who re-located from San Francisco to New York City in 2006. Her passion is telling stories and capturing many voices that must be heard.
Sans Diego Film Shorts Screenings
Monday, October 14, 2013
The Sans Diego Film Shorts Screenings included works by:
Virginia Allyn - "Standing On Our Own Two Feet"
Michael Q. Ceballos/Twiddle Productions - "Ola Nā Iwi: Hāloa"
David DiLillo - "Carnival Autumn"
Berman Fenelus - "LANA"
Francesco Orazzini & Matteo Lenzi - "L'Ignoble Rosso (Despicable Red)" and "There"
Carolina Piedrahita - "AMBULANCE"
Blensley PointduJour - "The Memoir of Marques"
Irina Varina - "Overs"
co-presented wtih Metro Anime and Asia Pacific Forums, Ltd.
A screening of Momotarō no Umiwashi (1942, 37 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles) directed by Mr. SEO Mitsuyo.
In Japanese legend, the hero Momotarō (“Peach Boy”), with his animal allies, goes to the island of the oni (horned demons or ogres) and defeats them. In this animated retelling, Momotarō and the animals ride in warships and planes, the oni (still horned) are American sailors, and their island base is Pearl Harbor.
Momotarō’s Sea Eagle Saturday, August 10, 2013
Sans Diego Film Shorts Screenings Monday, July 15, 2013
The inaugural Sans Diego Film Shorts Screenings included works by:
Ron Barba & Patrick Davis (King of the List L.A.)
Evan Red Borja (OTZI)
Steven Cartoccio (Concrete Jungle)
Nyle Cavazos Garcia (A Long Road)
Ping Lai (Dinner for Two)
Richard O'Connor (Christmas Day)
Robert Segarra (A Chicken in a Cathouse)
Jorge Zeraba (Cycles)