DisOrient is On the Air!

DisOrient was invited on local radio station KLCC’s “Living Large” program to let folks know about our film festival this weekend. Hear what DisOrient Staff Anselmo Villanueva and Nadia Raza had to say about the films this year and the festival itself!

DisOrient on ‘Living Large’ on KLCC

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Check out our opening night music: The Craig Chee Band!

Check out local entertainment for our opening night ceremony, The Craig Chee Band! All the more reason to buy your tickets for “Touch” to gain entrance or VIP for all weekend!

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Tickets for DisOrient 2012 Now Online!

You can buy tickets for DisOrient 2012 online or at the door of the festival.

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 ALL ACCESS VIP PASS | DISORIENT 2012: [Tickets]
***All films, All weekend***

“Touch”  [Tickets] Opening Night Film | Friday, April 27 @ 6:30pm

“Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien”  [Tickets] | Saturday, April 28 @ 12:15pm

“Crocodile in the Yangtze”  [Tickets] | Saturday, April 28 @ 1:45pm

DisOrient 2012 Shorts: Intersections and Identities  [Tickets] | Saturday, April 28 @ 4pm

“Mr. Cao Goes to Washington”  [Tickets] | Saturday, April 28 @ 6:30pm

“Enemy Alien” + “Wajeh” [Tickets] | Saturday, April 28 @ 8pm

“Toward Living Pono” [Tickets] | Sunday, April 29 @ 12pm

DisOrient 2012 Shorts: Scenes From a City [Tickets] | Sunday, April 29 @ 1:45pm

“The Insular Empire: America in the Marianas” [Tickets] | Sunday, April 29 @ 4pm

“My KoAloha Story” [Ticket] | Sunday, April 29 @ 5:15pm

“West is West” [Ticket] | Sunday, April 29 @ 7:15pm

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DisOrient Kickoff Event!

We had a great time at DisOrient’s 2012 Kickoff Event at the Shedd with live Taiko performances, the film “Great Grandfather’s Drum” and the filmmakers Victoria and Cal Lewin there to answer questions and talk about the film!

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Thanks to the filmmakers Victoria and Cal Lewin, Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion School, Eugene Taiko, Japanese American Association, The Shedd Institute and all the volunteers from DisOrient and the community who made this a success!

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Check out our amazing 2012 films!

DisOrient saw many great films this year–so many it was hard to choose who would make the festival! We even have a fuller program due to the high volume of quality films submitted. Here are some of the great films we are showcasing at this year’s DisOrient Film Festival.

DisOrient 2012 Film Showcase

Check out all the trailers, synopses and websites you like!

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DisOrient Film Schedule 2012!

Hi all! We have been working very hard to finalize the DisOrient program for this year, and here it is in written form! We will be posting more about the films and trailers in a little bit so hang tight! Looking forward to seeing you this April 27-29!

6:30pm-8:50pm
Touch (Feature Narrative) [109min]


12:15pm-1:30pm
Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien (Feature Documentary) [73min]

1:45pm-3:30pm
Crocodile in the Yangtze (Feature Documentary) [75min]

4pm-5:45pm
Shorts Program: ‘Identities & Intersection’

  • ‘Bleached’, ‘Green Plastic Sandals’, ’State of Hip Hop’, ‘Assumed Identity: the Art of Susan Sponsler’, ‘Dol’, ‘Our Families: LGBT Asian and Pacific Islander Stories’

6:30pm-7:45pm
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
 (Feature Documentary) [72 min]

8pm-10:10pm
Enemy Alien
 (Feature Documentary) [82min]
Wajeh (Short Documentary) [17min]

12pm-1:30pm
Toward Living Pono
 (Feature Documentary) [57min]

1:45-3:30pm
Shorts Program II: ‘Scenes From a City’

  •  ’Love, NY’, ‘A Tree Falls in the Forest’, ‘Terra Cotta’, ‘Home’, ‘Shanghai Love Market’, ‘Traffic in Frenetic HCMC’, ‘Roots of Love’, ‘DiVanCity’

4pm-5pm
The Insular Empire: America in the Marianas
 (Feature Documentary) [57min]

5:15pm-7pm
My KoAloha Story
 (Feature Narrative) [74min]

7:15pm-9pm
West is West
 (Feature Narrative) [103min]

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DisOrient Kick-Off Event! Free Screening of “Great Grandfather’s Drum”!

The DisOrient Film Festival is excited to announce it’s 2012 kick-off event!

We will be screening the documentary “Great Grandfather’s Drum” for free.

We are very thrilled to also have the Director and Producer, Cal and Victoria Lewin, in attendance as well.

The screening will be held at The Shedd Institute [868 High St.] in Eugene on April 13th at 6:45pm.

Bring the kids to this family event!

Check the event out on Facebook

Click here for the Trailer

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