Another member of the channelAPA.com family has submitted an entry to the Interpretations Film Initiative. This psychological thriller is a departure from the other shorts we’ve been posting. The Saw-like film give you an eerie and uneasy feeling.

Here’s the director’s statement on the short:

Strangers in a Park is a post-modern psychological thriller that questions who is actually the victim and if the ambiguous line between sanity and insanity can really decipher judgement of morality and justice. This short pays homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), where insanity and self-seeking evil are questioned even in the so-called “normal” protagonist when two strangers meet in happenstance and talk about murder.

Robert Ryu make another appearance in a short. Also see him in Voo Dude

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Strangers in a Park

Also check out Spice It Up with Feodor Chin, Kill Joy by Steve Nguyen x Brian Tan, Doggy Style by Shane Sato, WWJD with Randall Park, Mother by John P. Raposas, The Necklace with Karin Anna Cheung, and Voo Dude.

Another alum from “The People I’ve Slept With” worked on a short for the Interpretations Film Initiative. This time it’s Karin Anna Cheung. She goes from a promiscuous woman to cold hearted bad ass. In The Necklace, she plays Charlie, who reminisces about the past and her actions the night before… Directing this short is Michael Aki, who also directed Strangers. The cinematography style is very similar in both films.

Here’s the director’s statement on the short:

Busy with submitting and promoting our latest film “Strangers,” we thought a break was much needed before heading into our next project. However, Cousin Eric Nakamura informed me about Interpretations and Toyotas (in addition to other) open invitation to submit a 3 minute short. I wasn’t interested at first but after his inspiring conversation, I picked up the phone and called the team. The deadline was looming so Bill and Robert took the task of collaborating with me on the writing, rewriting and revising of various ideas that would not only fulfill the requirements of the contest but more importantly stay within the context of our CineHous world. Karin Anna Cheung, who I had wanted to work with ever since we “tested” her some years back, was available between promoting her and Quentin Lee’s successful film, “The People I slept with.” Pryor and I scouted locations and we dusted off Angela(the Panasonic 24P) for one more go at it. Thanks to all for their participation and support. We hope you enjoy our short. Oh yeah, big chinchin thanks to Goh Nakamura for doing some score.

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The Necklace with Karin Anna Cheung

The Necklace with Karin Anna Cheung (YouTube version)

Also check out Spice It Up with Feodor Chin, Kill Joy by Steve Nguyen x Brian Tan, Doggy Style by Shane Sato, WWJD with Randall Park, and Mother by John P. Raposas

Better know for his Lexationships series, director John P. Raposas made a huge departure from what he’s have been doing lately with his entry in the Interpretations Film initiative. His short “Mother” is a hardcore drama about adoption. The piece runs you through several emotions in the span of three minutes. Overall, it’s very touching. Currently, “Mother” has the most comments on the Interpretations site.

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Here’s the director’s statement:

I was actually in the audience at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival during the panel when the contest was launched. I sat there in awe around so many people who I’d read about online or seen in movies, and that’s when everything clicked. Immediately, I began work on my script, but didn’t think I would be able to scrape the money together. So, I shelved the script for two months, wondering if I could gather the funds to ever see it made. Fortunately, my producer, J.R. Sambajon, found a way to pull the production together with really only enough money to pay for food. They say that “no one ever makes it on their own,” and that was especially the case with this film. A huge “thank you” all to the cast and crew that donated their equipment, time, and performances to this production — I really can’t thank you enough, and I hope I made you guys proud.

BTW – be sure to watch some great adoption documentaries on PBS for Wo Ai Ni Mommy and In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee. Great films on a topic most of us don’t think about.

Mother by John P. Raposas

Also check out Spice It Up with Feodor Chin, Kill Joy by Steve Nguyen x Brian Tan, Doggy Style by Shane Sato, and WWJD with Randall Park