Dawna Lee Heising of EOE Interviews Feodor Chin, Joshua Murphy, Kelvin Han Yee and William Lu of GOLDEN BOY

The ID Film Fest Was Founded in 2008 by Filmmakers Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee

Born and raised in California's San Francisco Bay Area, Chinese-American actor and writer Feodor Chin was classically trained at UCLA and the American Conservatory Theater and continued his comedic studies with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.   Since then, he has acted in television shows such as "La La Land" (2009), "Golden Boy" (2009), which he also wrote and produced, the independent film, "Baby" (2008), "ATF: Asian Task Force" (2007), and "Nash Bridges" (1996).  Chin founded the R/EVOLUTION Theatre Company in San Francisco in 2001. As co-artistic director. he produced and starred in the critically-acclaimed production of Judy Soo Hoo’s award-winning play, Texas.

An engaging and versatile performer, Film Threat said of his performance in the award-winning feature film Baby: “The one who steals the show here is Feodor Chin. His portrayal of the villain is spot on. He’s the guy you absolutely love to hate, and he does an excellent job in this role, while allowing the other actors a great deal of room to play off of him.” Variety called his performance in the world premiere of Climbing Everest “absorbing” and “excellent.”  Chin received an Earphones Award from AudioFile for his narration of Snakehead by Patrick Raden Keefe. Other narrations for BOT include:   Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Joyful Wisdom, Journey of a Thousand Miles, and The Physics of the Impossible.

Golden Boy will be shown at the 2010 ID Fest on Saturday, October 9 at the Japanese American National Museum.  Golden Boy is a half-hour, single camera, comedic television program in the vein of HBO’s “Extras,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Entourage.”  Golden Boy tells the story of Scott Wong, an up-and-coming Hollywood screenwriter. As Scott makes his way through the madcap world of Hollywood’s film and television industry, he is helped (and occasionally hindered) by Naomi, his actress girlfriend, and Albert “Bert” Reynolds, his “big time” agent.  Can this Hollywood “golden boy” find commercial success without losing his artistic soul?

Chin currently resides in Los Angeles and in addition to “Golden Boy,” he is developing projects with his production company, Iron Oxide Production.  Chin has written a feature length screenplay and is developing an hour-long romantic-comedy detective show in the vein of ABC’s classic “Moonlighting.”   For more information, please visit:  www.ironoxideproductions.com

GOLDEN BOY is a half-hour, single camera, comedic television program in the vein of HBO’s “Extras,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Entourage.” GOLDEN BOY tells the story of Scott Wong, an up-and-coming Hollywood screenwriter. As Scott makes his way through the madcap world of Hollywood’s film and television industry, he is helped (and occasionally hindered) by Naomi, his actress girlfriend, and Albert “Bert” Reynolds, his “big time” agent. Can this Hollywood “golden boy” find commercial success without losing his artistic soul?  GOLDEN BOY stars Feodor Chin, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Joshua Murphy and Kelvin Han Yee, and is produced by Jason Serrato and Candice Hill.

 William Lu received the Armed with a Camera  Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists in 2005.  Spy Moms, the short film he produced with that grant, screened to audience acclaim at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the San Diego Asian American Film Festival.  Presently, he is wrapping up the festival tour for his latest film, ATF: Asian Task Force, which has included stops at San Diego Comic Con International, the Toronto Reel Heart festival and the Los Angeles HD/DV festival, where it won the award for Best Action Short.  ATF was recently picked up to help launch Staytunedtv.net, a new online channel founded by producer Tim Ryder (”That 70’s Show,” “3rd Rock from the Sun”).

Joshua Murphy plays big-time agent Bert Reynolds in GOLDEN BOY.  Murphy graduated from UCLA in theatre arts, and has appeared in Closer to Home, Sons & Daughters and Scare Tactics. Also featured in GOLDEN BOY is Kelvin Han Yee, who began his career as a company member at the American Conservatory Theater.  A classically trained actor, Yee was the first Asian American actor to join Ashland's Oregon Shakespeare Festival.  He quickly became a regular fixture in the Bay Area film and television scene. Don Johnson called him "my favorite bad guy".  An ex-bouncer and fan of mixed martial arts, Yee's bad guy persona has played out in an array of characters.  Yee has volunteered with “Each One Reach One”, a program that mentors incarcerated youth and teaches writing workshops as an alternative to violence. Not just limited to "tough guys", Kelvin also draws upon his comedy and improvisation background, illustrated in roles on NBC's Chuck and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.  Yee played Paul Fang in the first American feature film to be shot in the Peoples Republic of China in 1985.

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The ID Film Fest

ID Film Fest, a program of the Japanese American National Museum, is set to kickoff on Friday October 8, 2010 through October 10, 2010 in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. This unique cinema festival - a weekend of Asian / Asian American film presentations and workshops, will open with the Los Angeles premiere of the critically acclaimed film Kit Hui's FOG, starring Terrence Yin and Eugenia Wan.  Hirokazu Koreeda's much talked about film AIR DOLL is slated as the fest's Centerpiece film and Ian McCrudden's THE THINGS WE CARRY will close out the three-day movie feast.

ID Film Fest was founded in 2008, by filmmakers Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee who wanted screen compelling Asian- American works that have not yet had a chance to show in Los Angeles. Now in its third year of running, ID Film Fest is a festival by filmmakers and for filmmakers who create Asian-American content and/or of Asian descent.

"Los Angeles is a postmodern collage of cultures and identity," says founder/filmmaker Quentin Lee. "Even within the broader umbrella of the 'Asian American' community, there are Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian Americans. Further diversifying the community are the divisions between first generation immigrants and those who were born here. A crisis of identity is inevitable and necessary even though we fantasize a more utopian unity. ID Film Fest is proud to present contemporary works that examine, explore or celebrate the identity crisis in our diverse global Asian community."

"Everyone's struggle with identity is totally unique, but at the same time there are commonalities," shares co-founder/filmmaker Koji Sakai, "What Am I? Am I Japanese American? Am I Asian American? Am I American? ID Film Fest is meant to explore those similarities and differences; and through both, my hope is that everyone will be able to answer the basic question: 'What are you?'"

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