PING PONG PLAYA OPENS in MAJOR CITIES IN US

Hi Everyone

July was a busy month. Went to New York and celebrated my niece's high school graduation. Had a brief family get together then off to Chicago for July 4th and to be with my husband's family. Now it's already August. How time flies... Today, I just received the great announcement from Jimmy that "Ping Pong Playa" (the indie film that I was in) will be opening in major cities in the US soon. (see info below) If none of you have seen "Ping Ping Playa", it's a wonderful story about C-Dub (Asian American) who is "my son" and "hero" in the movie and his rites of passage from dreaming to be an NBA player to  being a kick ass " Ping Pong champion" of the GOLDEN COCK tournament. This movie not only offers a lot of laughs, a lot of fun, it is also a testimony to the many talented, young and vivacious AP film-making communities that are telling fun yet topical stories addressing stereotypes in America. How can it be anything LESS when you have major helmers : Jessica Yu (director) - the Oscar winning documentarian - TV and commercial director teaming up with the fearless multi-talented Jimmy Tsai (first time writer/lead actor/producer). Jimmy also won the best NEWCOMER award from LA's Visual Communications film festival in May.  All I can say is I  am so proud of being a part of this film and I had loads of fun doing it. To all those who live in the United States, come lend your support, go see "Ping Pong Playa" Don't forget to tell your friends !

warmly elizabeth (proud mom of C-DUB/ Ping Pong Playa)--------

The following is from JIMMY TSAI.

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PING PONG PLAYA family!!!

In case you haven't heard, we are thrilled to share the news that we are coming soon to a theater near you via IFC Films! Now is the time to spread the word to all your friends and family (and then some). September 5th, we open LA/SF/NY, followed by Seattle/Houston September 12th. The roll-out after that will all depend on how we perform (so take as many of your friends as possible opening weekend!).

Check out the trailerhere:

And all the links here:

Official Site MySpace

Facebook

Our list of theaters will be updated via the website in the next few weeks, but here's what we have confirmed already:

9/5

NYC theatres AMC Village 7, New York, NY Regal EWalk(42nd street) , New York, NY

LA theatres  Glendale Exchange, Glendale, CA Atlantic Palace, Alhambra, CA (more TBA)

Bay Area theatres Camera 12, San Jose, CA

San Francisco TBA

9/12

Seattle theatres Lincoln Square, Bellevue, WA

Houston TBA

SHABOOYAH!!!!!

• Jimmy, Jessica, Joan, and Anne