Alleged murderer, Kazuyoshi Miura hangs himself once he gets to an LA Jail. Does this mean he's guilty? It looks like he was going to defend hardcore, but now he's looking like he had involvement. Or, maybe not. But the above photo is a person police should question. The guy I circled in red was very emphatic that he was involved in this case and it's why he's homeless. He's part of the "don't film me, cuz I did something bad" dudes. But he was a freaky guy who sat in his area among bushes and tons of mosquitos. The mosquitos alone are a reason to stay far away.
What a strange outfit. Running shoes, denim all around, specs, shoulder pads, and a crazy hat. He had style.

Live silkscreening. I'll guess they're called Lifework, since I saw it written around. They screen shirts while you wait, and it looks like fun. You can pick your color combos and they turn em out. This took place right outside the festival. People love free stuff and free shirts especially. Yeah, I guess I'd get one, if I didn't have so many shirts already.


Whoa there's Dan on the car. I did one interview with Leonardo Nam in the car, we were pretending to drive. Yeah, but he can act. "Oh it looks like we just got here! Let's go in!" I think it's going to come out cute. He's a great sport for a pretty up and coming dude. 

This is Leonardo Nam. Seen him in The Perfect Score, Tokyo Drift, or Vantage Point? Or how about Half-Life or American Pasttime?

That's the view from way up, or as far as you can be up in Southern California style. 14 floors, way up, and it's a view of a freeway, a Target, and tons of other shops. It looks so close, but how do you get around the freeway? A 100 yard distance ends up being a mile once you cross the bridge. San Diego is incredibly laid back, and meanwhile, the film fest continues this evening. I'll tell you how it all goes later.

Wrecks, by Nao. Yes, he helped on the film, that you'll read about in GR56. The film called, "The Dwelling". Here's a pic I forgot about. The film is pretty cool, one day soon, it'll appear online. I can't wait to see it on a larger screen. So far, it lives on my computer, and that's not bad. That's Sheldon on the left.

speksjapan.

The Matrix. That's the vehicle. I've shot this same car before, but here it is again. It's a different angle. Notice the rubber like matt it sits on? The folks who take care of this car really baby it. It seems like it drives from a covered trailer to a spot, then back. I wonder if it even has 100 miles on it. 

SDAFF

Openings usually have food, and the San Diego Asian Film Festival SDAFF does it well. Lots of it, and an orderly line up of people to get what they can.

Sushi rolls, chicken, and a variety of noodles and salads. You could have gotten away with eating an entire meal.

The stars of the opening night in San Diego. That's Jessica Yu and Jimmy Tsai from PING PONG PLAYA.

That's Karin Anna Cheung from everywhere! Better Luck Tomorrow is a place you've commonly seen her, unless it was just at a film fest. She's always supporting the events.

The wall at the after party at the Airport Lounge was pretty cool. Imagine an open air room, and an inside room. The thing is, it's close to the airport, so they play up the fact that close above the room, airplanes pass over in a loud fashion. Whatever you're doing has to stop because it's loud and you can't help but look up and see this giant shadow pass overhead.

That's Lee Ann Kim sitting. I didn't get a good shot of her, but she's running the show. There's a lot going on in the pic.

This is interesting. We went to another spot after the Airport Lounge and this woman named Blanca came by to bum smokes. She ended up being a big fan of Asian film, so we convinced her to come to the screenings at the festival.