Panel Discussions

Panel 1: The ‘I’ In Documentary

SAT 03.17 | 12:30PM Opera Plaza | THEI17 | 90mins

This panel addresses the issues and questions behind the personal documentary format. With filmmakers Deann Borshay Liem, Doan Hoang, and Socheata Poeuv.

Panel 2: Filmmakers, Meet Web 2.0

SAT 03.17 | 2:30PM Opera Plaza | FILM17 | 90mins

Filmmaker Eric Byler, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen and others discuss how filmmakers can effectively harness Web 2.0 to mobilize an audience for their films.

Panel 3: The Future of Commercial Asian American Cinema

SUN 03.18 | 12:30PM Opera Plaza | COMM18 | 90mins

A panel of industry professionals will assess the commercial viability of Asian American cinema, and what its future holds. With filmmaker Justin Lin, HBO exec Elaine Chin, and others.

Panel : Down and Dirty Pictures — Gregg Araki, Roddy Bogawa and Jon Moritsugu on Underground Asian American Cinema

SAT 03.17 | 1:00PM Opera Plaza | DOWN17 | 90mins

Araki, Moritsugu and Bogawa will reflect on their bodies of work, explore what role the truly independent filmmaker has, and what the future of Asian American filmmaking holds.

Discussion: Of Global Bondage - Human Trafficking and the Scourge of Contemporary Slavery

MON 03.19 | 5:45PM USF Lone Mountain Campus Room 100 | FREE

David Batstone has spent his career writing, lecturing, and campaigning for socially responsible business practices and against the plague of human trafficking. Batstone will talk about his new book Not For Sale, and the film Ghosts.