http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subcultures we should all be feminists https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman http://international.ucla.edu/china/article.asp?parentid=136202 PINOY SUNDAY Taiwan and Philippines 2009 PROD: Natacha Devillers, Morihisa Matsudaira, Mark Meily, Kenichiro Takiguchi. DIR: Ho Wi Ding. SCR: Ajay Balakrishnan, Ho Wi Ding. CAST: Bayani Agbayani, Epy Quizon, Meryll Soriano, Nor Domingo, Dave Ronald Cheng. Taipei-based Malaysian filmmaker Ho Wi Ding’s comedy introduces two disadvantaged, Taipei-based Filipino migrant factory workers who see their fortunes possibly changing when they encounter a new, expensive sofa abandoned on a city sidewalk. Hoping the almost mythical find will change their lives (it certainly changes their day), they carry the sofa homeward; facing obstructions both logistical and cultural in the churning, polyglot metropolis. 35mm, color, Tagalog, Mandarin and English w/ English s/t, 84 min. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 7:30 pm AU REVOIR, TAIPEI Germany / Taiwan / USA 2010 PROD: Wim Wenders, Liu Wei-Jan, In-Ah Lee, Meileen Choo. DIR/SCR: Arvin Chen. CINE: Michael Fimognari. EDIT: Justin Guerrieri. CAST: Jack Yao, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang, Ke Yulun, Frankie Gao. After Kai’s girlfriend goes abroad to study, he dreams of following her. So he tries to teach himself French at the 24 hour Eslite Bookstore—where real adventures begin in Taipei, the most romantic city in the world. Executive produced by Wim Wenders, American-born Taiwanese writer/director Arvin Chen’s debut feature won festival awards in Berlin, San Francisco, and Taipei. 35mm, color, in Taiwanese, Mandarin and French w/ English s/t, 85 min. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? Taiwan 2013 DIR/SCR: Arvin Chen. CINE: EDIT: Justin Guerrieri. CAST: Richie Ren, Mavis Fan, Kimi Hsia. Arvin Chen’s light-hearted second feature places his central character at a crossroads: married and contemplating a second child with his wife, Weichung re-encounters a former friend from his earlier gay life, uncorking an intoxicating brew of memories and new/old experiences. Delightfully, the film positions his struggle as just one negotiation among many, as his family members also undergo relationship ups and downs, all handled with a deft touch. Digital video, color, in Mandarin and Taiwanese w/ English s/t, 104 min.