Kathy Wu
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Jane is a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking through Japan, when her raw street fighting skills draw the attention of Oshima, Japanese karate champion, who recruits and trains her to fight in the vicious, all-female, underground martial arts tournament known as "The Kumite". After months of rigorous preparation, Jane is ready to face off against the deadliest female fighters in the world, including Ling, the Chinese apprentice of Oshima's nemesis. But other nefarious forces lie in the shadows, and Jane and Ling will have to unite on a journey that will take them from the gritty underworld of Hong Kong to the glitz of Macao, before deciding who really is the best female fighter on the planet.
Three troubled young girls will do anything to escape their stifling lives - even if it means turning to drugs and prostitution. Set in the generation of smartphones and web 2.0, the technology may have made communication easier than ever, but cautionary tales of misunderstood youths remain as relevant as they were two decades ago.
“Sino Philes” is a mockumentary microfilm web series and short film about Hong Kong and Mainland social conflicts. In an attempt to reconnect with their roots, a Chinese Canadian couple relocates to Hong Kong, China, and consequently becomes entangled in bizarre social conflicts between Hongkongers and Mainlanders that ultimately lead them to discover what it means to be "Chinese" and what the "Chinese dream" means to them. http://sinophiles.slatetakes.com/
