You Be Seen: UBC Alumni Showcase

Available 12:00AM PST Friday, October 8, 2021 – 11:59PM PST Friday, October 15, 2021
Live Panel Discussion 5:30PM PST Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Reel Asian is excited to host a special virtual screening of three films by emerging UBC alumni filmmakers. From a director peeling back the layers of her relationship with her father through animation, to a young Chinese girl’s dreams of playing ice hockey, and a superfan’s mission to find her childhood basketball hero, each of these films is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian Canadian cinema.

This screening is free, but donations are very much appreciated as we celebrate 25 years as Canada’s premier pan-Asian contemporary cinema presenter. You will be given the opportunity after registering for this event to donate any amount if you are able. Donations help us continue to champion the future of diverse storytelling in Canada by advocating for Asian representation in the media arts.

Breakaway, Jenny Lee-Gilmore

(2019 | 8m55)
Growing up in the 1970’s Vancouver, Sammy dreams of playing ice hockey. Despite economic barriers, Sammy’s resourcefulness and focus keeps her love of the game alive.

In The Shadow Of The Pines, Anne Koizumi

(2020 | 8m02)
Drawing on childhood memories, Anne Koizumi, the filmmaker, explores her upbringing with her Japanese immigrant dad, who was also the janitor at the elementary school she attended.

Trailer

Finding Big Country, Kathleen Jayme

(2018 | 44m01)
Seventeen years after controversial Vancouver Grizzlies NBA star Bryant ‘Big Country’ Reeves leaves town, super-fan Kat Jayme goes on a mission to find her childhood hero and tell the story of this forgotten legend.

Trailer

Presenting Partners

ASL Interpretation

Filmmakers in this Programme

Jenny Lee Gilmore
BFA'19

Jenny Lee-Gilmore is an actor & filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. She completed her BFA in the Film Production Program in the UBC Department of Theatre and Film in 2019.
She is currently in development with CBC YA Digitals with a series based on her short film Breakaway . Jenny is also developing her first narrative feature and feature length documentary.

Anne Koizumi
BA'04

Anne Koizumi is an independent filmmaker and media arts educator based in Montréal, Quebec. Her films have screened nationally and internationally at Hot Docs, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Annecy, SFFIM, Slamdance, Norwich Film Festival and the RIDM.

Kathleen Jayme
BFA'11

Kathleen S. Jayme is an award-winning Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. She is a graduate of the Film Production Program in the UBC Department of Theatre and Film and worked at the National Film Board of Canada. Kat is working on her first feature-length, documentary, The Grizzlie Truth.

LIVE Panel Discussion | Wed Oct 13, 2021 | 5:30PM PST

Join us for a free panel discussion live-streamed on our CineSend portal featuring filmmakers Jenny Lee-Gilmore, Anne Koizumi, and Kat Jayme, moderated by filmmaker Madeleine Chang. The panel will take place on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 beginning at 5:30PM PST. Live ASL interpretation for this event is provided by SLIAO (Sign Language Interpreting Associates Ottawa).

Madeleine Chang
Moderator

Madeleine Chang is a Chinese-Canadian Producer and Production Coordinator based in Vancouver, BC. Maddy is a graduate of the Film Production Program in the UBC Department of Theatre and Film and started her producing journey with a Telus Storyhive short documentary, In a New Light. Her short, Sixteen, was an official selection at the 2019 edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.