Once a teen enters into the world of crime, it’s too late to get out.
In The Lockpicker, this grounded narrative film looks at a teenage thief who tries to leave town to escape the violence that threatens him and the people he loves.
The film stars Kegian Umi Tang, Storie Serres, David Woroner, Jordan Gray and Madi Langdon. It is directed by Randall Okita.
Lrm had a sit-down interview with director Randall Okita yesterday at the press day for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
He talked to us about trying to make a grounded realistic film with teenagers and similar neighborhoods that once represented parts of his past life.
The Lockpicker will be shown at the festival on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Los Angeles’ Downtown Independent. Visit festival.vconline.org for ticket information.
For possible future screenings at festivals, visit www.randallokita.com.
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In The Lockpicker, this grounded narrative film looks at a teenage thief who tries to leave town to escape the violence that threatens him and the people he loves.
The film stars Kegian Umi Tang, Storie Serres, David Woroner, Jordan Gray and Madi Langdon. It is directed by Randall Okita.
Lrm had a sit-down interview with director Randall Okita yesterday at the press day for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
He talked to us about trying to make a grounded realistic film with teenagers and similar neighborhoods that once represented parts of his past life.
The Lockpicker will be shown at the festival on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Los Angeles’ Downtown Independent. Visit festival.vconline.org for ticket information.
For possible future screenings at festivals, visit www.randallokita.com.
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- 4/29/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Last year the The Globe & Mail released an article entitled "What is Wrong with the Canadian Film Industry?" that outlined the problems facing our country’s cinema: low box-office numbers, a crisis of English-Canadian identity, an inability to compete with Hollywood entertainments etc., etc. Focused entirely on the industry, the piece fails to mention the resurgence that had been taking root for quite some time. 2015 was an important year for Canadian cinema, but while Room, Hyena Road and Wet Bum ate up the article’s word count, three of the year’s great Canadian films by emerging directors went unnoticed: Isiah Medina’s 88:88, Kurt Walker’s Hit 2 Pass, and Kazik Radwanski’s How Heavy This Hammer. Equating cinema with ‘content,’ a product to be bought and sold, the article is as much a reflection of the problems with Canadian cinema as an exposition of it. But this insidious...
- 11/29/2016
- MUBI
Randall Okita's debut feature, The Lockpicker, screened as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival's new Future // Present series, which showcases emerging directorial talent in Canadian film. The film is a claustrophobic -- mainly shot in tightly held closeups and from confining angles -- intimate portrait of a teenager, Hashi, a seemingly average kid who nonetheless find himself an outsider traversing the vicious landscape that is high school. Hashi (played by Keigian Umi Tang) is haunted by the memory of a friend (and crush) who recently committed suicide by jumping off their high school's roof. She remains a constant presence in Hashi's daily life, immortalized by recordings he's saved of their old phone conversations. He plays these audio loops over and over, the girl's...
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- 10/25/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The Vancouver International Film Festival (Viff) has today announced 22 additional Canadian feature films in two series, Canadian Images and Future//Present. These films join 10 British Columbia-produced features announced previously to create one of the largest annual showcases of Canadian cinema in the world. Standouts include Nathan Morlando’s Cannes premiere “Mean Dreams,” Johnny Ma’s “Old Stone” and Bruce McDonald’s “Weirdos.”
The longstanding Canadian Images series will once again feature some of the country’s best narrative films and documentaries, while the new Future//Present series highlights the work of emerging independent filmmakers from across the country. Future//Present promises to “bring together the most talented, bold and distinct voices in Canadian film.”
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The longstanding Canadian Images series will once again feature some of the country’s best narrative films and documentaries, while the new Future//Present series highlights the work of emerging independent filmmakers from across the country. Future//Present promises to “bring together the most talented, bold and distinct voices in Canadian film.”
Read More: Tiff Adds New Round of Titles, Including ‘It’s Only the End of the World,’ ‘Mean Dreams’ and More
As part of its commitment to Canadian filmmakers, Viff offers three cash awards to celebrate...
- 8/22/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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