Recently, a series of shorts shot in Hawaii - by emerging filmmakers - screened locally to a packed house at the DGA.
One of the stand-out projects - in the comedy genre - was a hilarious tale about middle-age women (known as Ajummas) in hot pursuit of a soap star who lands in their backyard on a promotional tour for a popular TV soap.
"Ajumma! Are you crazy?" is well-crafted little gem - which suffers occasionally due to poor production values (the restraints of a low-budget, I expect) - but it’s easy to overlook those ragged edges because at the heart of the robust flick is a joyous celebration of life that resonates - and subsequently - touches.
Director Brent Anbe struck gold when he lined up three of the female leads (actresses Thea Matsuda, Tessie Magaoay & Cari Mizumoto) to camp it up in this amusing little yarn that leaves audiences exiting the theatre with a smile on their face.
The actor inhabiting the role of the studly heartthrob also turns in a finely-tuned performance which signals he’s ripe to be elevated to loftier status in mainstream feature-film releases of a more commercial nature with more widespread appeal.
The handsome Asian actor - Michael Park - has great screen presence!
Although this film is flawed, and appeals to a limited audience, I expect the director to land future projects (no problem) because he has demonstrated in Ajumma! that he is a capable craftsman with oodles of potential.
The entertaining spoof on the "K-drama Phenomenon" and the soap fantasy dream factory is a delightful way to wile away an hour or so.
Director Brent Anbe
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