Northwest Film Forum and Three Dollar Bill Cinema are hosting a "Karaoke Challenge" (http://www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/calendar.php -- see listing for August 14). Filmmakers have been asked to create their very own karaoke music videos to be screened -- and sung -- at a karaoke party this Monday, August 14, at NWFF.

I'm very proud to announce that I will be presenting my filmed interpretation of the Debby Boone classic "You Light Up My Life." It is also an hommage to melodramatic Korean pop music videos which means that it's probably the only filmic treatment of "You Light Up My Life" to feature significant amounts of gunplay.

WARNING!!! Depending on how adventurous I'm feeling, the song may be performed as a duet with myself on harmony. I know it's a solo piece -- but we're doing it as a duet. Deal.

For those of you who are unable to attend this karaoke event, this video will be posted to YouTube on or near the 14th. I'll put a link on my website when it's ready for viewing.

Also, since karaoke videos usually don't have credits, I'll list my cast and crew here: Khanh Doan (lead), Jeong Yi (lead), S. Joe Downing (supporting), Roger Tang (supporting), Frank Fu (supporting, also associate producer), Kelly Ogilvie, and Bao Tran. The song will be performed live by Toni Rose Joaquin.

// Tuesday, August 08, 2006   /