SFIAAFF + The People I've Slept With

There's only so much film you can see - at least in a weekend - and you just have to pick and choose (and no film festival goer will ever tell you it's easy) but sometimes you just get a feeling for films you want to see and The People I've Slept With - well - I've been waiting to see this one for a long time.

Not only does it look fun, quirky, and just like something I know I'm going to love (because you just know those things don't you?) but it's also the SFIAAF centerpiece film - and while I've said it before - I think I have to say it again - if you don't get your tickets now don't come crying to me when you're waiting at the Rush line - because I don't care how hot you are, how much you beg me - or even if you have food - I'm still not giving you my tickets.

Check out what the SF Gate has to say

For the second year in a row, the centerpiece Sunday night Castro slot at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival has been the home of the festival's most rockin' film. Last year, it was H.P. Mendoza's musical "Fruit Fly." This time it's an edgy comedy about promiscuity, youth and responsibility, "The People I've Slept With," by writer-director Quentin Lee.

It's about a promiscuous party girl (Karin Anna Cheung, "Better Luck Tomorrow") who becomes pregnant and searches for the father, and her gay best friend (Wilson Cruz), who struggles to remain faithful to his man.

"I definitely identify with Karin, because even as a gay man, I understand what women have to go through," said Lee, a UC Berkeley alum. "I'm not a very promiscuous person (laughs). But I understand being promiscuous as a level of how people frown upon you. Going back to 'Shopping for Fangs,' I've always liked a strong female character."

The Most Memorable Person I've Slept With Video Contest

To help celebrate the fall premier of the film The People I've Slept With, they're putting on pretty cool video contest (sponsored by Blacklava and HIFF) where the grand prize winner can snag $500, their video will be shown before a fall festival screening of the film, and their video will be included on the DVD release of The People I've Slept With as well.

What do you have to do?

Just make a short two minute video with your phone, camera or webcam that answers the question: Who's the most memorable person you've slept with?

Submissions need to be received by 11:59 pm PST September 18, 2009

For the full/official rules go here.

Watch the Video

Monday Morning Music Video Probably Not Suitable For Viewing At Your Work (Which Basically Means You'll Watch It There Anyway)

I posted up a link to this a while back - but since it's a Monday, and it is my blog, I figured I'd just embed it so you don't have to click to watch the Official Uncut Version of the Fabulous Miss Wendy video where you get to see Karin Anna Cheung get it on with...well...pretty much everybody from the film The People I've Slept With which looks like it is going to be premiering this fall.



Much better than coffee.

MV: The People I've Slept With, I Like Boys, And Asian Goodness

So you've heard me talk about the film The People I've Slept With back in November starring Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen, and James Shigeta, with Rane Jameson, Dana Lee, Randall Park, Cathy Shim, Elizabeth Sung, Danny Vazquez, and Chris Zylka - take a breath now - and I got sent this link from Koji Steven Sakai (one of the writers and producers) for the movie's music video called "I Like Boys" (by the Fabulous Miss Wendy).

Check it out.



If that doesn't wet your appetite for the film - I'm not sure what will...other than the second version of the video which is a little more risque.

Coming soon to a theater near you.

Waiting For The People I've Slept With

Chalk this up to a film I'm waiting to see (it's in post production according to the film notes) and with Karin Anna Cheung, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen and James Shigeta (written by Koji Steven Sakai and directed by Quentin Lee, both of whom are producing as well) can you really blame me?

Here's the synopsis (which is copied from the film link below):

The People I've Slept With is a sex comedy about a promiscuous woman who finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy and needs to figure out who the baby daddy is...NOW.

Angela Yang (Karin Anna Cheung of Better Luck Tomorrow) loves sex. She loves it so much she needs to make baseball cards of her lovers to help her remember where she's been. She doesn't think twice about her lifestyle until she finds out that she's pregnant.

Her gay best friend, Gabriel Lugo (Wilson Cruz of Rent & My So-called Life), tells her to "take care of it," but her conservative sister, Juliet (Lynn Chen of Saving Face), persuades Angela to get married to the baby's father and lead a "normal" life like her.

Angela listens to her sister, chooses to keep the baby, and goes on a quest to find the identity of the father by any means necessary. She revisits her recent sexual conquests most likely to have impregnated her: 5-Second-Guy, Mystery Man, Nice-Buy-Boring-Guy, Mr. Hottie, and BFF. She finds creative ways to obtain each of their DNA samples in the hope of identifying the dad and ultimately marrying him.

During the search, she gets to know one of the possible fathers, Jefferson Lee aka Mystery Man (Archie Kao of CSI), and quickly realizes that he can giver her the fairytale she wants. As they grow closer, each discovers they both have secrets they're hiding from each other.

While helping Angela on her quest, Gabriel is sorting through his own relationship issues. He's 30 and been in lots of relationships but never in love. When he finally meets someone that he's fallen in love with, he's too scared to admit it and sabotages his relationship. Heartbroken, he tries to win back the first guy he's ever really loved.

Hoping for the best, Angela and Gabriel decide to plan a double wedding. Their philosophy is: if we plan it, the grooms will come. Or will they?

Beneath the steamy adventures of The People I've Slept With lies the touching story of the importance of defining friendship and family for a modern woman who must find the path to accept herself.

Check out the IMDB entry here as well as the film page here and an older interview with Karin Anna Cheung on the film here.