Films

Director Dave Boyle (Big Dreams Little Tokyo) returns with White on Rice, the comedic story of Jimmy (Hiroshi Watanabe, Letters from Iwo Jima), a misguided 40-year-old divorcé trying to navigate his way through a new life in America. Disgraced by his disgruntled brother-in-law Tak, the immature yet adorable Jimmy spends his nights searching for a new wife, preferably one who shares his love of dinosaurs and geology. Things go horribly wrong when Jimmy falls desperately in love with Tak’s niece, the beautiful Ramona (Lynn Chen, Saving Face), and vows to steal her away from his co-worker Tim (James Kyson Lee, Heroes).

Hilarious and heartwarming, White on Rice is a Japanese American comic treat.

Jury Prize Acting New Talent to Watch Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2009
Jury Prize Best Screenplay Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2009

Official Selection San Franciso Asian-American Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2009

Director: Dave Boyle
Executive Producer: Howard Hayes
Producer: Duane Andersen, Dominic Fratto
Screenwriter: Dave Boyle, Joel Clark
Cinematographer: Bill Otto
Editor: Duane Andersen
Cast: Hiroshi Watanabe, Nae, Mio Takada
Music:

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Malaysia, 2008, 18 MIN. DIRECTOR Edmund Yeo.
Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles
After years of suffering from Mom’s horrible cooking, a young boy finds out that his Mom may have lost her cooking powers due to childbirth.