Archive for the 'Short Film' Category
DJ Lance Rock Live Intro
This is a short video by Sukho used to introduce DJ Lance Rock of hit kids tv show Yo Gabba Gabba! at various live appearances from 2007 through 2008. This never aired on television, it was only for these shows as a way to prepare the audience for that moment when a character on TV becomes real. It was fun to watch this with an audience of Yo Gabba Gabba fans because they would cheer when they saw the boom box and when he transforms and chant along when he repeats the magic words. Most of the live appearances where this was shown were in rock club venues.
Karappo City Blues
This is a Super 8 short film by Sukho made for Flicker LA’s annual Attack of the 50 Foot Reels in 2006. Attack… is a crazy film festival wherein the filmmakers receive a roll of Super 8 film, shoot it, editing in camera as they go, then return the roll with a soundtrack. No one sees their film until the night of the festival. Editing in camera means no editing after it’s shot, which means every shot has to be perfect – no 2nd takes. The cut you see here was re-edited later to fix a few things but mostly is unchanged.
Karappo City Blues stars Lun*na Menoh of Jean Paul Yamamoto and the main song is performed by her. Big thanks to the entire cast and crew for all their hard work and patience. In case it isn’t obvious, Lun*na is a big fan of Japanese 70s B-Movie star Meiko Kaji and this is pretty much a tribute to her and the type of exploitation cinema she was famous for. There was a recent U.S. feature that also borrowed heavily from her films – it even used a song from one of them – but consider this perhaps a bit more sincere and heartfelt than that feature.
One Shot
This short film was shot on black and white 16mm way back in 1996. Written and directed by Jean Ibrahim, shot and edited by Kevin Sukho Lee, starring Lisa Saaf and Joe Bolan, featuring the voices of Boris and Lydia Kuniavsky. Never screened or entered in any festivals. This is kind of a spoiler but be sure to pay close attention or else you may miss the subtle difference between the two stories which affect their outcomes.
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