Dreaming Ant + Silk Screen

Please join Dreaming Ant in supporting the return of Pittsburgh's Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival. Harish Saluja's second annual event will unfold May 11-20, 2007, fortifying our city with renewed exposure to Asian and Asian American culture. Plan to be a part of this celebration featuring a rich tapestry of film, music and dance.

Saluja, a native of India, envisions a day when Silk Screen is considered one of the top Asian film festivals in our country. In the meantime, Dreaming Ant is grateful that Saluja has been afforded the opportunity to share his passion for world cinema with Pittsburgh audiences another year. A filmmaker, engineer and Pittsburgh resident since the 1970s, Saluja has compiled a collection of films for this year's Silk Screen from the expected Asian nations of India (Blue Umbrella, Vanaja, Barbed Wire & The Companion), Japan (Train Man & Linda Linda Linda), China (Summer Palace) and South Korea (Inner Circle Line), as well as movies from smaller cinema exporters such as Malaysia (Goodbye Boys & Monday Morning Glory), Iran (Gradually) and Philippines (Tuli). He's even made room for a couple Asian American directed films (Undoing & Shanghai Kiss).

Silk Screen's films will be shown at the theaters of Pittsburgh Filmmakers. A full listing of the festival's schedule can be viewed at pghfilmmakers.org.

Join Dreaming Ant in helping Saluja realize his vision by attending, volunteering and/or contributing to the 2007 Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival! See ya there...

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