| Bang Bang | |
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| Directed by | Byron Q |
| Written by | Byron Q |
| Produced by | Byron Q James Bak Mark Battaglia |
| Starring | Thai Ngo David Huynh Jessika Van |
| Cinematography | Jeff Siljenberg |
| Music by | Alexis Grapsas |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bang Bang is a 2011 Americangangster film directed and written byByron Q. It stars Thai Ngo,David Huynh,Jessika Van, Wally Randolph, Vanna Fut, Kitty Chu and others. It premiered at the 2011Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival fromVisual Communications, where it won the Best First Feature Award. It has also been commented to be influenced by theFrench New Wave films, as DirectorJean-Pierre Gorin was a teacher of the film's directorByron Q while at UCSD.
A story about a youth named Justin (Thai Ngo) who grows up on the streets of San Diego, and who dreams of becoming a rapper. Meanwhile, he befriends a parachute kid Taiwanese gangster named Charlie (David Huynh) and deals with other gang leaders such as Rocky (Wally Randolph or Walter Wong).
The film was shot inSan Diego.[2]
The film screened October 21, 2011 at theSan Diego Asian Film Festival.[3]
Carlos Cajilig atHyphen Magazine said the film has "too many elements" but "is a serious and unflinching look at a side ofAsian America that rarely gets portrayed in film."[5]
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