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:: Sneak Peek at Zixin's Travel Doc
:: Shower Your Garden
:: DreamCorp
:: STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote TRAILER
:: Burning Man Ad: Shady Waffle 2008
:: Unsmokables: Completely Live & Always Fresh
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Sneak Peek at Zixin's Travel Doc
A short clip from the film I am currently producing while traveling abroad.
Director & Producer: Xuan Vu
Director of Photography: Xuan Vu
Editor: Xuan Vu
Zixin Films © 2010
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Shower Your Garden
Winner of the 2009 "I Love SF Water" video contest!
Director & Producer: Alexis van Gelder
Director of Photography:
Lisa Konczal
Editor: Xuan Vu
Music by: Automae
Starring: Julianne Yates
Alexis van Gelder & Team © 2009
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DreamCorp
Claude Green auditions for an acting job at DreamCorp, a company that specializes in making night-time dreams, daydreams, and the music that gets stuck in your head.
This film was made in association with the 2009 San Francisco 48-Hour Film Project.
Director & Producer: Lisa Konczal
Director of Photography: Kendrick Wright
Editor: Xuan Vu
Music by: Automae
Starring: Andrew Moore as Claude Green
Al Dente Productions © 2009
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STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote TRAILER
Over the last decade, millions of votes have disappeared. A nation can be stolen without guns or tanks. A nation can be stolen vote by vote.
Watch the whole film here.
Director & Producer: Dorothy Fadiman
Executive Producers: Mitchell Block & James Fadiman
Narrator: Peter Coyote
Music by: Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematographers: Matthew Luotto & Rick Keller
Principal Editors: Katie Larkin, Xuan Vu, Matthew Luotto, & Ekta Bhargava
Concentric Media © 2008
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Burning Man Ad: Shady Waffle 2008
A short promo ad that my Burning Man friends and I made for our Shady Waffle theme camp.
Director & Producer: Xuan Vu
Director of Photography: Xuan Vu
Editor: Xuan Vu
Zixin Films © 2008
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Unsmokables: Completely Live & Always Fresh
A short promo video for my friends' band, Unsmokables, which has since disbanded, but they're still awesome anyway! :)
Director & Producer: Xuan Vu
Director of Photography: Xuan Vu
Editor: Xuan Vu
Featuring:
Rashidi Omar, Bo Huy-Mangan, Arlen Ginsburg, Kwic Time, & Raul Perales
Unsmokables © 2007
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