Films with: Shimono, Sab

Ancestors in the Americas

Pt. 1 tells the story of how Asians--Filipino, Chinese, Asian Indian--first arrived in the Americas. Film crosses centuries and oceans from the 16th century Manila-Acapulco trade, to the Opium War, to the 19th century plantation coolie labor in South America and the Caribbean. Pt. 2 relates the history of Chinese immigrants in California.

DVD 9332

Robot stories

"My robot baby": A busy couple is challenged to nurture a mechanical infant before they can have the real thing. "The robot fixer": A mother is transformed while trying to connect with her comotose son. "Robot love": Android iPerson Archie questions whether romance can flower between synthetic hearts. "Clay": A sculptor in the lonely twilight of his life must weigh the ethical and spiritual risks of digital immortality.

DVD 10830

Suture

You can barely tell Vincent and Clay apart. So when these two estranged half-brothers meet, Vincent, the prime suspect in their father's murder, decides to kill Clay so he can swap identities and pin the crime on his new-found sibling.

DVD 5840