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Posted by david leffman
on June 13, 2008, 11:40 am, in reply to "traditional kung fu doc in on-line festival"
119.11.74.16
Superb - really brought back my own experiences in China. Will the film be available on DVD?
Best wishes with the festival.
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: Our documentary film Needle Through
: Brick about traditional Chinese kung
: fu in Southeast Asia is currently
: showing for free as part of the
: Seattle International Film festival.
: Shot in high definition, we tried
: our best to be true to the spirit of
: the arts, and show the beauty, speed
: and power of traditional kung fu
: without the gimmicks that
: characterize most martial arts films
: and documentaries. The film features
: numerous styles of traditional kung
: fu from masters within the Chinese
: communities in Malaysian Borneo. It
: is a story about the struggle of
: traditional fighting arts to survive
: in Asia today.
:
: Needle Through Brick is currently
: one of ten finalists competing in an
: on-line competition as part of the
: Seattle International film festival.
: If you are interested in traditional
: martial arts, please check out the
: film as part of the competition
: which runs until the 8th of June. It
: can be viewed on - line at the
: following URL:
:
:
: http://myfestival.indieflix.com/FilmDetail.aspx?filmid=11
:
: You need to register to see it and
: vote if you like it (which is done
: by making the five stars red!). The
: winning film gets screened at the
: final night of the Seattle Film
: Festival, which would be amazing for
: a martial arts documentary! We want
: to spread the word as far as
: possible to martial arts communities
: around the world, as we made the
: film for people whom appreciate
: traditional fighting arts. It would
: be great to have your support, and
: help in spreading the word as widely
: as possible.
:
: You can find more information about
: the film at our website for the
: project:
:
: www.needlethroughbrick.com
:
: Thank you for supporting our film,
: and we hope that you like it!
:
:
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