I just got back from having dinner with my mom... and on the way home, I passed by a gas station and saw an old homeless lady there. Her shopping cart had tipped over and all her bags had fallen out. I then asked my mom if I could turn around and go help her.

So I got back to the gas station and it was an old chinese lady, she mustve been 75 years old or so, hunched over, wrinkled, and so tiny, with her hand in the trashcan looking for things.

I tapper her on the back and asked politely that I saw her things had fallen and if I could help her pick them up.

When I lifted her cart up I realized how heavy it was and thought how would she possibly have picked this up on her own. While I was putting her bags back into her cart she was just constantly saying "thank you, you're such a good person, heaven must've sent you here, heaven bless you"

Then I reached into my back pocket and handed her a $5 and she was reluctant to take it, saying that she's already so grateful that I helped her put her stuff away, and she couldn't take it.

I told her please dont feel bad for taking it, and that I just wished her well and to take good care of herself. While I was saying this, I was fighting back tears because, god... she's so old and frail... and was so thankful that I just helped her pick up her things. I found another $5 in my wallet and gave that to her as well, fighting back more tears.

As I walked away, a man who was pumping gas said to me "that was a good thing you did" and I just smiled and said thank you trying my hardest not to cry.

When I drove off with my mom, the lady waved goodbye to us and didnt stop waving until we exited the driveway.

Then as I made a u-turn and passed by the station again, I saw the lady talking to the man from earlier... and I think he was helping her out too.

It made me so sad to see that lady like that... god... I wish I had gotten her name... especially since she did ask me for mine.

The world is shitty sometimes and you take things for granted. And she was so happy, that somebody, who didnt have to...cared.

-Johnny

so... because stupid ass youtube has all these legal issues now with video and audio copyright... i cant put our team demo as is...

so to get it out there for all to see, i've had to change up the music.

heres the video to Shaolin Soccer
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOJ6SXLhDxE

this is to Beat It, covered by Fallout Boy

Video: http://vimeo.com/5717149

which do you like better?

p.s. i've been away for hella long... i wonder what everybodys been up to... 113 feeds to look through... talk to you soon!

-johnny

HEY!!! On the Edge has been awarded the "BEST ACTION OF THE YEAR" by the Action on Film Festival!!!!!!!!

Congrats to the whole team for an awesome job, and super thanks to all the friends that came down to help us make this project come true! This award is as much for you as it is for us!


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY-AnLdm-eY

 On Ther Edge OFFICIAL TRAILER

Action on Film Festival was fun. First time I've been to a film fest where one of my films was in the books.

The time on the pass made us go a LOT earlier than we needed to. So what happened?



...we got sleepy!!!


she got bored!

oh yeah...my sisters came down to support too



Heres Malay n I with our very first (definitely not last) award

We should have outlined what we wanted to say, cuz we forgot to thank a lot of peeps. Oh wells, next time.


We bumped into the very talented James Lew who was being honored that night.

The lovely ladies of the night.

We walked that red carpet for pictures like 6 times



At the end of the night, with some friends that we met. Congrats evverybody!!!

EMC Monkeys has released their demo reel version 2.0

EMC Monkeys Demo Reel 2009 from Johnny Yang on Vimeo.

Thanks for reading guys.

-johnny

whoa! AOF Fest just sent me my officials laurels for On The Edge.



not to mention the 3 nominations we have


YOSH!!!

hopefully i'll be posting up another one with the winners laurel!

for anybody in the LA area. Our film On The Edge will be screening on Sunday, July 26th at 4pm at the Academy Cinemas in Pasadena.

Academy Cinemas - Pasadena
1003 E. Colorado Blvd
At Colorado & Catalina
Pasadena, CA. 91106
626-229-9400

Screening Room #1.

The whole gang will be there!

-johnny

Hey hey!

Though we've run into some snags with the release of our film.. good new still below!

Our little project just got its official nominations at the ACTION ON FILM FESTIVAL!!!!!

We're up for 3 categories

Best Action Sequence

Best Fight Choreography

Best Action Film Of the Year

I'm hella excited and actually havent even told the guys yet. I GUESS... i'll give them a call. hahaha.

DY will prolly read this in like 10 min anyway.

Check out our trailer if you havent already.


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY-AnLdm-eY

I suck at online posts... but we'll try to keep ya posted!

-Johnny