Remembering Flow

When I was in film school at UCLA from 1993 - 1995, I made a few shorts on 16mm that I stitched together as a feature called Flow. I was so desperate to make a feature before I turned 25. Flow world-premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 1995. There, I met Tony Raynes and many other filmmakers. It was my initiation into the mainstream film festival circuit.

Flow was a handmade project that I practically did everything: writing, directing, producing, editing and even shooting. It also marked my early collaboration with Justin Lin who shot "Fall 1990," the last main short in Flow. Of course, after Flow, Justin and I made Shopping for Fangs and we brought back actors Lela Lee and Radmar Jao from Flow.

It's been over a decade, and I have just made a deal with Pathfinder Home Entertainment (http://www.pathfinderpictures.com) to release Flow on DVD. As I spent last weekend preparing the deliverables for the release, including cutting the trailer, many memories came back. I remember once I was so idealistic and fearless as an upstart filmmaker:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GHgIA2_Id8