Bang Bang (2011 film)

Bang Bang is a 2011 drama, gangster film directed and written by Byron Q. It stars Thai Ngo, David Huynh, Jessika Van, Wally Randolph, Vanna Fut, Kitty Chu and others. It premiered at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival from Visual Communications, where it won the Best First Feature Award. It has also been commented to be influenced by the French New Wave films, as Director Jean-Pierre Gorin was a teacher of the film's director Byron Q while at UCSD.

Bang Bang
Film poster
Directed byByron Q
Produced byByron Q
James Bak
Mark Battaglia
Written byByron Q
StarringThai Ngo
David Huynh
Jessika Van
Music byAlexis Grapsas
CinematographyJeff Siljenberg
Release date
  • May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) (LAAPFF)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A story about a youth named Justin (Thai Ngo) who grows up on the streets of San Diego, and who dreams of becoming a rapper. Meanwhile, he befriends a parachute kid Taiwanese gangster named Charlie (David Huynh) and deals with other gang leaders such as Rocky (Wally Randolph or Walter Wong).

Awards

Nominations
  • Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA), Alexis Grapsas
  • Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature Film, 2012 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (now CAAMFest)

References
  1. "The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival-2011". 28 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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