Award Winning Film Maker/Effects Artist at Spring Film Forum
The Justin-Siena Visual and Performing Arts Department is serving up sushi and a movie with their 2017 Spring Film Forum as they invite Bay Area special effects wizard, and local auteur filmmaker, Anthony Lucero, to campus for a one-of-kind double feature Friday, February 24
The Justin-Siena Visual and Performing Arts Department is serving up sushi and a movie with their 2017 Spring Film Forum as they invite Bay Area special effects wizard, and local auteur filmmaker, Anthony Lucero, to campus for a one-of-kind double feature Friday, February 24 in the Justin-Siena Dining Hall (4026 Maher Street, Napa, CA 94903). We will screen Lucero's award-winning East Side Sushi from 5-6:50 pm followed by dinner with Genji's sushi from Napa's Whole Foods.
More on East Side Sushi: http://www.eastsidesushifilm.com/media.htm
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After the special screening and sushi meal, we will feature the renowned special effects artist (Star Wars - Episode II, Pirates of the Caribbean, Iron Man and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) beginning with the ever-popular Kahoot! interactive game for door prizes (bring a smart phone or tablet to compete), followed by an interview and Q&A with Anthony Lucero to learn more about his diverse and varied career.
*ALL SUSHI PACKS MUST BE PRE-ORDERED ONLINE. THERE WILL BE NO SAME EVENING ORDERS.
About Lucero and East Side Sushi
From SF Gate: (By Pam Grady, San Francisco Chronicle Tuesday, September 1, 2015):
About Lucero and East Side Sushi
From SF Gate: (By Pam Grady, San Francisco Chronicle Tuesday, September 1, 2015):
Anthony Lucero’s “East Side Sushi” made its 2014 world premiere at San Jose’s Cinequest film festival and ended up winning the best narrative audience award. And that was only the beginning. The film ended up becoming the darling of the film festival circuit, racking up awards both near — SF IndieFest, San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, CAAMfest 2014 — and far — Black Hills Film Festival (South Dakota), Beloit International Film Festival (Wisconsin) and more.
“East Side Sushi” marks the feature writing-directing debut for Lucero, a San Francisco State University film department graduate who pours the money he makes as a visual-effects editor (Iron Man, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2) into his own projects. The film spins the story of Juana (Diana Elizabeth Torres), a single mom living with her father (Rodrigo Duarte Clark), who takes a job in the kitchen of a sushi restaurant.
She has never eaten the Japanese delicacy, but soon discovers she has an affinity for it. Between her own initiative and lessons from chef Aki (Yutaka Takeuchi), Juana is soon experimenting with her own recipes and dreaming of her own place in the theater of the sushi bar. Standing in her way is a long-standing tradition that decrees that only Asians and men (especially men) can be sushi chefs.
Lucero’s evolution as a filmmaker reflects a diverse path traveled. After receiving his B.A. in Film from San Francisco State University, Lucero worked as a commercial editor for several years with clients such as Nike and Yahoo. His move into the visual effects world for companies such as Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic and Tippett Studio has led him to work on such blockbusters as Star Wars - Episode II, Pirates of the Caribbean, Iron Man and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Keeping a balance between more commercial films and projects with social commentary and a focus on community, Lucero has also worked as a cameraman and editor on documentaries such as the PBS series Not In Our Town. East Side Sushi marks his feature film directorial debut.
More on East Side Sushi: http://www.eastsidesushifilm.com/media.htm
Justin-Siena High School
Justin-Siena is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory community that serves young people in grades 9–12.