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 SCIENCE SATURDAYS
SIXTH ANNUAL ROCHESTER ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
 SPRING 2008
SCIENCE SATURDAYS
Saturdays 11am–4pm
Presented by
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester Section, American Chemical Society
Science
Saturday programs are specially designed for middle school and
junior/senior high school students to experience science in a fun,
informal setting. Programs are free with regular Museum admission;
group rates are available. For group reservations and rates, call
(585)697-1942. Individuals are welcome—no reservations required. All
programs take place in the Museum building unless otherwise indicated.
Saturday, May 3: 11am–4pmFun with Math!Dr. John Hamilton from Eastman Kodak and Dr. David Ross from RIT
Be ready for a presentation that will make you think and smile as you explore the magic of mathematics with intriguing demonstrations and hands-on, minds-on activities!
Saturday, May 10: 11am–4pmModel Aviation!Rochester Aero Modeling Society (RAMS)
RAMS returns for an encore presentation about the fascinating world of radio controlled model airplanes. Experience exciting demos and hands-on activities as you learn about model building, flight theory, airplane design, radio control technology, and more.
Saturday, May 24: 11am & 12:30pmThinking Like EinsteinRIT Professor Josh Faber
Ever wonder how Einstein actually came up with e = mc2? It didn't just come to him out of the blue, but actually resulted from a long line of scientific work and amazing insights. Come learn how the various pieces of the puzzle fell into place for him to construct the most famous physics equation of all time. You'll also discover why no one ever follows the speed limit, what a funhouse mirror has to do with moving really fast, and why space travel is a great anti-aging technique!
Saturday, May 31: 2–5pm at the Strasenburgh PlanetariumRochester Regional Invention Convention
Sponsored by the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association and the RMSCRochester's budding inventors will display models of their bright ideas in the lobby of the Strasenburgh Planetarium for the regional judging event of Invention Convention 2008. The event features students in grades one through nine and is free and open to the public.
SIXTH ANNUAL ROCHESTER ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
7pm on three Wednesdays: May 7, 14 & 21
Bausch Auditorium, Museum First Floor
Admission: $5 suggested donation per event; free for children
View Asian Pacific American independent films. A reception will follow each event.
Presented by the Asian/Pacific Islander/American History Project of Greater Rochester in collaboration with the RMSC
Wednesday, May 7 at 7pm
Mighty Warriors of Comedy
(Sung H. Kim, director; 2006, 65 minutes)
Hailed as one of the most devastatingly funny comedy troupes of the past decade, the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors are an audacious Asian American sketch comedy group from San Francisco. With a combination of personal interviews and live concert footage, this documentary film traces the struggles that committed artists face, and shows how cultural identification complicates that battle.
Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm
Burmese Refugees Documentary with Guest Speakers
The evening features a documentary about the Karen people of Burma, followed by a discussion with Reverend Sandra Hasnauer and guests. The documentary and discussion will focus on issues facing Burmese refugees in the Rochester community.
Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm
Rochester Filmmaker Neal Dhand
and South Asian American Film Shorts
I. Local filmmaker Neal Dhand will present several of his short films and discuss his feature film currently in development. Originally from Philadelphia, Dhand received his B. A. Degree in Humanities from the University of Chicago. He has directed five short films in Rochester, including Maze (2007), which premiered at the Twin Rivers Film Festival (Asheville, NC) and was accepted into the Temecula Valley International Film Festival (Temecula, CA).
II. South Asian American Shorts Program from Center for Asian American Media
Through humor and a sense of the absurd, Zarqa Nawaz ("Little Mosque on the Prairie") spins four entertaining vignettes sure to stimulate dialogue about how the "terrorist" stereotype has the power to influence society as well as its victims.
- BBQ Muslims (1995, 5 min.) — In the days following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing the media pointed fingers at the North American Muslim community. Several weeks later, Oklahoma police arrested Timothy McVeigh, a white American. The irony of that event inspired this offbeat tale of two Muslim American brothers' backyard barbecue mishaps.
- Death Threat (1998, 19 min.) — A young Muslim woman has written an appallingly bad romance novel and is struggling to find a publisher. She decides that controversy is the only way to catch a publisher's eye; however her exploitation of cultural stereotypes eventually backfires.
- Fred's Burqa (2005, 5 min.) — A stolen burqa leads to mistaken identity, a career change, and true love!
- Random Check (2005, 10 min.) — On the way to his wedding, a young man becomes the victim of racial profiling and is arrested at the airport. He uses the power of the media to free himself, only to become the subject of another "random check" en route to his honeymoon.
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