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 Asia Downunder
 Tongan Ninja
 bro'Town
 Outrageous Fortune - Episode One
 Amadi
 My Wedding and Other Secrets

Synopsis

Ingeniously unfolding three tales in unison, Take 3 follows a trio of young asian-Kiwi actors on one horrifying day of auditions. Director Roseanne Liang (My Wedding and Other Secrets) mines comedy from the competitive, cookie-cutter world of casting, while questioning the way minority actors are asked to perpetuate old-fashioned stereotypes. The stars are My Wedding lead Michelle Ang, Katlyn Wong (comedy A Thousand Apologies), and Li Ming Hu (Shortland Street doctor Li Mei Chen). Take 3 won special mention in the Generation 14plus section at Berlin film fest.

Credits (15)

 Michelle Ang

Michelle Ang
Actor

 Roseanne Liang

Roseanne Liang
Director, Writer, Editor

 Owen Hughes

Owen Hughes
Producer

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Comments (3)

 Melody Wilkinson

Melody Wilkinson

Posted at 07.34PM - 20.05.2012

Brilliant!! Loved it! I am a film student and this was something to live up to.

 Feterika Sao

Feterika Sao

Posted at 04.18PM - 14.09.2011

Very Funny!

 Mario skipwith

Mario skipwith

Posted at 07.19AM - 11.09.2011

That was bloody funny! I tell people I'm from Auckland, and get that, no where are you really from look.
Well done!
Chinese, Maori!

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 Frame Up Films

Frame Up Films

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Related Titles (7)

 My Wedding and Other Secrets

My Wedding and Other Secrets

Film, 2011 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Also made by Roseanne Liang

 Outrageous Fortune - Episode One

Outrageous Fortune - Episode One

Television, 2005 (Full Length Episode)

Also features actor Michelle Ang

 bro'Town

bro'Town

Television, 2004

More comedy mined from racial stereotypes

 Asia Downunder

Asia Downunder

Television, 1994

TV series focusing on the Asian community in NZ

 Amadi

Amadi

Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)

Another Owen Hughes produced short

 Tongan Ninja

Tongan Ninja

Film, 2002 (Trailer)

More comedy from racial stereotypes

 DFK6498

DFK6498

Short Film, 2002 (Full Length)

Music composed by Andrew McDowall

Quotes

... and he fires one back at you. Bam! Dodge them. Jump. Jump higher. Ok spin around.  

– casting director Michael Lowe giving acting instructions to an increasingly bewildered Michelle Ang

Awards

2008 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Crystal Bear - Special Mention (Generation 14plus section)

2008 Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)
Meeting Point Audience Award for Best Foreign Short

Festivals include
Athens, New Zealand, Brisbane, Hawaii, Newport, Norway, Show Me Shorts NZ (all 2008), 2009 Flickerfest (Australia), 2009 DisOrient Film Festival (United States), 2009 Short Shorts Asia (Japan)