Street Workshop, in collaboration with the San Francisco International Asian
American Film Festival, is teaming up with local filmmakers and musicians to
produce the 2nd annual Do It Yourself
Music Video Premiere and Online Contest. 
The brand new Asian American music videos will premiere at an event
hosted by Locus at Kearny Street Workshop on Friday, February 20, 2009, at
which there will be live music by the featured artists.  All of the videos that premiere were made in
the span of two months by teams of community filmmakers, musicians and
volunteers with little or no budget. On February 20, the videos will also
premiere online and viewers will be given the opportunity to vote for their
favorite video at www.asianamericanmedia.org and decide who will win a spot in
the 2009 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival's Music Video
Asia which will be March, 14 2009.

WHEN: Friday, February 20,
2008, 8PM – 11PM

WHERE: Root Division, 3175
17^th Street, San Francisco

WHO:

Locus at Kearny Street Workshop: is an
all-volunteer group of Asian American artists and arts supporters dedicated to
promoting community and consciousness through the arts. They recently merged
with Kearny Street Workshop, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco
with a mission to produce, present and promote art that empowers Asian Pacific
American artists and communities. www.kearnystreet.org

The Center for Asian American Media: is a
non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the
richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience
possible. CAAM does this through funding, producing, disturbing and exhibiting
works in film, television and digital media. www.asianamericanmedia.org

Hyphen: is a magazine about Asian America for
the culturally and politically savvy. Built around a clarity of image, word and
social awareness, Hyphen takes form from the artists, thinkers and creators who
are shaping a new multiethnic generation. www.hyphenmagazine.com