In Steve Mallorca's offbeat comedy,
Slow Jam King Ron Domingo plays JoJo Enriquez, a wannabe gangsta-pimp, who thinks he hears his call to the streets and carjacks Vance, a mysterious traveling perfume salesman. JoJo's best friend Devaun, tries desperately to protect Vance from JoJo, and JoJo from the law. The motley crew embark on an escapist adventure deep into the heart of the Nashville country music in this coming of age tale.
For his first feature, Mallorca directed, wrote, produced, edited, and shot
Slow Jam King on Digital Video in the brash, do-it-yourself tradition of Robert Rodriguez's
El Mariachi. Skewing genre lines and racial iconography, the film combines the quirky characterizations of
Rushmore with the hip-hop sensibilities 90's hood movies, and the countrified outrageousness of
Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Mallorca incorporated his love of music into the soundtrack of the film, featuring a wide range-- from '70s falsetto ballads to country rock and hip-hop tunes written and produced by various artists, including an original score by
P.I.C's Jeff Gray, and several tunes written and performed by Mallorca himself.
Slow Jam King has its world premiere in the Philippines at the Cinemanila International Film Festival on July 16, and its U.S. premiere at Asian Cinevision's 27th Asian American International Film Festival in New York on July 18. For all you serious film buffs out there, Asian Cinevision hosts
Indie Power: First Feature on Video featuring
Slow Jam King with an open dialogue between filmmaker and audience covering all the crazy stories from
Slow Jam King's guerilla, no-budget shoot on Sunday, July 18 at 3pm at the Asia Society.
Cinemanila International Film Festival
Friday, July 16
10pm
Greenbelt Cinemas, Makati City
Manilla, Philippines
http://www.cinemanila.com.ph
Asian American International Film Festival
Sunday, July 18
9pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
NY, NY
Encore Presentation
Friday, July 23
7:45pm
ImaginAsian Theater
239 East 59th Street and 2nd Ave
NY, NY
FOR TICKETS: http://www.asiancinevision.org/aaiff
BOX OFFICE #:212.327.9341
Tickets are $8 for Asian Cinevision Members, and $10 for non-members
After the encore presentation at the ImaginAsian Theater on July 23, dance the night away at the
Slow Jam King Release Party at CRASH MANSION, 199 Bowery (at Spring Street). Featuring performances by the masters of HIPHOPUNKFUNKMAMBOSKA as seen on COMEDY CENTRAL's Premium Blend,
P.I.C. (http://www.picscape.com) and the
RIDING MOWER ALL STARS. Doors open at 11pm and admission is free with a ticket stub from either screening.
http://www.crashmansionnyc.com
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SLOW JAM KING http://www.slowjamking.com
| Filmmaker and musician Steve Mallorca currently works as a director and editor at the New York-based production company, Woo Art International and has worked extensively on broadcast tv, commercials, industrials, museum installations and music videos. As a composer, Mallorca has written music for Comedy Central, Showtime, and The Oxygen Network. Co-founder of the New York based indie record label, Riding Mower Records, his band, P.I.C, was the house band for Comedy Central's Premium Blend, appearing onstage with host Wanda Syke and has released 2 albums. His short films Barriofiesta, Wisp of Naima, Smooth Daddies from the Manila, and Asian Man in America have screened at festivals across the country. He is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and Television Production. |
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SLOW JAM KING http://www.slowjamking.com
