The Enemy - Official Selection at 2004 Slap Film Festival

“The Enemy,” the second digital motion picture written and directed by award winning writer, Dean J. Augustin, has been selected for screening at the 2004 SLAP Film Festival, April 7th through April 10th.

(PRWEB) March 18, 2004

Plano, Texas,(PRWEB) March 18, 2004 – “The Enemy,” the second digital motion picture written and directed by award winning writer, Dean J. Augustin, has been selected for screening at the 2004 SLAP Film Festival, April 7th through April 10th.

The SLAP Film Festival is an annual film festival that runs out of the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT). The festival is made possible by the efforts of the Asian American Student Association (AASA) with help from the Pacific Islander's Student Association (PISA) at the University. The acronym SLAP stands for Salt Lake Asian Pacific. The goal of the SLAP Film Festival is to not only create more awareness of the Asian Pacific film industry but to also let the public have fun and watch free films.

“It’s truly an honor to be included in the SLAP Film Festival,” says Augustin. “Every year independent film is becoming more ‘dependent’ on distribution controlled by major studios. Without festivals like the SLAP Film Festival work like mine may never be seen by the public,” according to the award-winning writer. “It will be interesting to see the audience reaction,” according to Augustin. “My film deals with a very difficult subject for many Asian Americans.”

From the Rape of Nanking to the interment of Japanese Americans, “The Enemy,” explores the unique parallels between the Citizens of the Empire of Japan, and Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Using archive film footage, and original audio recordings, The Good Fight – Digital Motion Pictures recreates the hysteria and fear surrounding “the enemy.”

“The Enemy” was created on a desktop computer using over-the-counter video editing software. The 33-minute documentary was produced entirely from Internet sources. “I was looking for a fusion of technology with the ‘roots’ of independent film and video,” says the Plano, Texas, based filmmaker. “A simple production that entertains a wide audience.”

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Dean J. Augustin is an award winning Texas based writer and director. His writing credits include, “Champions of Industry,” a regular feature on CNN’s Headline News, and The Discovery Channel. Dean has rewritten two original feature scripts for producer Michael Waxman (The Insider, Ali.) After winning the American Cinema Foundation Screenwriting Contest, Dean started “The Good Fight - Digital Motion Pictures” to create, and promote his unique method of filmmaking. His first film, “The Secret Journal of Benny Travis,” won a Platinum Remi Award at Worldfest in Houston and was an Official Selection at The Fredrick Festival of Film, The Philadelphia Video Festival, The EdgeWorks Film Festival, and International Festival of Cinema and Technology Sydney, London, Toronto, New York, Orlando.

Contact:

General Contact Information:

email: SLAPFilmFestival@yahoo.com

snail mail: 200 S. Central Campus Dr. #318

snail mail: Salt Lake City, UT 84112

telephone: (801)581-8151 Center for Ethnic Student Affairs Office (CESA)

The Good Fight – Digital Motion Pictures

C/O Dean J. Augustin

4008 Mesa Drive

Plano, Texas 75074-3415

Office – (888)-340-3627

Cell – (214)-534-9901

http://www.augustins.net

dean@augustins.net