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AKA Balls Deep : Keepin’ It Surreal [IMDb] Written, Produced, Edited, and Directed by John Ta Original Music by Jason Taylor of the Hip Hop group The Pharcyde Starring Willie Chico McGuire, Michael Price, John Ta, Marta Michalowska, Harumi Ueda. Opening Night Film Cinema Paradise Film Festival Winner Gold Remi Worldfest Houston Film Festival Official Selection Austin Asian Film Festival

Synopsis

A Man comes back to his home state of Hawaii from a trip in Vietnam having smuggled 100 grams of golden triangle heroin with the sole purpose of re-distributing it for a hefty profit. However, he finds problems with his idealistic approach with both comedic and tragic consequences.

This is a crime drama art film that is one of the only American movies shot on location in Vietnam along with Hawaii. It can only be described as a movie that is unapologetically built for the MTV generation with a voice that is stylistically unique, progressive in its film-forward language, post-modern and avante-garde in its technique and execution and a couple of other pretentious words. Don’t miss it.

What The Critics Say

“Director John Ta experiments heavily with stylistic choices in editing and cinematography, turning BALLS DEEP into one hell of a bumpy, but interesting ride.”

- Kung Fu Cult Cinema

Almost all rights for this film are still available. Some lefts too.

2005 / USA / Runtime 89 min. / Color / In English