I WANT TO BE A DESI online at Bravo!

I Want To Be A Desi is now available online.  The complete film can be viewed at Bravo!

DESI plays Hamilton

I Want To Be A Desi plays The Hamilton Film Festival on Wednesday, November 3 at the 7:00pm Comedy Shorts program. Come out and have a hilarious time. Tickets and directions: http://www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com/

Pal Uncle (Jazz Mann) welcomes you to The Hamilton Film Festival

I Want To Be A Desi 2 to screen at Okanagan Film Festival in July

The West Coast loves DESI. The Okanagan International Film Festival has chosen the short documentary by Allan Tong to play at its annual festival taking place July 21-25 in lovely Kelowna, B.C. Desi2 has already screened in San Diego, Vancouver and Portland.

Screening times will appear on the Okanagan site as soon as renovations are done, but sign up at the festival's Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36407298283&ref=ts&v=info

I Want To Be A Desi 2 plays DisOrient

Desi2 plays DisOrient on April 24

I Want To Be A Desi 2 screens at the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon in Portland on Saturday, April 24 at noon as part of the Life As We Know It program. The screening marks yet another west coast screening for the six-minute documentary, following successful festival appearances in San Diego and Vancouver. Full festival details and ticket orders at:

I WANT TO BE A DESI 2 wins Best Doc at UofT Film Fest

I Want To Be A Desi 2 was awarded the Best Documentary prize at last night's University of Toronto Film Festival.

Details at:
http://iwanttobeadesi.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-want-to-be-desi-2-named-top-doc-at-u.html

Desi 2 plays at 2010 University of Toronto Film Festival

I Want To Be A Desi 2 plays on Saturday, March 13 at the University of Toronto Film Festival. This short documentary questioning South Asian identity and the very meaning of the word "desi" appears in a one-hour program devoted to non-student shorts at 5:45 pm. All screenings at this fest are free and take place at Hart House just west of Queen's Park. Go to the second floor Music Room. Full schedule at: http://uoftfilmfest.ca/wp/.

I Want To Be A Desi 2 continues a successful festival run across North America, following screenings in New York, Washington DC, Vancouver, San Diego and Peterborough. The film consists of research undertaken for the short comedy of the same name that will air on Bravo TV in the near future.

Films by Allan Tong

demo reel

LITTLE MAO (trailer)

~ dramedy ~ 2012 ~ 6 min ~ HD

I WANT TO BE A DESI (trailer)

comedy ~ 2009 ~ 7 min ~ HD

I WANT TO BE A DESI 2 (trailer)

~ documentary ~ 2009 ~ 6 min ~ miniDV

GRANGE AVENUE (trailer)
~ drama ~ 2008 ~ 14 min ~ super 16mm

LABO'S LAST SPIN
~ documentary ~ 2004 ~ 14 min ~ miniDV