Joy of Living Club: PING PONG PLAYA

USA, 2007, 96 Minute Running Time

Thursday, May 14 - pre-film dinner at 6:00pm - film at 7:00pm
Come celebrate Asian Heritage Month this May at the first Joy of Living Film Club event, by meeting other members of the Asian and Asian American community, enjoying delicious foods and ending the evening with a fun comedy that depicts the humorous side of Asian American families. Dinner will be catered by Asian-themed restaurants in the Denver metro area.
Sponsored by Denver Film Society, Asian Avenue Magazine and Colorado Asian Culture And Education Network

Digital presentation - Christopher "C-dub" Wang is a suburban guy who sports an urban swagger, waxes political on all things Asian American, and clings to pipe dreams of a career as a pro basketball player. Blaming genetics for his failure to make the NBA, C-dub lives at home, works a dead-end job, and squirms in the shadow of his older brother, Michael, a doctor and ping pong champion. With a family-run store devoted to all things ping pong and a mom who teaches it at the local Chinese Community Center, the Wangs' entire world revolves around the sport. But when the Wang family livelihood is threatened by a rival ping pong player's attempts to lure the kids away, C-dub begins to take things more seriously. With the National Golden Cock Tournament coming up and an injured Michael unable to defend his title, C-dub must become the player he pretends to be and defend his family's ping pong dynasty.