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Film and Video
Film Screenings
Amber's first short film "Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe" (2008, 10 min) is playing at film festivals around the world. It is a tender, inspiring story about her experiences as a queer transracial (Korean) adoptee who grew up in Korea, Nepal, Liberia, and the US. The film explores adoption, race, sexuality, and Amber's healing journey through music.
Contact her to organize a screening with q & a and/or a diversity workshop at your school or organization.
Check out the SF Examiner March 29, 2009 article about her film.
Future Film Screenings
TBA
Past Film Festival Screenings
- Women Take the Reel Film Festival (QWOCMAP Film Festival), MIT, Cambridge, MA, March 19, 2011
- Painting the Spectrum 2010 : SASOD's Sixth Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Georgetown, Guyana, June 15, 2010
- Transracial Adoptee Film Festival, Oak Street Cinema, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 14, 2009
- AFAAD Benefit, Oakland, 7:30pm, Nov 6, 2009
- Queer Qross Qultural Film Festival--Keynote Presentation, film screening, and musical performance, Humboldt State University, 5:30pm, Nov 4, 2009
- Transcultural Film Festival, Perth, Australia, 5:30pm Nov 1, 2009
- Frontera Pride Film Festival, El Paso, Texas, June 18 - 21, 2009
- Calcutta Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Film Festival, Kolkata, India, 5pm June 14, 2009
- Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 2pm June 12, 2009
- United States of Asian America Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 7pm May 9, 2009
- San Francisco Women's Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 5pm April 4, 2009
- Asian Adoptee Film Festival, Honolulu, HI, 7pm Oct 11, 2008
- Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Austin, TX, Bend It: Girls' Shorts, 5:30pm Sept 4, 2008
- Queer Women of Color Film Festival, Brava Theatre, San Francisco, 7:30pm June 13, 2008
Past Special Screenings with Q & A and Diversity Workshopa
- Born Into Identity: The Asian Pacific American Adoptees Experience, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle, WA, Nov 4, 2010 - June 19, 2011
- Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois--Nov 6, 2010
- 5th Annual Queer People of Color Conference, San Diego State University,
San Diego, California, May 8, 2010
- FUSION mixed race and transracially adopted summer camp, Oakland, CA July 29, 2009
- PACT adoptive family camp, Occidental, CA, July 18, 2009
- Multicultural Program, Richmond District Neighborhood Center, San Francisco, CA July 9, 2009
- Queer and Asian Conference, UC Berkeley, May 2, 2009
- Mixed-Race Identity Class (Ethnic Studies), UC Berkeley, April 8, 2009
- Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, August 28 - Sept 26, 2008.
Video Work
Amber also does videography work. She is available to direct, shoot, and edit videos. From initial consultation, project design, writing, directing, shooting, and editing, Amber is ready to make your movies, from promotional organizational videos, book trailers, and wedding videos to dance, music, and other event videos, including panels. Contact her for a free initial consultation. Amber shoots on a 3 chip Panasonic DVX 100B (used for network TV).
Past Projects
- Director, writer, camera, editor of "Tarjeta Roja," a short film about lesbian patients' needs In Peru, April 2010
- Director, writer, camera, editor of "Medicos a Su Cervixio," a short film about sensitivity for queer patients in Peruvian health care, April 2010
- Assistant Director and Editor with Phil Bertelsen on Pact Camp 2009 promotional video
- Editor of Ruth Villasenor's short film, "Traditional Indigenous Values," May 2009
- Director, Writer, Editor for Project Prepare's Sexual History video, May 2009
- Videographer for the Trans Clients Speak Panel, April 2009
- Videographer for the Irish-American Crossroads Festival, March 2009
- Editor for Dr.Sueann Mark's "Tips for Sex After Cancer" presentation
- Videographer for the March 2009 National Lesbian Health Summit 2009 in San Francisco
- Director, camera, editor of 2008 API Services Provider Banquet for Open House
- Director/editor of Minal Hajratwala's 2008 book trailer "Leaving India: My Family's Journey from 5 Villages to 5 Continents"
- Director, camera and editor of Claudine Naganuma's "Noodle Women" 2008 dance performance video
- Co-director, writer, editor, and camera operator of "Border Out" 2008 film on queer immigrants
- Videographer for Open House's spring 2008 banquet
- Principal camera operator for Helen Lin's 2008 short film "Lesbians Trying 2 Conceive"
- Cinematographer and principal camera operator for lida Shao's 2008 short film "If You Knew"
- Assistant Director and principal camera operator for Michelle Alcedo's 2008 short film "Seeing Golda"
Testimonials
"I love the video book trailer Amber created for me. She took the time to listen to my needs and anxieties, coached me through the process of being interviewed for camera, suggested two creative "location" shoots that added emotional depth, and created a gorgeous mini-documentary that captures the spirit of my work in just four minutes. She even provided a score using her own beautiful music! The video has directly increased my ability to share my book with readers, event producers, booksellers, and the media. Her work is beautiful, tight, on time, responsive, and has been praised by many other authors and journalists who have told me it's one of the best they've seen." --Minal Hajratwala, author of "Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents"
"Amber Field brings technical skill, artistic ability and a great personality to her film projects. She made the daunting project of making a marketing video for my program both easy and exciting. During the shoot, Amber provided the cast and crew with directive, supportive guidance. And it happened so quickly! The whole process, from planning to editing, was extremely efficient. On a deadline, Amber created three versions of the video for me to take to a professional conference where all were impressed with the product." --Kat Wentworth, Executive Director, Project Prepare
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