Joel Kirk born Joel Lindley, is formerly a Libral Arts major at the awesome-ness known as Ohlone College in Fremont, California (Sept 07'- to Dec 09'). He is currently an undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz; pursuing a B.A. in American Studies (with a focus on Asian-American Studies) and a minor in Film; he plans to attain a Master's degree in Asian-American Studies, Sociology, Southeast Asian Studies, or Literary Studies. Graduate schools Joel is considering are: National University of Singapore, SFSU, and UCLA.
He has studied abroad in Singapore at the National University of Singapore(late July 2011 to early Dec 2011), taking general courses that range from Singapore Film to African-American Lit, or courses from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Further long-term plans are to work in the film industry in Asia(possibly Singapore) as well as the U.S. as an actor/producer/writer/director; and delve into non-fiction and fiction writing. Projects will primarily focus on the relationships between blacks and Asians(foreign and domestic), Asian American representation as well as African American representation in the media, and the relationship between Asian Americans and Asians abroad.
Some Favorites (Film/TV/Stage/Literary/Video Game/Comic Book related)
Some Favorite film directors/Filmmaking Gods
Some Favorite Screenwriters/Television Writers
Some Favorite films
Favorite Actor
Favorite Actress(es)
Costume Designers of Interest
Favorite Television Show(s)
Favorite Musicians/Composers
Favorite Bands
Best Film Sequences (whether or not the film was good)
Best Film Trailers (whether or not the film was good)
The initial:
Best Game Trailers (whether or not the film was good)
- The first trailer to Dead Island
- The E3 2008 trailer for Prince of Persia
Favorite Books
Favorite Comic Artists
Books
- Asian-Americans in the Star Trek Franchise, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4661-4371-5
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- Has a boot fetish.
- Does not support the NAACP.
- Believes overused words or terms are: Creepy, PC/Politically Correct, and Organic.
Quote(s)
- Life is like a game of chess; you lose a few battles, but then you get smart and learn tricks to beat the odds.~Joel Kirk
- Stupidity doesn't realize race...~Joel Kirk
- A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or turns his back on it and starts to wither away. ~ Dr. Philip Boyce, The Cage (1964)
- I hate puzzles...~Joel Kirk
- Humans will speak of tolerance and acceptance of other cultures even while they're being at their most prejudiced and arrogant.~DevilEyes
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