Visual Communications in association with the Japanese American National Museum will present its first annual animation film festival.The day-long event titled POW! WHIZ! BAM! offers a gourmet set-menu of animation works.Screenings will include an intimate showcase with local animators; ICE, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic lesbian Romeo and Juliet; and TRIGUN: BADLANDS RUMBLE, the classic Japanese shoot-em-up caper now re-imagined as a feature film. This Mini-Film Fest is small and cozy. No cosplay, no singing robot concerts, just the toons.Tickets will be available next week - stay tuned for details! $8 Members; $10 non-members.

For more information or to see the schedule, visit www.vconline.org/.

PER PROGRAM (Sales Start July 16):
General Admission: $10
Discounted Admission: $8 Students, Seniors, Friends of Visual Communications and JANM members (with I.D.)

SERIES PASS (all three programs):
$25 general; $20 Students, Seniors, Friends of Visual Communications and JANM members (with I.D.)
Special Series Promo (through July 15): $20 general; $15 Students, Seniors, Friends of Visual Communications and JANM members (with I.D.)

All ticket sales will be handled through Tix.com; link will be: here.

JANM members can purchase passes and single-program tickets using the following members-only code: JANM (NOTE: this code is case-sensitive). IDs will be checked at the door.