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BEING NORMAL
Director: Choi Hyun-jung
Soouth Korea 2002, 58 mins
SUN 03.07 | 1215PM Kabuki | BEIN07 | Purchase Tickets>>
MON 03.08 | 915PM Kabuki | BEIN08 | Purchase Tickets>>
WED 03.10 | 700PM PFA | BEIN10 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| BEING NORMAL follows J, a hermaphrodite, coming out to the director and classmates. Challenges specific to South Korea and intersexuality are presented along with the universal challenges of maintaining intimate friendships beyond one's college years. With short JUST A WOMAN. More info>> |
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CHINESE RESTAURANTS: SONG OF THE EXILE
Director: Cheuk Kwan
Canada 2003, 79 mins
WED 03.10 | 645PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
SAT 03.20 | 1215PM Camera | SOLD OUT
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| A fascinating exploration of family Chinese restaurants in South Africa, Turkey and Israel. For each family, the restaurant is home, community and lifeline, though their lives have been irrevocably shaped by the dramatic histories of their adopted countries. More info>> |
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DAUGHTERS OF EVEREST
Director: Sapana Sakya, Ramyata Limbu
USA/Nepal 2004, 56 mins
TUE 03.09 | 645PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
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| Five women embark on a historic expedition to become the first Sherpa females to climb Mount Everest. A captivating, courageous Everest story, from a community where womenıs perspectives are still under-represented. With short, SPARROW VILLAGE. More info>> |
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DREAM CUISINE
Director: Li Ying
Japan 2003, 134 mins
SAT 03.06 | 100PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
MON 03.08 | 730PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
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| Hatsue and Koroku, husband and wife, are recognized as masters of Shandong cuisine. This is their love story, one neither too sweet nor too sorrowful, but full of dreams and difficult decisions. Their vows: no sugar, no lard, no MSG. More info>> |
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IMELDA
Director: Ramona S. Diaz
USA 2003, 103 mins
THU 03.11 | 700PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
SUN 03.21 245PM Camera | SOLD OUT
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| Through a seamless blend of archival footage, home movies and personal testimonies, this unforgettable documentary places an attention-loving Imelda Marcos front and center, entertainingly revealing a tragic figure in a modern-day mythology as ornate—and outrageous-as her sartorial sensibilities. More info>> |
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LEST WE FORGET
Director: Jason DaSilva
USA 2003, 57 mins
SAT 03.06 | 245PM Kabuki | LEST06 | Purchase Tickets>>
MON 03.08 | 100PM Kabuki | LEST08 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| This important film connects the alarming WWII internment of people of Japanese descent with recent events where people of Arabic, South Asian and Muslim origin became the new "enemy aliens." With short AMERICAN MADE. More info>> |
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THE MAGICAL LIFE OF LONG TACK SAM
Director: Ann Marie Fleming
Canada 2003, 89 mins
SUN 03.07 | 200PM Kabuki | MAGI07 | Purchase Tickets>>
THU 03.11 | 715PM Kabuki | MAGI11 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| Director Fleming uncovers the fabulous life of her magician/acrobat great-grandfather Long Tack Sam-a true world entertainer whose life reflected the great events of the early 20th century-through interviews, press materials and delightful animation. More info>> |
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MASTERS OF THE PILLOW
Director: James Hou
USA 2003, 58 mins
FRI 03.05 | 430PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
SAT 03.06 | 945PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
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| A UC-Davis professor attempts to reclaim Asian American sexuality by producing the first-ever Asian American porn movie. This provocative documentary blends behind-the-scenes footage with commentaries on sexuality and colonialism. With short YELLOCAUST. For ages 18 and over only. More info>> |
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ON THE ROAD: A DOCUMENT
Director: Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Japan 1964, 54 mins
TUE 03.09 | 730PM PFA | ONTH09 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| Commissioned to produce a public relations film about traffic safety, the great postwar Japanese documentary filmmaker Noriaki Tsuchimoto instead created an exquisite, lyrical portrait of the people, traffic and sounds of Tokyo. With short AN ENGINEER'S ASSISTANT. More info>> |
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THE OTHER FINAL
Director: Johan Kramer
The Netherlands 2003, 78 mins
FRI 03.05 | 500PM Castro | OTHE05 | Purchase Tickets>>
SUN 03.07 | 320PM PFA | OTHE07 | Purchase Tickets>>
WED 03.10 | 100PM Kabuki | OTHE10 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| The world's two worst soccer teams-one from the Himalayan country of Bhutan, the other from the Caribbean island of Montserrat-take to the field in this entertaining documentary of race, national identity and sport. More info>> |
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S21: THE KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE
Director: Rithy Panh
France/Cambodia 2003, 101 mins
MON 03.08 | 715PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
THU 03.11 | 730PM Kabuki | S21T11 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| An elegy in the form of film, S21 unites two survivors of a notorious Phnom Penh detention center with former Khmer Rouge guards, and serves witness to the first steps at reconciliation after the Cambodian genocide. More info>> |
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SLEEPING TIGERS: THE ASAHI BASEBALL STORY
Director: Jari Osborne
Canada 2003, 51 mins
SUN 03.07 | 1200PM Kabuki | SOLD OUT
SAT 03.20 | 215PM Camera | SLEE20 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| The nearly forgotten legend of a popular Japanese baseball team in 1940s Vancouver is brought back to life in this inspiring documentary about the sport's role during a dark moment in history. With short DAY OF INDEPENDENCE. More info>> |
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WHEEL OF TIME
Director: Werner Herzog
Germany 2003, 81 mins
SUN 03.07 | 300PM Castro | WHEE07 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| This stunning documentary made by cinematic icon Werner Herzog travels to Bodh Gaya, India and Graz, Austria to document the Kalachakra Initiation, one of the largest and most complex Buddhist rituals, and intimately captures the human stories of the enormous gatherings. More info>> |
