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CAVITE
Directors: Ian Gamazon, Neill Dela Llana
USA/Philippines 2005 | 80mins
TUE 03.15 | 715PM Kabuki | CAVI15 |
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WED 03.16 | 730PM PFA | CAVI16 |
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SUN 03.20 | 230PM Camera | CAVI20 |
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When terrorists kidnap a Filipino American’s mother and sister, he embarks on a treacherous cat-and-mouse journey through the crowded streets of Cavite to get them back. This gritty thriller provides an incisive commentary on Islamic terrorism in the Philippines.
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ETHAN MAO
Director: Quentin Lee
USA/Canada 2004 | 88mins
FRI 03.11 | 700PM PFA | ETHA11 |
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SAT 03.12 | 715PM Castro | ETHA12 |
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A teenage hustler returns home to confront his homophobic family in this explosive thriller/melodrama by Quentin Lee, director of SHOPPING FOR FANGS and DRIFT.
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THE MOTEL
Closing Night Film
Director: Michael Kang
USA 2005 | 76mins
THU 03.17 | 700PM Kabuki | MOTE17 |
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Toiling in his family’s sleazy suburban motel, chubby Ernest befriends bad-boy tenant Sam, who sets out to show him a thing or two about becoming a man. Problem is, his newfound mentor may be more played-out than player.
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PINK LUDOOS
Director: Gaurav Seth
Canada 2004 | 90mins
FRI 03.11 | 715PM Kabuki | PINK11 |
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TUE 03.15 | 930PM Kabuki | PINK15 |
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Combustible issues like pre-marital sex, abortion, religion, and marriage boil over when Indo Canadian Gugan finds she’s pregnant. Her arranged marriage is also approaching, leading to a crisis that will need intervention from a fortune-telling neighbor, a mysterious hunk and an impending eclipse.
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SAVING FACE
Opening Night Film
Director: Alice Wu
USA 2004 | 96mins
THU 03.10 | 700PM Castro | SAVI10 |
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When a closeted lesbian’s widowed mother turns up pregnant, refusing to name the father and ostracized by her traditional Chinese community, how long will they both “save face” at the expense of their hearts? A heart-melting romantic comedy full of humor and humanity.
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SLOW JAM KING
San Jose Opening Night Film
Director: Steven E. Mallorca
USA 2004 | 104mins
SAT 03.12 | 930PM Kabuki | SLOW12 |
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FRI 03.18 | 700PM Camera | SLOW18 |
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A motley multiracial threesome—a cowboy, a former funk star, and a delusional Filipino American “gangsta pimp”—travel from NYC to Nashville in this Wes-Anderson-inspired comedy of identity, assimilation and appropriation. Winner of Asian CineVision’s Best Emerging Filmmaker Award.
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