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62 YEARS AND 6500 MILES BETWEEN
Director: Anita Wen-shin Chang
USA/Taiwan 2005 | 52mins
TUE 03.15 | 730PM PFA | SIXT15 | Purchase Tickets>>
WED 03.16 | 715PM Kabuki | SIXT16 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| Interweaving the stories of four Taiwanese women against their nation’s political upheaval, the filmmaker shapes a poignant and moving portrait of her grandmother—known to many in Taipei as “Democratic Grandma.” With shorts, PLANE MAKER and THUNDER LANNYANG. More info>> |
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AND THEREAFTER
Director: Hosup Lee
USA/South Korea 2003, 56mins
SAT 03.12 | 500PM PFA | ANDT12 | Purchase Tickets>>
SUN 03.13 | 430PM Kabuki | ANDT13 | Purchase Tickets>>
SAT 03.19 | 1215PM Camera | ANDT19 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| A memorable portrait of a Korean woman whose fate changed forever after marrying an American G.I. With short GOD IS GOOD. More info>> |
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CHINESE RESTAURANTS: THREE CONTINENTS
Director: Cheuk Kwan
Canada 2004 | 80mins
SUN 03.13 | 200PM Kabuki | CHIN13 | RUSH ONLY
THU 03.17 | 715PM Kabuki | CHIN17 | RUSH ONLY
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| Kwan’s globe-spanning tour of Chinese restaurants continues with these eye-opening stories from Madagascar, Norway, and Canada. Balancing local detail and global politics, they paint a dynamic portrait of the Chinese diaspora. With shorts BBC HOUSE SPECIAL and SELLING LOUIE’S VILLAGE. More info>> |
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CONTINUOUS JOURNEY
Director: Ali Kazimi
Canada 2004 | 87mins
SAT 03.12 | 1215PM Kabuki | CONT12 | Purchase Tickets>>
THU 03.17 | 730PM Kabuki | CONT17 | RUSH ONLY
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| Canadian filmmaker Ali Kazimi follows his brilliant NARMADA: A VILLAGE RISES with this stunning recollection of the 1914 voyage of 376 Indians aboard the Komagata Maru, the first ship bearing migrants to be turned away from Canadian shores. More info>> |
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FROM A SILK COCOON
Directors: Satsuki Ina, Stephen Holsapple
USA 2005 | 57mins
MON 03.14 | 630PM Kabuki | FROM14 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| This tender, lyrical film documents a mother’s struggle to keep together a family living in separate internment camps, continually buffeted by the U.S. government's policies on renunciation and repatriation. With short HIDDEN INTERNMENT: THE ART SHIBAYAMA STORY. More info>> |
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THE GRACE LEE PROJECT
Director: Grace Lee
USA 2005 | 68mins
FRI 03.11 | 700PM Kabuki | GRAC11 | RUSH ONLY
WED 03.16 | 845PM Kabuki | GRAC16 | RUSH ONLY
SAT 03.19 | 715PM Camera | GRAC19 | Purchase Tickets>> |
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| Filmmaker Grace Lee takes us on a brilliant, hilarious journey to uncover "Who is Grace Lee, anyway?," revealing multiple Grace Lee’s and a person/a simultaneously an emblem of a subculture and an individual who defies categorization. With short TOP WOMAN SHOOTER. More info>> |
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I WAS BORN, BUT...
Director: Roddy Bogawa
USA 2004 | 90mins
SAT 03.12 | 700PM Kabuki | IWAS12 | Purchase Tickets>> |
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| Roddy Bogawa’s sumptuously photographed, minimalist documentary expands the portrait of a Japanese American punk rocker in 70’s Los Angeles into a story of race, assimilation and cultural memory. Featuring the music of Seam and Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. More info>> |
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MONKEY DANCE
Director: Julie Mallozzi
USA 2004 | 56mins
SAT 03.12 | 500PM Kabuki | MONK12 | RUSH ONLY
SUN 03.20 | 1245PM Camera | MONK20 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| Three Cambodian American teens weather high school fun and angst while keeping a foot in tradition through dance. With short AMONG B-BOYS. More info>> |
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THE PEOPLE OF ANGKOR (LE GENS D'ANGKOR)
Director: Rithy Panh
Cambodia/France 2003 | 90mins
SUN 03.13 | 230PM Kabuki | PEOP13 | RUSH ONLY
MON 03.14 | 730PM PFA | PEOP14 | Purchase Tickets>> |
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| Rithy Panh (S21: KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE) documents the legendary temples of Angkor, and the laborers, peddlers and holy men paradoxically creating a future out of its ruins. A portrait of modern Cambodia, in the shadows of its past. More info>> |
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SORCERESS OF THE NEW PIANO Centerpiece Presentation
Director: Evans Chan
USA/Singapore/Hong Kong 2004 | 90mins
SUN 03.13 | 600PM Castro | SORC13 | Purchase Tickets>>
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| Margaret Leng Tan, considered the most important avant-garde pianist today and certainly the only professional toy pianist in the world, pushes the boundaries of music in this fascinating documentary by Evans Chan. With a special performance by Tan on her toy pianos before the screening. More info>> |
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH FRANK CHIN?
Director: Curtis Choy
USA 2005 | 97mins
MON 03.14 | 700PM Kabuki | WHAT14 | RUSH ONLY
SAT 03.19 | 230PM Camera | WHAT19 | Purchase Tickets>> |
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| Legendary author and activist Frank Chin is the subject of Curtis Choy's latest documentary. Both Chin's literary accomplishments and personal controversies are put on unflinching display. More info>> |
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THE YEAR OF THE YAO Special Presentation
Directors: James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo
USA/China 2004 | 88mins
SAT 03.12 | 230PM Castro | YEAR12 | Purchase Tickets>>
SAT 03.19 | 500PM Camera | YEAR19 | RUSH ONLY
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| Yao Ming must shoulder the hopes of a nation of 1.2 billion people and take on Shaquille O’Neal—all while dealing with the challenges of a new culture—in this captivating documentary that follows the NBA star’s exciting rookie season. More info>> |
