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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2012

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  1. FOR A GOOD TIME CALL

    Asian American Panorama / 81 mins
    Asian American stars like you've never seen them before, in shorts that will make your jaw drop and your Pocari sweat from laughter!

    In This Program: 5F-2, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, FORTUNE COOKIE MAGIC TRICKS, GOT A JOB!, NICE GIRLS CREW: Episode 2, A SUPER DUPER EXOTIC EROTIC FETISH SEXY “MUST SEE” STORY… A TRAGEDY OF ORIENTAL PROPORTIONS!

    FOR A GOOD TIME CALL

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 2, 2012 5:15 pm


  2. GF*BF

    Yang Ya-che / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2012 / Drama, Historical / 105 mins
    Politics and passions fuel a love triangle across 30 years of Taiwanese history.
    GF*BF

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 7, 2012 6:30 pm Box Office Only


  3. GOLDEN HORSE SHORT FILMS

    54 mins
    Two acclaimed Taiwanese short films reveal spellbinding worlds just beneath the surface.

    In This Program: 5F-2, THIEF

    GOLDEN HORSE SHORT FILMS

    UCSD Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    November 3, 2012 11:30 am


  4. GOLDEN SLUMBERS

    Davy Chou / Discoveries / Cambodia, France / 2011 / Documentary / 96 mins
    The Golden Age of Cambodian cinema comes alive in figments of music and memories.
    GOLDEN SLUMBERS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 9, 2012 5:35 pm


  5. GRACELAND

    Ron Morales / Asian American Panorama / Philippines, USA / 2012 / Drama, Thriller / 84 mins
    A botched kidnapping leads a blind-sided chauffer into an underworld of corruption.
    GRACELAND

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 2, 2012 7:50 pm Box Office Only

    GRACELAND

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 6, 2012 8:25 pm


  6. THE GREAT CINEMA PARTY

    Raya Martin / Masters / Philippines, South Korea / 2012 / Art, Documentary / 70 mins
    A party sparked by movie love arouses ghosts of a past lost, won, and half-remembered.
    THE GREAT CINEMA PARTY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 7, 2012 8:55 pm


  7. HENGE

    Hajime Ohata / Extreme / Japan / 2012 / Horror, Romance, Science Fiction / 54 mins
    Stand by your man... even if he's becoming a man-eating monster.
    HENGE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 4, 2012 10:00 pm


  8. I AM A GHOST

    H.P. Mendoza / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Art, Horror / 76 mins
    It is a house. It is haunted. You are a medium, a disembodied voice. I am a ghost. I am a ghost. I am a ghost.
    I AM A GHOST

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 2, 2012 9:15 pm

    I AM A GHOST

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 6, 2012 8:00 pm


  9. IN ANOTHER COUNTRY

    Hong Sang-soo / Masters / South Korea / 2012 / Art, Comedy / 89 mins
    Three riffs on a Frenchwoman visiting Korea, with all the soju awkwardness that is Hong Sang-soo's signature.
    IN ANOTHER COUNTRY

    Museum of Photographic Arts
    November 4, 2012 4:15 pm


  10. IN OUR TIME

    Tao Te-chen, Edward Yang, Ko I-chen, Chang Yi / Masters / Taiwan / 1982 / Comedy, Drama, Historical / 106 mins
    This classic about growing up in Taiwan launched a cinematic movement and the career of Edward Yang.
    IN OUR TIME

    UCSD Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    November 3, 2012 2:00 pm


  11. THE IRAN JOB

    Till Schauder / Discoveries / Germany, Iran, USA / 2012 / Documentary / 93 mins
    An African American basketball player accepts an offer to play pro ball in Iran.

    Preceded by: BASKETBALL, MERI JAAN

    THE IRAN JOB

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 2, 2012 7:30 pm

    THE IRAN JOB

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 4:30 pm

    THE IRAN JOB (encore screening)

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 9, 2012 8:05 pm


  12. JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS

    Tadashi Nakamura / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Documentary, Music / 52 mins
    A young ukelele player from Hawaii becomes an international sensation

    Preceded by: MOKE ACTION

    JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 3:15 pm

    JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 8, 2012 6:10 pm


  13. JULIAN

    Bao Nguyen / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Documentary, Drama / 40 mins
    Through video diaries, a young man narrates his difficult decision to enter the military.

    Preceded by: WILL

    JULIAN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 6, 2012 4:00 pm


  14. KAHAANI

    Sujoy Ghosh / Asia Pop! / India / 2012 / Drama, Mystery / 128 mins
    A pregnant woman's search for a missing husband leads her into a web of multiple identities in contemporary Kolkata.
    KAHAANI

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 3:30 pm


  15. THE KING OF PIGS

    Yeun Sang-ho / Discoveries / South Korea / 2011 / Action, Drama / 97 mins
    Violent high school hierarchies are shaken up by a brutal outsider who just won't take it anymore.
    THE KING OF PIGS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 4, 2012 6:05 pm

    THE KING OF PIGS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 8, 2012 9:50 pm


  16. KITCHEN CONFESSIONS

    Asian American Panorama / 90 mins
    Beverly Kim of Top Chef stirs the pot with stories both in and out of the kitchen.
    KITCHEN CONFESSIONS

    University of San Diego, Hahn University Center
    November 5, 2012 5:30 pm


  17. LAND BEFORE TIME

    Asian American Panorama / 97 mins
    Fantastic futurisms and ghostly longings – these shorts delve into land, personhood, and surprising intimacies.

    In This Program: THE CHINESE GARDENS, DOL (FIRST BIRTHDAY), LAST REMARKS, MONDAY MONDAY, OBAKE, THAT WHICH ONCE WAS

    LAND BEFORE TIME

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 4, 2012 5:00 pm


  18. THE LAND OF HOPE

    Sion Sono / Masters / Japan / 2012 / Art, Drama / 133 mins
    In the near future, a tsunami and nuclear disaster lead to rampant paranoia and love taken to the limits.
    THE LAND OF HOPE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 6:30 pm

    THE LAND OF HOPE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 8, 2012 7:00 pm


  19. LATE SUMMER

    Ernie Park / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Art, Drama / 57 mins
    In this Ozu-inspired featurette, a daughter decides between college or a future with her mother.

    Preceded by: AN EARLY SUMMER

    LATE SUMMER

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 5, 2012 6:20 pm


  20. LOVE STRIKES! (closing night film)

    Hitoshi One / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2011 / Comedy, Romance / 118 mins
    For mega-nerd Yukiyo, every man's best/worst nightmare comes true: becoming irresistable to beautiful women.
    LOVE STRIKES! (closing night film)

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 9, 2012 7:00 pm Box Office Only