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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2012

Asian American Panorama

The best of Asian American cinema in all of its colors — from short film programs and animation, to documentaries about the famous and infamous, to feature-length tales of woe and humor.

  1. SD BLOCK PARTY

    Asian American Panorama
    A celebration of local talent, featuring killer moms, flirtatious dogs, and a man named Mr. Toilet.

    In This Program: DOGGIE STYLE, EVERY DEATH HAS A STORY, GENIE BOOT CAMP, GHOSTS OF THE CALIFORNIA SUN, MEET MR. TOILET, MIRROR MOTEL, REEL VOICES JOURNEY, RULE 43, THIS IS NOT A FILM DE FEMME

    SD BLOCK PARTY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 6, 2012 8:40 pm

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    SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE

    Debbie Lum / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Documentary / 84 mins
    The true tale of a man with serious "yellow fever," and the girl from China who marries him.
    SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 4, 2012 1:25 pm

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    SHANGHAI CALLING

    Daniel Hsia / Asian American Panorama / China, USA / 2012 / Comedy, Romantic Comedy / 100 mins
    Hot-shot attorney from New York gets schooled in life and love in cosmopolitan Shanghai.
    SHANGHAI CALLING

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 2:15 pm Box Office Only

    SHANGHAI CALLING (encore screening)

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 9, 2012 6:45 pm Box Office Only

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    THE SHEIK AND I

    Caveh Zahedi / Asian American Panorama / United Arab Emirates, USA / 2012 / Comedy, Documentary / 107 mins
    Master provocateur Caveh Zahedi accepts a challenge to make "art as a subversive act."
    THE SHEIK AND I

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 5, 2012 8:50 pm

    THE SHEIK AND I

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 9, 2012 4:00 pm

  5. SON OF ANIMAL STYLE

    Asian American Panorama / 85 mins
    The rush of rolling on four wheels: skateboarding videos curated by Giant Robot's Martin Wong.

    In This Program: THE BROTHERHOOD: CHICAGO, PERFECT TIME, SAMPLER, TRAVELING SOUNDS, WIDE ANGLE SOUNDS: MARIO RUBALCABA, WILLY SANTOS VS. JO KOY, THE WORKING MAN

    SON OF ANIMAL STYLE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 3, 2012 1:00 pm

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    UPLOADED: THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT

    Kane Diep / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Documentary, Music / 80 mins
    Asian Americans have taken YouTube by storm. This interview-packed documentary recounts how it happened.
    UPLOADED: THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 6, 2012 6:25 pm

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    VIETTE

    Mye Hoang / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Drama / 90 mins
    Director-writer-actor Mye Hoang's semi-autobiographical tale of breaking free.
    VIETTE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 5, 2012 7:00 pm

    VIETTE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 7, 2012 8:10 pm

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    THE WORLD BEFORE HER

    Nisha Pahuja / Asian American Panorama / Canada / 2012 / Documentary / 90 mins
    Aspiring beauty queens and violent revolutionaries-in-training reveal an India looking boldly toward the future.

    Preceded by: QUEEN OF MY DREAMS

    THE WORLD BEFORE HER

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 5, 2012 6:35 pm Box Office Only

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    YES, WE’RE OPEN

    Richard Wong / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2012 / Comedy, Romance / 80 mins
    A comedy about open relationships that reads between the lines...and the sheets.

    Preceded by: GOOD HEAD

    YES, WE’RE OPEN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    November 2, 2012 8:35 pm