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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2013

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  1. RASKAL LOVE

    Byron Q / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2013 / documentary / 83 mins
    Life catches up to a Pomona gangster.
    RASKAL LOVE

    UCSD Price Center Theater
    November 8, 2013 9:00 pm

    RASKAL LOVE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 14, 2013 8:45 pm


  2. REEL VOICES

    Asian American Panorama / 120 mins
    12 high school sudents from San Diego create documentaries based on subjects in their own lives.

    In This Program: Crescendo, A Letter to Alex, Proud to Be Loud, Breaking Reality, Being Diabetic, Upward Bound, Bruce the CVS Man, Would?, What is Friend(ship)?, Make it Happen, Surfer’s Bond, We Truly are Bulletproof

    REEL VOICES

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 12:00 pm Buy Tickets


  3. A ROLLING STONE

    Shen Ko-shang / Discoveries / Taiwan / 2012 / documentary, family / 54 mins
    Stern, composed, and with patience for days, a father connects his autistic son to the wider world.

    Preceded by: Playing the Piano

    A ROLLING STONE

    UCSD Price Center Theater
    November 9, 2013 12:25 pm


  4. SAKE-BOMB

    Junya Sakino / Asian American Panorama / Japan, USA / 2013 / comedy / 82 mins
    With his Japanese cousin in tow, an angry Asian YouTuber hits the road.

    Preceded by: The Curious Case of Tommy Do

    SAKE-BOMB

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 2:50 pm


  5. THE SANDWICH MAN

    Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wan Ren, Tseng Chuang-hsiang / Masters / Taiwan / 1983 / drama, family / 108 mins
    Three landmark shorts (including one by Hou Hsiao-hsien) shine light on regular folks and a changing nation.
    THE SANDWICH MAN

    UCSD Price Center Theater
    November 9, 2013 4:05 pm


  6. SEPARATED AT BIRTH

    Asian American Panorama / Panel / 90 mins
    Adoptees around the world discover each other with the help of new media.
    PANEL: SEPARATED AT BIRTH

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 2:30 pm


  7. SHADY

    Ryohei Watanabe / Late Night / Japan / 2012 / drama, thriller / 94 mins
    Bullied by her peers, a high schooler finds comfort -- and love -- in a classmate with secrets of her own.
    SHADY

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 8, 2013 10:00 pm


  8. SHORTS: AIGOOOOOOOOOO!

    Asian American Panorama / 92 mins
    If we could put in more o’s or more !!!’s in the title we would. These shorts from Korea are that good.

    In This Program: Choongshim, Soso, The Same Old Song, The Line, Sweet Corn

    SHORTS: AIGOOOOOOOOOO!

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 8, 2013 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  9. SHORTS: ALL OUT OF LOVE

    Asian American Panorama / 95 mins
    Whether you’re running on empty or filled to the brim, love manifests in the strangest ways.

    In This Program: No Longer There, The Man in the Fish Pool, Plan B, Samnang, All the Splendour of the Years

    SHORTS: ALL OUT OF LOVE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 14, 2013 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  10. SHORTS: ANIMATION

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 2:20 pm

    SHORTS: ANIMATION

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 13, 2013 6:45 pm


  11. SHORTS: BAD EDUCATION

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 9, 2013 2:00 pm


  12. SHORTS: CLEARING CUSTOMS

    Asian American Panorama / 98 mins
    From werewolf hotels to Cannes, we smuggle in the very best film morsels from around the world.

    In This Program: Draft Day, New Year’s Eve, Psychedelic Family, Made in Chinatown, More than Two Hours, Memory Blocks, Honeymoon Suite

    SHORTS: CLEARING CUSTOMS

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 8, 2013 5:50 pm


  13. SHORTS: CURSES IN CURSIVE

    Asian American Panorama / 98 mins
    Shoulder pad hoarders. Pyramid schemers. Super Cuts playaz. These unruly women throw down in style.

    In This Program: Inheritance, Pagpag, Kotobuki / To Us, Superior Life Classroom, My Mother’s Jade, “THAT GUY…WITH GREAT HAIR”, Grave Goods

    SHORTS: CURSES IN CURSIVE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 5:25 pm

    SHORTS: CURSES IN CURSIVE

    Encinitas Public Library
    November 16, 2013 6:00 pm


  14. SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

    Asian American Panorama / 49 mins
    Animated and live-action short films for kids and their families.

    In This Program: Little Mao, Playing the Piano, My Name is Asiroh, DoronCoron, Q&X, Box of Hearts, Traces of Joy, Curious Cat’s Christmas, Hu’s Game

    SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 9, 2013 11:00 am Buy Tickets


  15. SHORTS: TRENDING QUEER

    Asian American Panorama / 106 mins
    From military mayhem and dance fever to girl muscle, the LGBT chatter is getting louder.

    In This Program: Born to Dance this Way, Obama is/and Me, Draft Day, Cleaner, Entwine, It’s Only Us, Memory of A Butterfly, Howard

    SHORTS: TRENDING QUEER

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 9, 2013 7:05 pm


  16. SOUL

    Chung Mong-hong / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2013 / drama, thriller / 111 mins
    The legendary Jimmy Wang Yu plays a no-nonsense father with a bulldozer and some secrets to bury.
    SOUL

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 12, 2013 8:50 pm

    SOUL

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 14, 2013 8:15 pm


  17. A STORY OF YONOSUKE

    Shuichi Okita / Discoveries / Japan / 2013 / comedy, drama, romance / 160 mins
    Everyone remembers him: that guy with the funny name who somehow changed your life forever.
    A STORY OF YONOSUKE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 14, 2013 6:40 pm


  18. THE TERROR LIVE

    Kim Byung-woo / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2013 / thriller / 98 mins
    A talk radio host is interrupted by a caller with grievances -- and violence -- on his mind.
    THE TERROR LIVE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 8, 2013 9:55 pm

    THE TERROR LIVE

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 10, 2013 7:50 pm


  19. A TIME IN QUCHI

    Chang Tso-chi / Masters / Taiwan / 2013 / drama, family / 109 mins
    A city boy can't shed his city ways during one unforgettable summer at grandpa's.
    A TIME IN QUCHI

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 11, 2013 7:55 pm

    A TIME IN QUCHI

    Digiplex Mission Valley
    November 14, 2013 6:00 pm


  20. TO MY DEAR GRANNY

    Chu Yu-Ning / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2012 / drama, family / 117 mins
    For a young man, memories of grandma are tied to memories of the movies and a father lost years ago.
    TO MY DEAR GRANNY

    UCSD Price Center Theater
    November 9, 2013 1:45 pm