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2014 San Diego Asian Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. 9-MAN

    Ursula Liang / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary, sports / 89 mins
    Young athletes take a Chinatown sport to a national tournament.
    9-MAN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 3:15 pm

    9-MAN

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 6:00 pm


  2. ANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA

    Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / comedy, drama, LGBT, romance / 110 mins
    Anita's young heart beats a flutter when a beautiful woman moves into her town.
    ANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 7:55 pm

    ANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:40 pm


  3. APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

    Desiree Akhavan / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / comedy, drama, LGBT, romance / 86 mins
    Brooklyn dating with a humorous twist, by way of a bisexual daughter of Iranian immigrants.
    APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 3:10 pm

    APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 8:30 pm


  4. BARBER’S TALES

    Jun Robles Lana / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / drama, historical / 120 mins
    A determined widow takes control of her late husband's barbershop.

    Preceded by: BINGO!

    BARBER’S TALES

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:10 pm


  5. BELLA VISTA

    Vera Brunner-Sung / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / drama, experimental / 83 mins
    A Montana town is the scene of foreign students, itinerant workers, and displaced Americans.
    BELLA VISTA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 5:25 pm


  6. BLIND MASSAGE

    Lou Ye / Masters / China, France / 2014 / drama / 114 mins
    Lou Ye' sensuous drama about love overlapping in a massage parlor run by the blind.
    BLIND MASSAGE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 3:45 pm


  7. BLUE BUSTAMANTE

    Miko Livelo / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / comedy, family / 89 mins
    A Filipino worker in Japan makes some extra cash as an extra on a Power Rangers knock-off show.
    BLUE BUSTAMANTE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 2:45 pm

    BLUE BUSTAMANTE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 5:35 pm


  8. BROKEN BRANCHES

    Park Jae-ho / Remembering Queer Korea / South Korea / 1996 / drama, historical, LGBT / 96 mins
    The history of the Republic of Korea told through the story of a patriarchal family and its gay son.
    BROKEN BRANCHES

    UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab
    Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 10:00 am Buy Tickets


  9. CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

    Lai Chun-yu / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2013 / romantic comedy / 101 mins
    The most beautiful woman in school tries to evade her fate of falling in love with the campus geek.
    CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 4:20 pm


  10. CICADA

    Dean Yamada / Discoveries / Japan, USA / 2014 / comedy, drama / 100 mins
    Jumpei can't have kids and Ryota's bullied at school. Fine time for a birthday party.

    Preceded by: KEN MIURA: UNHEARD OF

    CICADA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:30 pm


  11. A CONVERSATION WITH ANNA AKANA

    Asian American Panorama / Conversation / 90 mins
    The YouTube star talks about her videos, her digital presence, and what it means to be an Asian American woman storyteller.
    A CONVERSATION WITH ANNA AKANA

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 4:30 pm


  12. DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART 2

    Johnnie To / Masters / Hong Kong / 2014 / romantic comedy / 113 mins
    Ex-lovers meet again and fall into a farcical web of mistaken identities and commitment conundrums.
    DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART 2

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 7:40 pm


  13. EAT WITH ME

    David Au / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / comedy, drama, family, LGBT / 95 mins
    Out of luck in marriage, a woman moves in with her chef son, who has romantic woes of his own.
    EAT WITH ME

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:35 pm


  14. EXIT

    Chienn Hsiang / Discoveries / Taiwan / 2014 / drama / 94 mins
    While visiting her mother-in-law at the hospital, Ling stumbles upon a patient who can't see or talk.
    EXIT

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 2:25 pm

    EXIT

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 6:45 pm


  15. FANTAIL

    Curtis Vowell / Discoveries / New Zealand / 2013 / comedy, drama / 83 mins
    Half-Maori gas station clerk Tania works nights to save up for a trip to find her father.
    FANTAIL

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 9:00 pm


  16. FRESH OFF THE BOAT

    Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / comedy, family / 60 mins
    World premiere of the upcoming sitcom about a family bound for Orlando and a son with a New York state of mind.
    FRESH OFF THE BOAT

    University of San Diego Shiley Theatre
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:30 pm


  17. FROM WHAT IS BEFORE

    Lav Diaz / Masters / Philippines / 2014 / drama, experimental, historical / 338 mins
    Lav Diaz's latest masterwork centers on a coastal town at the dawn of martial law.
    FROM WHAT IS BEFORE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 11:20 am

    FROM WHAT IS BEFORE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 12:00 pm


  18. FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

    Yosuke Fujita / Asia Pop! / Germany, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, UK / 2014 / comedy, drama, romance / 110 mins
    What could a beautiful photographer possibly want from an ordinary painter like Fuku-chan?
    FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 8:10 pm

    FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

    ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 8:00 pm


  19. GANGSTER PAY DAY

    Lee Po-cheung / Asia Pop! / Hong Kong / 2014 / drama, romance, thriller / 97 mins
    A most unexpected love triangle develops in a teahouse frequented by gangsters.
    GANGSTER PAY DAY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  20. THE GIRL PRINCES

    Kim Hye-jung / Remembering Queer Korea / South Korea / 2012 / documentary, historical, LGBT, musical / 79 mins
    Actresses reminisce on the heydey of all-woman musical theater troupes in Korea in the 1950s.
    THE GIRL PRINCES

    UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:45 pm Buy Tickets