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2014 San Diego Asian Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

    Asia Pop! / martial arts
    We could tell you what it is, but then you'd have to meet our flying guillotine.
    MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 9:20 pm


  2. NON FICTION DIARY

    Jung Yoon-suk / Discoveries / South Korea / 2013 / documentary, historical, thriller / 93 mins
    A notorious 1994 serial killing case reveals an entire culture of corruption and inequity.
    NON FICTION DIARY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 6:10 pm

    NON FICTION DIARY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 5:55 pm


  3. OUR FAMILY

    Yuya Ishii / Masters / Japan / 2014 / drama, family / 117 mins
    When mother becomes sick, buried secrets surface and the family reins fall onto the children.
    OUR FAMILY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:00 pm

    OUR FAMILY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 5:00 pm


  4. THE OWNERS

    Adilkhan Yerzhanov / Discoveries / Kazakhstan / 2014 / comedy, drama / 93 mins
    The struggle over an inheritance is depicted with deadpan tragicomedy and droll dance numbers.
    THE OWNERS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 8:30 pm


  5. PARTNERS IN CRIME

    Chang Jung-chi / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, thriller / 89 mins
    Three high school students investigate a classmate's death, only to fall into a cavern of secrets.
    PARTNERS IN CRIME

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 2:25 pm


  6. THE POLLEN OF FLOWERS

    Ha Kil-jong / Remembering Queer Korea / South Korea / 1972 / drama, LGBT, sex / 85 mins
    Greed infects and hormones swirl when a businessman brings his secretary into the home of his mistress.
    THE POLLEN OF FLOWERS

    UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab
    Fri, Nov. 14, 2014 6:30 pm Buy Tickets


  7. QUEEN

    Vikas Bahl / Asia Pop! / India / 2014 / comedy, musical, romance / 146 mins
    Spurned by her fiancé, Rani flees to Paris, where she finds friendship and dance.
    QUEEN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 6:25 pm

    QUEEN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 3:35 pm


  8. REEL VOICES

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

    In This Program: CONFESSIONS OF A COSPLAYER, IT’S A PROCESS, THIS IS NOT A PIPE DREAM: ASIANS IN THE ARTS, JUST LIKE YOU, CLIMATE CHANGE, SKIN, WITNESS, A STEP FORWARD, A LOOK BACK, SEEING TRIPLE, AS WE ARE

    REEL VOICES

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 pm Buy Tickets


  9. REPTILIA IN SUBURBIA

    Timmy Harn / Discoveries / Philippines / 2014 / comedy, experimental / 75 mins
    Slithering beneath a soap opera-esque gated community is a creature with no sex and no religion. Only TV.
    REPTILIA IN SUBURBIA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 8:15 pm


  10. REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS

    Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / thriller / 94 mins
    Best friends test their luck in one of New York Chinatown's most menacing gangs.
    REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS

    Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15
    Thu, Nov. 6, 2014 7:00 pm


  11. THE RICE BOMBER

    Cho Li / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, thriller / 118 mins
    True story about a farmer who protests government policy by planting bombs.
    THE RICE BOMBER

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  12. THE ROUND TABLE

    Isao Yukisada / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, drama, family / 113 mins
    An eight-year-old daydreamer gets close to some bunnies, scribbles in her notebook, and makes new friends.
    THE ROUND TABLE

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

    THE ROUND TABLE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:05 pm


  13. RU

    Jeff Fong / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / comedy, drama, family / 97 mins
    Ru's a sweet guy who really doesn't want to enter the family business: contract killing.
    RU

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 5:35 pm


  14. SABANGJI

    Song Kyung-shik / Remembering Queer Korea / South Korea / 1988 / drama, historical, LGBT, sex / 94 mins
    Born with male and female genitalia, Sa Bang-ji falls in love with a young widow.
    SABANGJI

    UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab
    Fri, Nov. 14, 2014 8:30 pm Buy Tickets


  15. THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG

    Andrew Leavold / Discoveries / Australia, Philippines / 2013 / comedy, documentary / 93 mins
    A film buff goes to the Philippines in search of an enigmatic 2-foot-9-inch tall action star.
    THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 9:25 pm

    THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG

    La Paloma Theatre
    Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 5:20 pm


  16. SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm

    SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 7:25 pm


  17. SHORTS: BUSY YOUNG PSYCHIC + THE POOL MAN

    Asia Pop!
    Two award-winning tales of young love and their peculiar destinies in Taiwan.

    In This Program: THE BUSY YOUNG PSYCHIC, THE POOL MAN

    SHORTS: BUSY YOUNG PYSCHIC + THE POOL MAN

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm


  18. SHORTS: CHILD ST★R

    Asian American Panorama
    There's no rest for the former actors, the closet superstars, or the kids living out movie-plot fantasies.

    In This Program: MILKYBOY, THE BUSY YOUNG PSYCHIC, WHAT A DAY, GRACE OF GOD, THE BADDEST PART, DISTANT LIGHT

    SHORTS: CHILD STAR

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  19. SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 11:00 am


  20. SHORTS: GAY OF THRONES

    Asian American Panorama
    From a divine princess and fierce drag queens to a king-sized dilemma, a royal dose of drama and fun awaits.

    In This Program: IN SUNRISE, CANTONESE STYLE!, SQUARED, CROSSING BARRIERS: CULTURE CLASH QUEERS, BAI XIE (SNOW WHITE), NO NO, HOMO, TO SIT WITH HER, PRINSESA, ABAN + KORSHID

    SHORTS: GAY OF THRONES

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 7:30 pm