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2014 San Diego Asian Film Festival

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  1. SHORTS: GRAVITY BURNS

    Asian American Panorama
    In these shorts, the pressures of falling back to earth are no match for the unshakable tethers of love and family.

    In This Program: RATTLEFLY, NAMI, MY BROTHER, HYPEBEASTS, JAYA

    SHORTS: GRAVITY BURNS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 3:00 pm

  2. SHORTS: MOONLIGHT REPRESENTS MY HEART

    Asian American Panorama
    Through a moonbeam fog of cinematic memories emerge powerful visions of modern China.

    In This Program: GRAND CANAL, MOUNT SONG, THE PRIVATE LIFE OF FENFEN, THE QUESTIONING

    SHORTS: MOONLIGHT REPRESENTS MY HEART

    Museum of Contemporary Art, Sherwood Auditorium
    Fri, Nov. 14, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets

  3. SHORTS: STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED

    Asian American Panorama
    The dark unknown, a happy fun place, an other-worldly waiting room. Pick your door wisely.

    In This Program: HAPPY FUN ROOM, PEEPERS, FINGER RUNNING, SO YOU’VE GROWN ATTACHED, GRANDMA, IT’S NOT A PRISON IF YOU NEVER TRY THE DOOR, H7N3, BOYCOTT

    SHORTS: STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets

  4. SHORTS: THERE WILL BE A STORM

    Asian American Panorama
    Armed with song and dance, and backed by a digital toolkit and dreams for a better world, these voices won't be silenced.

    In This Program: DELANO MANONGS: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT, MASS CONFUCIAN: CHINESE LANGUAGE OR COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA?, WHY WE RISE, COMFORT GIRLS, TRANSFORMERS: THE PREMAKE

    SHORTS: THERE WILL BE A STORM

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 3:20 pm

  5. SHORTS: UNCLE “BAR” AT BARBERSHOP + AULD LANG SYNE

    Remembering Queer Korea / 48 mins
    These two independently-produced short films explore aging, sexuality, the faces we present, and the chance encounters that lead to powerful reconsiderations of what came before.

    In This Program: UNCLE ‘BAR’ AT BARBERSHOP, AULD LANG SYNE

    SHORTS: UNCLE BAR + AULD LANG SYNE

    UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab
    Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 12:15 pm Buy Tickets

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    THE SONGS OF RICE

    Uruphong Raksasad / Discoveries / Thailand / 2014 / documentary, experimental / 75 mins
    The rituals of rice farmers come alive and spin off into the stratosphere in this beautiful documentary.
    THE SONGS OF RICE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:45 pm

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    STRAY DOGS

    Tsai Ming-liang / Masters / Taiwan, France / 2013 / drama, experimental / 138 mins
    Tsai Ming-liang's long, hard, and profoundly human stare at a drifter and his two children.
    STRAY DOGS

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 6:40 pm

    STRAY DOGS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 8:00 pm

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    SUBURBANITE

    Ryan Jameson / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / comedy, drama / 62 mins
    A loser suburban kid hatches entrepreneurial and filmmaking schemes that go nowhere.
    SUBURBANITE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 8:30 pm

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    THE TEACHER’S DIARY

    Nithiwat Tharatorn / Asia Pop! / Thailand / 2014 / romantic comedy / 108 mins
    Though they've never met, two teachers fall in love after reading each other's hand-written lesson plans.
    THE TEACHER’S DIARY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 9:00 pm

    THE TEACHER’S DIARY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 8:40 pm

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    TELOS: THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF EUGENE TSSUI

    Kyung Lee / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary / 58 mins
    An eccentric architect embarks on a new project at Mt. Shasta.
    TELOS: THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF EUGENE TSSUI

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 1:00 pm

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    UNCLE VICTORY

    Zhang Meng / Asia Pop! / China / 2014 / comedy, drama, romance, thriller / 105 mins
    Fresh out of prison, a gangster tries to reform by opening a kindergarten.
    UNCLE VICTORY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 5:55 pm

    UNCLE VICTORY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:20 pm

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    UZUMASA LIMELIGHT

    Ken Ochiai / Asia Pop! / Japan, USA / 2014 / drama, martial arts / 103 mins
    Kamiyama is famed for dying in samurai films. A spunky new protege gives his career renewed life.
    UZUMASA LIMELIGHT

    La Paloma Theatre
    Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 7:25 pm

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    THE VANCOUVER ASAHI

    Yuya Ishii / Masters / Japan / 2014 / drama, historical, sports / 130 mins
    On the eve of World War II, a Japanese Canadian baseball team bunts its way into history.
    VANCOUVER ASAHI

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:20 pm

    VANCOUVER ASAHI

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 6:00 pm

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    VENUS TALK

    Kwon Chil-in / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2014 / comedy, romance / 108 mins
    Three middle-aged women hit their peaks by hitting the clubs and hitting on men.
    VENUS TALK

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 8:30 pm

  15. VIVE L’AMOUR

    Tsai Ming-liang / Masters / Taiwan / 1994 / drama, LGBT / 118 mins
    New 20th anniversary transfer of Tsai Ming-liang's comic masterpiece on intimacy and vacancy.
    VIVE L’AMOUR

    UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
    Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 4:20 pm

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    YASMINE

    Siti Kamaluddin / Asia Pop! / Brunei / 2014 / martial arts / 109 mins
    To impress her crush, Yasmine takes charge of the high school martial arts club.
    YASMINE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 5:40 pm

    YASMINE

    La Paloma Theatre
    Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 3:00 pm