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THE IRON MINISTRY

J.P. Sniadecki / Discoveries / China, USA / 2014 / documentary, experimental / 82 mins
Documentary capturing the sights, spaces, and rhythms on a train, in a nation on the move.

THE IRON MINISTRY

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 8:20 pm
IT’S A PROCESS

Rebecca Liu / USA / 2014 / 6 mins
Coming out can be harder than one realizes.

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REEL VOICES

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 pm Buy Tickets
IT’S NOT A PRISON IF YOU NEVER TRY THE DOOR

Joshua Gen Solondz / USA / 2014 / 7 mins
Godzilla gets zapped.

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SHORTS: STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED

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Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
JAYA

Puja Maewal / India / 2013 / 19 mins
A thieving orphan hopes to reunite with her biological father.

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SHORTS: GRAVITY BURNS

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 3:00 pm
JIMMY LOVES JUICE

Dave Yee / USA / 2013 / 5 mins
A normal day in the park for young Jimmy takes an unexpected turn when he tries a new kind of refreshment: juice!

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 7:25 pm
JOHN DOE

Yizhou Li, Dustin Reno / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
When a detective begins putting the evidence together on a seemingly unsolvable case, his pursuit for the truth takes an unexpected turn.

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 7:25 pm
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JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Tsai Ming-liang / Masters / France, Taiwan / 2014 / experimental / 56 mins
A red-robed monk inches slowly through the streets of Marseilles.
Preceded by: WALKER

JOURNEY TO THE WEST

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Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 8:40 pm
JUST LIKE YOU

Ashton Tu / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
Jake Froman doesn't let cerebral palsy discourage him from pursuing his dreams.

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REEL VOICES

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 12:00 pm Buy Tickets
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KANO

Umin Boya / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, historical, sports / 185 mins
Baseball brings together all ethnicities in this inspiring true story of Taiwan under Japanese rule.

KANO

UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:45 pm

KANO

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Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 6:40 pm Buy Tickets
KEN MIURA: UNHEARD OF

Raymond C. Lai / USA / 2014 / 5 mins
A portrait of the USC film professor who taught sound design to Hollywood legends like George Lucas.
Precedes: CICADA

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CICADA

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Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:30 pm
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THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

Mami Sunada / Masters / Japan / 2013 / documentary / 118 mins
Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki prepares his final masterpiece at Studio Ghibli.

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 4:55 pm

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

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Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 8:05 pm
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KUMU HINA

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary, drama, LGBT, romance / 77 mins
A transgender hula instructor finds love and becomes an inspiration.

KUMU HINA

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 2:30 pm
LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH

Aditya Assarat, Royston Tan, Midi Zhao, Sun Koh, Tan Chui Mui, Tsai Ming-liang / Masters / Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand / 2013 / comedy, drama, experimental / 105 mins
Six short portraits of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 7:45 pm
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LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Thomas G. Miller / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary, historical, LGBT, romance / 75 mins
A powerful love story captures four decades of struggle for equality.
Preceded by: 6 WEDDINGS AND A DRESS

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 12:50 pm

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:25 pm
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LORDVILLE

Rea Tajiri / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary, experimental / 67 mins
Pioneering video essayist Rea Tajiri ruminates on the upstate NY house she bought and the land it sits on.

LORDVILLE

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Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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THE LOST SEA

Hung Chun-Hsiu / Discoveries / Taiwan / 2013 / documentary / 63 mins
The plight of horseshoe crabs reveals the ecological and human tolls of political upheaval.

THE LOST SEA

UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 1:00 pm
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LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

Daisuke Miura / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, sex / 123 mins
Four women. Four men. Five hours of awkward, anonymous sex.

LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

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Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 9:25 pm

LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

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Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 9:00 pm
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MAN FROM RENO

Dave Boyle / Asian American Panorama / Japan, USA / 2014 / drama, thriller / 111 mins
A writer from Japan stumbles onto a real-life murder mystery.

MAN FROM RENO

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Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 4:45 pm

MAN FROM RENO

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Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:15 pm
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MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit / Discoveries / Thailand / 2013 / drama, experimental / 125 mins
410 consecutive tweets turn into a snappy, spellbinding chronicle of the teenage imagination.

MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY

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Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 8:05 pm
MASS CONFUCIAN: CHINESE LANGUAGE OR COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA?

Philip W. Chung / USA / 2014 / 25 mins
Emotions run high when middle school Chinese language classes become controversial.

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SHORTS: THERE WILL BE A STORM

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Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 3:20 pm