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MEET THE PATELS

Geeta V. Patel, Ravi V. Patel / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / documentary, family, romantic comedy / 88 mins
Siblings document the comedy of their parents’ plans to get their son married.
Preceded by: SHAMELESS

MEET THE PATELS

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sherwood Auditorium
Fri, Nov. 14, 2014 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
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MEETING DR. SUN

Yee Chih-yen / Discoveries / Taiwan / 2014 / comedy, drama / 94 mins
Two sets of students are out to steal the same loot: the school's Sun Yat-sen statue.

MEETING DR. SUN

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 5:45 pm

MEETING DR. SUN

UltraStar Mission Valley
Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 8:45 pm
MILKYBOY

Arnold Arre / Philippines / 2013 / 20 mins
As he embarks on dating, Rey yearns to be disassociated with his past as an actor in commercials.

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SHORTS: CHILD STAR

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

Xu Huijing / Discoveries / China / 2013 / documentary / 68 mins
A headstrong woman evades forced sterilization and the one-child policy.

MOTHERS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 6:30 pm
MOUNT SONG

Shambhavi Kaul / India / 2013 / 8 mins
Reverberations of a mushroom-cloud movie set where the wind triggers special effects nobody will see.

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SHORTS: MOONLIGHT REPRESENTS MY HEART

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

Vu Pham, Joe X. Jiang / USA / 2014 / 24 mins
A wayward Vietnamese American is shadowed by his specter of a brother.

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SHORTS: GRAVITY BURNS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 3:00 pm
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MY LIFE IN CHINA

Kenneth Eng / Asian American Panorama / China, USA / 2014 / documentary, drama / 52 mins
A man disillusioned by the American dream traces his steps back to China.

MY LIFE IN CHINA

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 1:20 pm

MY LIFE IN CHINA

ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 6:30 pm
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
NAMI

Masami Kawai / USA / 2014 / 13 mins
An older woman goes through a ritual of love that spans the city of Los Angeles.

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SHORTS: GRAVITY BURNS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 3:00 pm
NO NO, HOMO

Jerell Rosales / USA / 2014 / 3 mins
Two friends catch a matinee and share a mouthwatering bucket of popcorn.

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SHORTS: GAY OF THRONES

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

Joanne Smithies, Eric De Melo Bueno, Michael Moreno, Hugo Bailly Desmarchelier, Camille Turon / France / 2012 / 8 mins
Haiko’s paper dragon and inner demons come alive and battle it out.

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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

Mariana Ramirez Uzcategui / India / 2011 / 6 mins
A rickshaw driver plays wacky tour guide on a cultural ride through the bustling streets of India.

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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

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SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

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

Ken Lam / USA / 2014 / 7 mins
A young couple freaks out during dinner over what lurks just outside their window.

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SHORTS: STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED

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

Kaidi Zhan / Taiwan / 2013 / 32 mins
At the local pool, a former swimming champion meets a kid with a crush.

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SHORTS: BUSY YOUNG PYSCHIC + THE POOL MAN

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

Drew Stephens / USA / 2014 / 12 mins
A father squares off with his friends after his son dreams of becoming a princess.

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SHORTS: GAY OF THRONES

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