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OPERATION POPCORN

David Grabias / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2015 / documentary / 81 mins
After fleeing Laos as refugees, a squadron of military-minded Hmong men in California plot to stage a coup in their estranged homeland with the help of the US government and its AK-47s. Filled with wily characters and pixelated evidence, this is both a documentary about secret wars and an edge-of-your-seat mystery.

OPERATION POPCORN

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 7, 2015 1:35 pm
OUT OF MY HAND

Takeshi Fukunaga / Asian American Panorama / Liberia, USA / 2015 / drama / 88 mins
When Cisco and his fellow rubber workers go on strike, it feels both inevitable and insufficient. When he turns instead to driving a cab in New York City, he’s still haunted by the same forces of captivity. Takeshi Fukunaga’s stirring tale of tenacity is an essential portrait of a transnational Liberia.

OUT OF MY HAND

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 3:25 pm
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RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI

Prashant Bhargava / Asian American Panorama / India, USA / 2013-2014 / documentary, musical / 35 mins
The peerless Prashant Bhargava was only 42 when he passed away this May. We pay tribute to him with one of his final works, a short celebration of vitality in spirituality, chaos, color, and dance, and a celebration of spring in collaboration with jazz luminary Vijay Iyer.

RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
REEL VOICES

Asian American Panorama / 120 mins
11 high school students from San Diego create documentaries based on subjects in their own lives.
In This Program: GENDERATION, LIMITING FACTOR, FROM PILOT TO PHOTOGRAPHER, SAFETY ON, PLAN BEE, 1946-2014, DEPRESSION, OBSESSED, BURRITO BOYZ, DOORS OF CHANGE, OUR RELIGION

REEL VOICES

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Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:00 pm Buy Tickets
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REUNIFICATION

Alvin Tsang / Asian American Panorama / Hong Kong, USA / 2015 / documentary / 85 mins
In the early 1980s, Alvin’s family decided to move from Hong Kong to the United States. His mom and sister went first. But when he and his dad arrived a few years later, Alvin discovered that his family could never be the same again.

REUNIFICATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 7, 2015 2:55 pm

REUNIFICATION

UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Monday, November 9, 2015 7:00 pm
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THE ROYAL TAILOR

Lee Won-Suk / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2014 / comedy, historical / 127 mins
Court politics get tangled in this farce about an emperor, his personal tailor, and a cocksure young designer who has wild ideas about fashion, spinning the city asunder. From one of Korea’s best comedy directors comes sexy period intrigue with a distinctly modern twist.

THE ROYAL TAILOR

UltraStar Mission Valley
Monday, November 9, 2015 8:15 pm
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SEOUL SEARCHING

Benson Lee / Asian American Panorama / South Korea, USA / 2015 / comedy / 105 mins
Don’t you forget about 1986, when the Latin Lover collided with the punk and the pastor’s daughter on a Seoul summer camp for overseas Korean youth to discover their roots. And by roots, we mean soju, laughs, and that weird science of young love.

CENTERPIECE FILM: SEOUL SEARCHING

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 6:00 pm

Seoul Searching

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:55 pm
SHORTS: ALL-STARS ONLY

Asian American Panorama / 72 mins
It's shirts vs. skins in this feisty set of shorts about the unexpected superstars of music and sports.
In This Program: SUMO ROAD ~THE MUSICAL~, ALL THE WAY, ALL OF ENGLAND DANCING, FROM TONGA, CHINESE UP THEM EYES LIKE BEYONCE, BRITNEY-HOLICS ANONYMOUS: A SPEAR-ITUAL AWAKENING

SHORTS: ALL-STARS ONLY

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 3:55 pm
SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

Asian American Panorama / 81 mins
The magic of animation comes alive in this collection of short films.
In This Program: SPACE CRITTERS, JOHNNY EXPRESS, JINXY JENKINS, LUCKY YOU, RUNAWAY, PET, LEVEL ON, DIVIDE, MULTIPLY, WHY DO I STUDY PHYSICS?, CHOPS, TIGER JK, YOON MI-RAE: TURN IT UP, A SPACE DOGYSSEY, THE SEED, RAIN LOTUS, PULSE, WAY OUT, “CUZ HE’S BLACK”, WAITING, NO ROBOTS, TRACKS, THE LAST VIEWING, BOUND FOR GLORY, BATTLE DEADLINE

SHORTS: ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:00 pm
SHORTS: DEARLY DEPARTING

Asian American Panorama / 90 mins
In these short films, road trips and journeys home bring family together and pave the paths for self-discovery.
In This Program: DAY PASS, SUNNYSIDE, FRANK & KASS, OFF THE GRID, TADAIMA, THE STORY OF SNOW

SHORTS: DEARLY DEPARTING

UltraStar Mission Valley
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 6:40 pm
SHORTS: DRUNK IN LOVE

Asian American Panorama / 98 mins
In these shorts, getting home while under the influence of love is going to take some unusual maneuvering.
In This Program: DRAMA, TOURISTS, UNREQUITED LOVE, BALLOT, IT’S NOT ALWAYS SUNNY, ONE SHOT, SLEEPWALKERS

SHORTS: DRUNK IN LOVE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 1:20 pm
SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

Asia Pop! / 45 mins
Family-friendly animated and live-action short films about resilience, childhood, acceptance, and friendship.
In This Program: HELLO FROM MALAYSIA, SWITCH MAN, DECORATIONS, BY YOUR SIDE, SUPER GIRL, AFTERNOON CLASS, JOHNNY EXPRESS

SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 7, 2015 11:00 am
SHORTS: FREE SAMPLES

Asian American Panorama / 87 mins
Everyone likes free samples. Whet your appetite on this assortment of flavors, emotions, and the best things in life.
In This Program: DANDEKAR MAKES A SANDWICH, THE PRIDE, CHINK, DISTANCE BETWEEN, FISH EYE, JEANNIE WONG WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING, ENFILADE, NOVEMBER

SHORTS: FREE SAMPLES

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Friday, November 6, 2015 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
SHORTS: MOMMY QUEEREST

Asian American Panorama / 104 mins
From mama drama and a possessed phone to an off-the-rails dinner party, the queer life sometimes veers over the top.
In This Program: COMING HOME, SEX, POLITICS & STICKY RICE, FAMILY GATHERING, TALKING TO MY MOTHER, HOMOPHONIA, WHEN MOM VISITS, PAPER WRAP FIRE, OPERATION MARRIAGE

SHORTS: MOMMY QUEEREST

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 7, 2015 7:35 pm
SHORTS: TALKING BACK

Asian American Panorama / 99 mins
Filmmakers turn their cameras on their parents and grandparents, inciting conversation, chasing tough memories, and refusing the paralysis of silence.
In This Program: RAYMOND, GIAP’S LAST DAY AT THE IRONING BOARD FACTORY, TAK CHUNG WU, VISITING MUM, CHOPPING ONIONS, MY SISTER SWALLOWED THE ZOO, A FAMILY DAY

SHORTS: TALKING BACK

UltraStar Mission Valley
Monday, November 9, 2015 6:40 pm
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SNAKESKIN

Daniel Hui / Discoveries / Portugal, Singapore / 2014 / experimental, hybrid documentary / 105 mins
In 2066, the remaining member of a cult looks back on its history when he discovers film footage of its pre-founding in 2014. Altogether strange and death-defying, this is an alternative history of Singapore told from the future, showing racial and cultural fault lines manifesting as a nation’s ghosts-in-the-making.

SNAKESKIN

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 12, 2015 8:45 pm
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SNOW PATHS

Kim Hee-jung / Discoveries / South Korea / 2015 / drama / 100 mins
An alcoholic checks into a forest convent for rehabilitation, but has an icy relationship with the nuns – that is, until he meets one with an other-worldly obligation to him. Their connection is just one of many enigmas in a film blurring religious and secular, burning passion and the cold of winter.

SNOW PATHS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Friday, November 6, 2015 8:35 pm
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SOMEONE ELSE

Nelson Kim / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2015 / drama / 72 mins
A law internship brings the studious Jamie to New York City, but it’s the seduction of women and nightlife that really commands his attention. Or is it? Nelson Kim’s sinuous drama of doubles and family rivalries tackles expectations of good and bad Korean American men with twisty glee.

SOMEONE ELSE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 7, 2015 3:55 pm
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SWAP

Remton Zuasola / Discoveries / Philippines / 2015 / thriller / 96 mins
Staged in a magnificent single take while zipping in time and shifting breathlessly across locations, SWAP follows a young couple as they confront the unimaginable: the kidnapping of their son. The film’s theatrics foreground a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse, while the ghosts of social upheaval loom behind the curtains.

SWAP

UltraStar Mission Valley
Monday, November 9, 2015 6:20 pm
TAXI

Jafar Panahi / Masters / Iran / 2015 / experimental, hybrid documentary / 82 mins
Jafar Panahi’s third film while banned from filmmaking is a shocker of unwavering mastery. With an almost cheeky love of the camera, Panahi mounts several camcorders in a taxi he drives around town, interacting with passengers and brazenly putting to the test the ethics of cinema in urban Iran.

TAXI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:45 pm