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(ALMOST) FREEDOM
Puck Lo / USA / 2016 / 8 mins
A day walking in shoes with electronic monitoring devices.
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ARNIE
Rina B. TSou / Philippines, Taiwan / 2016 / 24 mins
A community of Filipino fisherman in Kaohsiung help one of their own, Arnie, get enough money to buy a ring to propose to his girlfriend back in the Philippines. But fate, like the waves striking their ships, has a way of crashing down on the hopes of the displaced.Plays In:
SHORTS: TAIWAN ADRIFT
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Sunday, November 6, 2016 1:00 pm
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ARRIVAL
Alex Myung / USA / 2016 / 23 mins
A young man struggles to come out to the one person he cherishes the most.
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B00
Teresa Lu / USA / 2015 / 15 mins
A study in love’s deepest well. All a girl's got is her brother, until one Halloween night when an eight-year-old’s devastating loss morphs into retribution.
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BAD RAP
Salima Koroma / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Documentary, Music / 81 mins
Four Asian American rappers seek to carve their place on the music map, only to find that self-doubt and a reluctant record industry often get in the way of their passion for spitting fiery lyrics, weaving catchy beats, and flaunting a bold new face for hip-hop.BAD RAP
UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 5, 2016 2:45 pm
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BEFORE THE FUTURE
Baifan Xie / USA / 2016 / 19 mins
In this SDSU documentary, four Chinese women share their journey of self-identification and cross-cultural clashes.
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BISONHEAD
Elizabeth Lo / USA / 2016 / 9 mins
A riveting road trip from Montana to Yellowstone with a group of Ponderai Native Americans exercising their federal rights to kill bison at Yellowstone National Park.
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BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY
Ben Wang / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 61 mins
At 16, Eddie Zheng went to prison. After serving 20 years, he's emerged as a speaker and figurehead of Asian American activism in the Bay Area. Ben Wang’s documentary, ten years in the making, follows Zheng as he mentors inmates and young immigrants, while facing new legal challenges of his own.Preceded by: LAPS
BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 5, 2016 8:35 pm
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BRUCE TAKES DRAGON TOWN
Emily Chao / Taiwan, USA / 2015 / 14 mins
Haunted by her uncle’s little-known Bruceploitation film, a filmmaker chases his phantom to Taiwan during the annual Ghost Festival.
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CARNAL ORIENT
Mila Zuo / USA / 2016 / 8 mins
Perversity and chopped pork are the Specials of the Day at this made-to-order restaurant.Plays In:
SHORTS: SECRET RICE POISON
UltraStar Mission Valley
Friday, November 4, 2016 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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CHEE AND T
Tanuj Chopra / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Comedy, Drama / 80 mins
Two Silicon Valley debt collectors get a gig below their pay grade, but end up way over their heads. When their boss asks them to shuttle his nephew around, Chee and T end up on a hilarious chase involving haircuts, drugs, and an engagement party that will test their loyalties.Preceded by: HAND FART
CHEE AND T
UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 5, 2016 3:55 pm
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CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA
King Lu / USA / 2016 / 9 mins
Recollections of the great lengths, however compromised, that Chinese immigrant parents go through to make sure their kids have a memorable Christmas.Plays In:
SHORTS: BOATS ON FIRE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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CLIFF, SUPERFAN!
Diane Quon / USA / 2016 / 26 mins
Stanford’s number one sports fan shares his passions for life beyond his alma mater.Plays In:
SHORTS: BOATS ON FIRE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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CREASED
Jade Justad / USA / 2016 / 16 mins
The Asian American girl in an all-white high school, Kayla thinks the solution to casual racism is eyelid surgery.Plays In:
SHORTS: ANIMAL INSTINCTS
UltraStar Mission Valley
Monday, November 7, 2016 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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DAZE OF JUSTICE
Michael Siv / Asian American Panorama / Cambodia, USA / 2016 / Documentary, History / 69 mins
With cameras, a group of seniors, and a tooth-and-nail-fighting law professor, documentarian Michael Siv returns to his native Cambodia to wring an honest apology out the calloused hands of the worst offenders of Pol Pot’s genocidal regime, in the names of justice and healing alike.DAZE OF JUSTICE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 6, 2016 1:20 pm
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DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT
Adria Siu, Vivian Wang / USA / 2016 / 3 mins
Three women release their frustrations, tackling stereotypes of gender, sexuality, and race.
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EAT A BOWL OF TEA
Wayne Wang / Special Presentations / USA / 1989 / Comedy, History, Romance / 86 mins
Wayne Wang’s adaptation of Louis Chu’s classic novel is a charming, spirited comedy about a Chinese American man (Russell Wong), whose father finds him a wife from China, leading to a crisis in the young husband’s manhood. Shown in a new director’s cut.EAT A BOWL OF TEA
UltraStar Mission Valley
Saturday, November 5, 2016 1:25 pm Buy Tickets
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THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
Kelly Fremon Craig / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Comedy, Romance / 102 mins
Ever the outcast, teenager Nadine feels especially alone after her best and only friend Krista develops the hots for Nadine’s ew-gross younger brother. Laugh-out-loud funny, tender, and with a rare Asian American male romantic hero, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN is the high school comedy done right.THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:25 pm
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EXCERPT: FENCES
VIncent Hoang / USA / 2016 / 10 mins
Against roving images of homes and alleyways, siblings recall childhoods growing up poor.Plays In:
SHORTS: BOATS ON FIRE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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FALLEN STAR: FINDING HOME
Vera Brunner-Sung, Valerie Stadler / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 50 mins
Do Ho Suh’s beloved structure Fallen Star has been perched off a building at UCSD since 2012, when the architectural marvel sparked conversations about art, diaspora, belonging, balance, and home. This wondrous documentary shows how Suh’s enigma of engineering and artistry came to be, and the logistical feat that made it happen.FALLEN STAR: FINDING HOME
UltraStar Mission Valley
Friday, November 4, 2016 5:30 pm
