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2015 SDAFF Spring Showcase

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  1. ALL THAT GLITTERS: 2 SHORT DOCUMENTARIES

    Cinema Little Saigon / 47 mins
    Two short documentaries about Vietnamese seeing themselves in America and vice versa.

    In This Program: COVER GIRL: A GIFT FROM GOD, #NAILEDIT: VIETNAMESE & THE NAIL INDUSTRY

    ALL THAT GLITTERS: 2 SHORT DOCS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 3:25 pm


  2. CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

    Chi Muoi Lo / Cinema Little Saigon / USA / 1999 / Comedy, Family / 119 mins
    Cross-racial comedy about Vietnamese siblings who find their birth mother decades after being raised by a black couple.
    CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 1:00 pm

    CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

    Hoover High School
    April 25, 2015 4:00 pm Buy Tickets


  3. COVER GIRL: A GIFT FROM GOD

    Nguyen Tan Hoang / Cinema Little Saigon / USA / 2000 / Documentary, Experimental / 17 mins
    Meet Dalena, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed American who flawlessly sings Vietnamese standards and becomes an international sensation.
    Plays In:
    ALL THAT GLITTERS: 2 SHORT DOCS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 3:25 pm


  4. GENTLE

    Le-Van Kiet / Cinema Little Saigon / USA, Vietnam / 2014 / Drama / 101 mins
    A pawnbroker gets more than he bargained for when he strikes up a relationship with a beautiful customer.
    GENTLE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 20, 2015 6:30 pm


  5. GIOVANNI’S ISLAND

    Mizuho Nishikubo / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / Animation, Family / 102 mins
    While their parents fight over land, Japanese brothers and a Russian girl become unexpected friends.
    GIOVANNI’S ISLAND

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 18, 2015 1:00 pm


  6. IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

    Tony Vainuku, Erika Cohn / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2015 / Documentary, Family, Sports / 89 mins
    Four Polynesian high school football players shoulder their families' dreams while shooting for the NFL.
    IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 16, 2015 6:30 pm RUSH LINE ONLY

    IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 16, 2015 7:15 pm RUSH LINE ONLY

    IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 16, 2015 8:30 pm


  7. JOURNEY FROM THE FALL

    Ham Tran / Cinema Little Saigon / USA / 2006 / Drama, Family, Historical / 135 mins
    The riveting, award-winning epic covering 20 years of a family separated by war and its aftermath.
    JOURNEY FROM THE FALL

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 6:55 pm

    JOURNEY FROM THE FALL

    Hoover High School
    April 25, 2015 6:30 pm Buy Tickets


  8. MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

    Shonali Bose / Asia Pop! / India / 2014 / Comedy, Drama, Family / 100 mins
    Heartwarming comedy about a disabled girl who discovers herself in New York City.
    MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 18, 2015 3:10 pm

    MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 21, 2015 4:30 pm


  9. MARIQUINA

    Milo Sogueco / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2014 / Drama, Family, Historical / 116 mins
    Imelda makes peace with her shoemaker father the best way she knows how: through shoes.
    MARIQUINA

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 17, 2015 6:20 pm


  10. MY BRILLIANT LIFE

    E J-yong / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2014 / Comedy, Family, Romance / 117 mins
    In this touching comedy, two young parents raise a child who grows up too fast.
    MY BRILLIANT LIFE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 18, 2015 5:20 pm

    MY BRILLIANT LIFE

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 22, 2015 6:25 pm


  11. MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

    Masters / Action / 100 mins
    We could tell you what it is, but then you'd have to meet our flying guillotine.
    MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 22, 2015 8:55 pm


  12. #NAILEDIT: VIETNAMESE & THE NAIL INDUSTRY

    Adele Pham / Cinema Little Saigon / USA / 2015 / Documentary / 30 mins
    With Hollywood on one side and the African American community on the other, Vietnamese women corner the market on nail art.
    Plays In:
    ALL THAT GLITTERS: 2 SHORT DOCS

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 3:25 pm


  13. OH, SAIGON

    Doan Hoang / Cinema Little Saigon / USA, Vietnam / 2007 / Documentary, Family / 57 mins
    Tensions mount when a documentarian turns the camera on her family during its voyage back to Vietnam.

    Preceded by: POMEGRANATE

    OH, SAIGON

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 4:55 pm

    OH, SAIGON

    Hoover High School
    April 24, 2015 6:30 pm Buy Tickets


  14. POMEGRANATE

    Ham Tran / Cinema Little Saigon / USA / 2001 / Experimental, Family / 14 mins
    Fading memories of a grandfather and a childhood on the other side of the ocean.

    Precedes: OH, SAIGON

    Precedes:
    OH, SAIGON

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 19, 2015 4:55 pm

    Precedes:
    OH, SAIGON

    Hoover High School
    April 24, 2015 6:30 pm Buy Tickets


  15. PRINCESS JELLYFISH

    Taisuke Kawamura / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / Comedy, Romance / 126 mins
    Female otakus band with a gender-bending prodigal son take down bullies with a talent show!
    PRINCESS JELLYFISH

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 17, 2015 8:35 pm

    PRINCESS JELLYFISH

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 21, 2015 8:15 pm


  16. THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN 3D

    Tsui Hark / Masters / China, Hong Kong / 2014 / Action, Historical / 143 mins
    A young soldier disguises as a bandit to infiltrate a warlord's lair on Tiger Mountain.
    THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN 3D

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 18, 2015 7:50 pm

    THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN 3D

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 20, 2015 8:45 pm


  17. TODAY

    Reza Mirkarimi / Masters / Iran / 2014 / Drama / 87 mins
    In a society where an unwed women can't get prenatal care, a pregnant woman hails a cab driver for an unusual task.
    TODAY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 20, 2015 4:40 pm

    TODAY

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 21, 2015 6:25 pm


  18. TOP SPIN

    Mina T. Son, Sara Newens / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2014 / Documentary, Family, Sports / 80 mins
    Three teenage table tennis phenoms chase their Olympic dreams.
    TOP SPIN

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 23, 2015 6:30 pm

    Top Spin

    UltraStar Mission Valley
    April 23, 2015 8:30 pm