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San Francisco: March 13-23
Berkeley: March 14-22
San Jose: March 21-23
Photos by Festivalgoers
Films and Events By Title - Detail View
7,500 Miles to Redemption
USA | 2007 | 30mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Emiko Omori
precedes Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Peru
USA | 2007 | 30mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Emiko Omori
precedes Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Peru
SAT 3/15 4:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Peru
USA | Peru | Japan | 2008 | 64mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Ann Kaneko
preceded by:7,500 Miles to Redemption
USA | Peru | Japan | 2008 | 64mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Ann Kaneko
preceded by:7,500 Miles to Redemption
Documentarist Ann Kaneko shows how the increasingly totalitarian rule of President Alberto Fujimori starting in the early 1990s galvanized Peruvian artists into daring and spectacular art actions that reflect the bloody history of this multicultural nation. With short 7,500 Miles to Redemption (30m). In Person: Ann Kaneko, Emiko Omori More...
SAT 3/15 4:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows
USA | 2007 | 50mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Elaine Mae Woo
plays with Long Story Short
USA | 2007 | 50mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Elaine Mae Woo
plays with Long Story Short
Sultry, sexy and strong-minded, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) was a rare and true global star—a revered fashion icon and one the most influential actresses of the 20th Century. The star of such films as Shanghai Express and Piccadilly, her fascinating and tumultuous life is brought to screen in this revealing documentary. In Person: Elaine Mae Woo More...
SUN 3/16 6:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
TUE 3/18 9:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
Behind Forgotten Eyes
USA | South Korea | Japan | 2007 | 76mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Anthony Gilmore
USA | South Korea | Japan | 2007 | 76mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Anthony Gilmore
Told through the testimonies of “comfort women” and the soldiers who frequented them, this gripping documentary chronicles Japan’s systematic prostitution of captive women for the service of soldiers in World War II. More...
SAT 3/15 7:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
SAT 3/22 4:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
The Killing of a Chinese Cookie
USA | 2008 | 74mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Derek Shimoda
USA | 2008 | 74mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Derek Shimoda
What do Powerball, the planet Mars and sexual innuendos have in common? Filmmaker Derek Shimoda invites us to take a closer look at a little something taken for granted at the end of nearly every Chinese restaurant meal. Who invented the fortune cookie? And most importantly, what does your fortune say? In Person: Derek Shimoda
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SAT 3/15 2:00pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
SUN 3/23 Noon $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
Long Story Short
USA | 2008 | 52mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Christine Choy
plays with Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows
USA | 2008 | 52mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Christine Choy
plays with Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows
Actress Jodi Long narrates the fascinating story of her parents, Larry and Trudie Long, a popular husband-and-wife nightclub act of the ‘40s and ‘50s. An insightful look at how one family weathers racism in the entertainment industry, from the director of Who Killed Vincent Chin? In Person: Christine Choy, Jodi Long More...
SUN 3/16 6:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
TUE 3/18 9:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
Planet B-Boy
USA | 2007 | 102mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Benson Lee
USA | 2007 | 102mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Benson Lee
Planet B-Boy is an explosive globetrotting documentary featuring breakdancing or “b-boy” teams vying to become the world’s best. The film serves up a global sampling of the best b-boy footage ever filmed while also giving us a rare glimpse into the personal sacrifices these dancers have to make to become the best. In Person: Benson Lee
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SAT 3/15 4:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
Wings of Defeat
USA | Japan | 2007 | 90mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Risa Morimoto
USA | Japan | 2007 | 90mins | Documentary Competition
Directed By: Risa Morimoto
To learn the truth about her kamikaze pilot uncle, Risa Morimoto interviewed survivors whose testimonies poignantly humanize the experience of young men who died in warplanes flown into American ships. They defy the dominant image of the kamikaze corps as suicidal fanatics bent on dying in a blaze of glory. In Person: Risa Morimoto
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FRI 3/14 7:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 Noon $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
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