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San Francisco: March 13-23
Berkeley: March 14-22
San Jose: March 21-23
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Films and Events By Title - Detail View
Always Be Boyz
USA | South Korea | 2008 | 91mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: John Kwon
USA | South Korea | 2008 | 91mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: John Kwon
Korean b-boy culture gets a vibrant look in this stylish hip hop dance musical brimming with visual flair and youthful heart. Seven, a philosophizing b-boy, yearns to make sense of the world through his dancing as his crew prepares for the Battle of the Year tournament. In Person: John Kwon More...
SUN 3/16 3:00pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
THU 3/20 7:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
Amal
Canada | 2007 | 101mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Richie Mehta
Canada | 2007 | 101mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Richie Mehta
Indian Canadian director Richie Mehta makes a heartfelt feature debut with this street-level fable of modern India as seen through the eyes of a kind-hearted rickshaw driver, a cantankerous millionaire-turned-homeless man, and the man’s scheming, jaded family members. San Jose Opening Night film. In Person: Richie Mehta, Vik Sahay More...
SAT 3/15 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
TUE 3/18 6:45pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
FRI 3/21 7:00pm $25.00
Camera Cinemas 10
Camera Cinemas 10
Glory Boy Days
USA | 2008 | 100mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Paul Justin Encinas
USA | 2008 | 100mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Paul Justin Encinas
A misfit crew of teens looks for answers—or at least distractions—in the South Bay in this coming-of-age portrait of disaffected suburban youth, mind-altering substances and love affairs. Fresh from Slamdance, Glory Boy Days redefines Asian American cool. In Person: Paul Justin Encinas
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SUN 3/16 8:00pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
SAT 3/22 9:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
Kissing Cousins
USA | 2008 | 99mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Amyn Kaderali
USA | 2008 | 99mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Amyn Kaderali
In this funny, sassy romantic comedy, a young man employed as a "relationship termination specialist" enjoys his single life in Los Angeles amidst his newly engaged friends. But when his gorgeous British cousin visits, she tells everyone that she's his girlfriend to help him fit in…until he falls for her. In Person: Amyn Kaderali More...
WED 3/19 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 1
Sundance Kabuki 1
Never Forever
USA | South Korea | 2007 | 102mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Gina Kim
USA | South Korea | 2007 | 102mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Gina Kim
In a desperate bid to save her childless marriage, a middle-class woman pays an illegal alien to impregnate her in this passionate, elegantly told tale of adultery and interracial love, from the director of Invisible Light. Starring Vera Farmiga (The Departed) and Ha Jung-woo. In Person: Gina Kim
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SAT 3/15 9:15pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
SUN 3/16 7:50pm $11.00
Pacific Film Archive
Pacific Film Archive
Option 3
USA | 2008 | 72mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Richard Wong
USA | 2008 | 72mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Richard Wong
The director of Colma: The Musical returns with a very different kind of film: a dream-logic thriller about a man who searches for his girlfriend after receiving a phone call from a mysterious man. A dark and whimsical ride through the streets of San Francisco. In Person: Richard Wong, Preston Conner, Theresa Navarro More...
SUN 3/16 5:45pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
WED 3/19 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
Ping Pong Playa
USA | 2007 | 96mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Jessica Yu
USA | 2007 | 96mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Jessica Yu
When a ping pong teacher gets injured in a car accident, her slacker son Christopher “C-Dub” Wang must step in to train a ragtag group of kids and defend his family’s honor at the big tournament. A delightful comedy from Academy Award-winner Jessica Yu. In Person: Jessica Yu, Jimmy Tsai More...
FRI 3/14 6:45pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
MON 3/17 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
SAT 3/22 2:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
Pretty To Think So
USA | 2008 | 105mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Francis Hsueh,
Steven Hahn
USA | 2008 | 105mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Francis Hsueh,
Steven Hahn
A dramatic love story that moves from the streets of Chinatown and the Bronx to the white-shoe law firms of Manhattan, Pretty to Think So is the feature debut by Francis Hsueh and Steven Hahn. The duo unfurls a provocative film that pairs the agony and ecstasy of dot-com hysteria with the uncertainty of past and present love. In Person: Francis Hsueh, Steven Hahn, Pia Shah, Louis Ozawa Changchien More...
FRI 3/14 9:30pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
TUE 3/18 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
Sundance Kabuki 3
SUN 3/23 9:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12
Camera Cinemas 12
Santa Mesa
USA | Philippines | 2008 | 85mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Ron Morales
USA | Philippines | 2008 | 85mins | Narrative Competition
Directed By: Ron Morales
In this striking feature debut by Ron Morales, a young Filipino American must return “home” after the death of a loved one. Unable to speak Tagalog and culturally isolated, he must face the aftermath of his mother’s death alone, until he befriends an older photographer and takes an interest in a mysterious and beautiful woman. In Person: Ron Morales More...
SAT 3/15 7:00pm $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre
Landmark Clay Theatre
SAT 3/22 4:30pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 10
Camera Cinemas 10
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