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26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - March 13-23, 2008

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San Francisco: March 13-23
Berkeley: March 14-22
San Jose: March 21-23

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Ladies of the Night- Michella, Oranju, Bo
Ladies of the Night- Michella, Oranju, Bo
Photo By: dbraller
Scrabbel
Scrabbel
Photo By: nonogirl
Dragon Boys Screening
Dragon Boys Screening
Photo By: potentgum
Castro Theater
Castro Theater
Photo By: Steve Rhodes
SFIAAFF on the MUNI bus
SFIAAFF on the MUNI bus
Photo By: Steve Rhodes
Volunteers
Volunteers
Photo By: m0chmonkey
Castro Theater
Castro Theater
Photo By: Steve Rhodes
Directions in Sound
Directions in Sound
Photo By: jazbek
Castro Theater Opening Night
Castro Theater Opening Night
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Taro, Mina, and Chi-hui
Taro, Mina, and Chi-hui
Photo By: amyychan
Film Festival crowd
Film Festival crowd
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Amy with Group
Amy with Group
Photo By: chanarchy
Opening night!
Opening night!
Photo By: jazbek
Karaoke with Taro and Theresa
Karaoke with Taro and Theresa
Photo By: geekstinkbreath
Men of the Night
Men of the Night
Photo By: chanarchy
Kiiiiiii !
Kiiiiiii !
Photo By: The Red Joke
Yul Kwon
Yul Kwon
Photo By: m0chmonkey
Closing Night Party
Closing Night Party
Photo By: Steve Rhodes
Men of Opening Night
Men of Opening Night
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Mr. Jimmy Mirikitani
Mr. Jimmy Mirikitani
Photo By: jazbek
Audience members
Audience members
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Box Office
Box Office
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Party Time
Party Time
Photo By: nonogirl
Pickpocket's Adoring Fan
Pickpocket's Adoring Fan
Photo By: dbraller
DJ Zita
DJ Zita
Photo By: dbraller
SFIAAFF Staff Partying
SFIAAFF Staff Partying
Photo By: geekstinkbreath
Eric Byler accepting an award
Eric Byler accepting an award
Photo By: jazbek
Volunteers, Sam and Bao
Volunteers, Sam and Bao
Photo By: m0chamonkey
Frank and the shorts filmmakers
Frank and the shorts filmmakers
Photo By: chanarchy

Films and Events By Title - Detail View




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24 Frames per Day
USA | India | 2007 | 7mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Sonali Gulati
plays in Memory Arcade
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
WED 3/19 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

27,000 Days
USA | 2007 | 10mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Naveen Singh
plays in 3rd i South Asian International Shorts 2008
SUN 3/16 3:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 6:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

3rd i South Asian International Shorts 2008
98mins  | Shorts Programs

A rich and textured compilation of South Asian short films from India, New Zealand and the United States. In Person: Anjali Sundaram More...
SUN 3/16 3:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 6:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

7,500 Miles to Redemption
58mins  | Shorts Programs

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Actually, Love
97mins  | Shorts Programs

The development of romance and love can be infinitely exciting. At the same time, the path is delicate and sometimes can end disappointingly. Even so, we hope the outcome can bring us everything we need. What unfolds in these elegant, quirky tales capture many of love’s twirls. In Person: Frank Yeean Chan, Wesley Chan, G. Allen Johnson, Juli Kang, Nelson Kim, Joyce Wong More...
SAT 3/15 7:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/23 4:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

Angels Die in the Soil
Iran | Iraq | 2007 | 30mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Babak Amini
plays in Borderlines
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre

ANTI SEX
2006 | 30mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Ryotaro Muramatsu
plays in Asians in the Claws of Neon Lights
FRI 3/14 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Asians in the Claws of Neon Lights
94mins  | Shorts Programs

These films run the more satirical, unbridled line of this year’s short film programming, with guilty pleasures galore. From the neon lights of a love hotel to a grotesque meal for unwitting cannibals, there’s something yummy for everyone. In Person: Rey Corpuz, Wes Kim
 More...
FRI 3/14 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
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Banana Bruises
Canada | 2006 | 12mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Joyce Wong
plays in Actually, Love
SAT 3/15 7:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/23 4:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

Baraccuda—Miho Hatori
Japan | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Masaru Ishiura
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Bare
India | 2006 | 11mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Santana Issar
plays in 3rd i South Asian International Shorts 2008
SUN 3/16 3:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 6:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

The Bastard
USA | 2005 | 3mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Dave Quion
plays in Asians in the Claws of Neon Lights
FRI 3/14 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

The Beat of a Different Drum
USA | 2007 | 5mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Rey Corpuz
plays in Asians in the Claws of Neon Lights
FRI 3/14 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Bird Flu—M.I.A.
USA | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: M.I.A.,
Kalyan Kumar
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Blood Debts
USA | 2007 | 14mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Roland Nguyen
plays in Morality Checks
FRI 3/14 4:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 2:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3

Blue Scholars—Joe Metro
USA | 2007 | 5mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Marty Martin,
Zia Mohajerjasbi
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Borderlines
92mins  | Shorts Programs

In this collection of four of the finest short films to emerge from Asia, individuals from border areas or living through times of profound change come to unexpected realizations about the worlds around them. Set in Kurdish Iraq, a Korea divided, sepiahued Malaysia and a changing India, each work is a masterfully crafted exploration of the kinds of humanity and resilience that transcend distance and time. More...
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Landmark Clay Theatre

Bunka—Cube Juice
Japan | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Masaru Ishiura
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

By Hand
96mins  | Shorts Programs

In these films, fathers, sons and apprentices are bound together by legacies of craft. From a stopmotion taxi to a pushcart cinema, from a one-of-a-kind tailor shop to a halal slaughterhouse, this outstanding selection of shorts traces the ways that history, culture and tradition are passed on by hand. More...
SUN 3/16 12:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
MON 3/17 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
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Canada
USA | 2007 | 16mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Anjali Sundaram
plays in 3rd i South Asian International Shorts 2008
SUN 3/16 3:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 6:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

Can’t Believe A Single Word—VHS or BETA
USA | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Greg Foley
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

The Chestnut Tree
USA | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Lee Hyun-min
plays in Memory Arcade
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
WED 3/19 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Chinatown Hustler—Notorious MSG
USA | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Kenneth Lin
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Clean Linen
New Zealand | 2007 | 14mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Zia Mandviwalla
plays in 3rd i South Asian International Shorts 2008
SUN 3/16 3:15pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SAT 3/22 6:45pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

Cookies for Sale
USA | 2007 | 4mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Wes Kim
plays in Asians in the Claws of Neon Lights
FRI 3/14 9:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/16 9:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Cross Fader
USA | 2006 | 5mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Chihiro Wimbush
plays in Memory Arcade
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
WED 3/19 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
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Damn the Past!
USA | 2007 | 29mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Juli Kang
plays in Actually, Love
SAT 3/15 7:00pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
SUN 3/23 4:15pm $11.00
Camera Cinemas 12

Dan Carter
Canada | 2006 | 15mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Alison Kobayashi
plays in Memory Arcade
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
WED 3/19 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4

Dream of Me
USA | 2007 | 10mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: A. Moon
plays in Memory Arcade
SAT 3/15 Noon $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 3
WED 3/19 6:45pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
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Embarcadero Blues—Goh Nakamura
USA | 2007 | 3mins  | Shorts Programs
Directed By: Dino Ignacio
plays in Music Video Asia 2008
WED 3/19 9:30pm $11.00
Sundance Kabuki 4
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