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

In this intimate session, Wayne Wang will explore the diverse range of influences that have informed his aesthetics and will dive into the larger related questions which intrigue him. Accompanied by clips and joined onstage by New York Times/ex-Village Voice film critic Dennis Lim, Wang will take us on a personal, freewheeling voyage through the worlds of cinema and art. More...

For The Joy Luck Club’s fifteenth anniversary, we offer its admirers a chance to see it again on the big screen, and invite a new generation to participate in this Asian American classic from Wang and best-selling author Amy Tan. Ming-na and Tamlyn Tomita lead an all-star cast in this heartfelt story of mothers, daughters and the Chinese American experience. In Person: Wayne Wang, Ming Wen, Lauren Tom, Amy Tan, Janet Yang
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A nameless San Franciscan (Spencer Nakasako) attempts to hand a briefcase over to a triad boss and goes deep into the rabbit hole of Hong Kong circa 1989. An impressionistic portrait of a city in flux, Wang’s film is the work of a great Asian American artist going home. Free-wheeling and no-holds-barred, it was the first film to be rated X. In Person: Wayne Wang
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This kinetic and edgy companion film to Wang’s A Thousand Years of Good Prayers follows Sasha, a young, pregnant woman who arrives in the Bay Area for an abortion. As she wanders through San Francisco, she contemplates the value of love, friendship and her impending decision. In Person: Wayne Wang, Richard Wong, Ling Li, Pamelyn Chee, Brian Danforth More...