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CAAMFest 2014

All Films & Events

  1. A+

    SHORTS / Canada / 2012 / 6 mins
    In this collection of experimental and documentary works, cityscapes, rainy days, video diaries and cinema itself are the starting points for adventurous inquiries into the acts of image-making. By repositioning the frame and repurposing the archive, linkages between memory, politics and the image are proposed and unsettled.

  2. American Arab

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / 60 mins
    AMERICAN ARAB is a mosaic of personal stories, from hate crimes to hope, punk rock to arty docs, that drives you to think about American and world realities, and helps you see them more clearly. AMERICAN ARAB is an important document and beacon of hope for a community and people too often misunderstood, with disastrous consequences.
    American Arab

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 12:20 am

    American Arab

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 18, 2014 7:00 pm

  3. American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / Documentary, Social Issue, Women / 82 mins
    Spotlight filmmaker Grace Lee returns with her stunning new documentary that celebrates iconic activist, feminist, author and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs. At age 98, Boggs shares her experi- ences as an outspoken advocate in the African American movement and dedicating her life to a more just future for all.
    American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

    Castro Theater
    March 16, 2014 6:30 pm

  4. American Zombie

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2006 / 90 mins
    American Zombie

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 9:30 pm

  5. Awesome Asian Bad Guys

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 52 mins
    Awesome Asian Bad Guys

    March 21, 2014 9:30 pm

    Awesome Asian Bad Guys

    New People Cinema
    March 22, 2014 9:00 pm

  6. Bai Xie (Snow White)

    Ian Burris / SHORTS / China / 2013 / Documentary, Short / 9 mins
    From drag queens and music videos to glittery genderqueers, homegrown feminist heroes and Beat era artists, these Local Queer Shorts are exciting, vibrant and alive!

  7. The Banquet of the Concubine

    SHORTS / Canada / 2013 / 13 mins
    From the adorably delectable to the grim and gritty, this collection of Canadian animation is a vast array of imaginative films, some a far cry from your childhood Saturday morning cartoons. These creative media makers bring to life visual tales that are altogether whimsical, unique and surprisingly truthful.

  8. Beautiful 2013

    Hong Kong / 2013 / Narrative / 100 mins
    Beauty is in the eyes of multiple beholders in this auteur anthology. An oddball boss falls for a dockworker with a kung fu secret; a beleaguered family man has an existential crisis; a chosen son deciphers good from evil; and a nightclub performer handles a disregarded daughter gone rogue.
    Beautiful 2013

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 3:30 pm

    Beautiful 2013

    New Parkway
    March 22, 2014 12:30 pm

  9. Big Trees

    SHORTS / Canada / 2013 / 13 mins
    From the adorably delectable to the grim and gritty, this collection of Canadian animation is a vast array of imaginative films, some a far cry from your childhood Saturday morning cartoons. These creative media makers bring to life visual tales that are altogether whimsical, unique and surprisingly truthful.

  10. Black Market Couple (OUTV)

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / Hong Kong / 1947 / 80 mins
    BLACK MARKET COUPLE depicts a new generation of Chinese who are making a living for themselves in the United States, all while trying to adapt to local customs. Hilarity ensues when single Wong Man-Bun, in an attempt to trick his boss into granting him vacation time, pretends to be on a honeymoon with his friend’s wife.
    Black Market Couple (OUTV)

    The Great Star
    March 19, 2014 7:00 pm