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CAAMFest 2014

FILM

  1. A Picture of You

    NARRATIVE / USA / 2013 / Narrative / 83 mins
    Writer-director J.P. Chan’s feature film debut, A PICTURE OF YOU, delicately balances family drama, humor and nostalgia. Following the lives of two estranged siblings who revisit their late mother’s lake house, A PICTURE OF YOU reminds us all of the value of filial piety in life and death.
    A Picture of You

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 15, 2014 4:30 pm

    A Picture of You

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 19, 2014 6:40 pm

  2. PROVACAUTEURS (SHORTS)

    84 mins
    From thrilling horror narratives to confrontations with death and decay, Provocateurs Shorts is a collection of this year’s darkest and most enthralling selections. Perfect for thrill-seekers and fun-loving audiences, this program is a joyride that will tickle and delight you.
    PROVACAUTEURS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 4:45 pm

    PROVACAUTEURS (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 21, 2014 7:00 pm

  3. The Road To Fame

    DOCUMENTARY / China / 2013 / 80 mins
    Students in China’s most prestigious drama school earnestly seek stardom in a staging of the 1980s American musical “Fame.” An incisive look at the students’ competition for spots in the production as well as the realities of life in a transforming Chinese society, from the director of BEIJING OR BUST.
    The Road To Fame

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2014 4:30 pm

    The Road To Fame

    New People Cinema
    March 21, 2014 9:00 pm

  4. Siddharth

    India / 2013 / 96 mins
    Poor street merchant Mahendra sends his young son, Siddharth, off to work to help support the family. When the boy fails to return home for the holiday, Mahendra finds himself on a desperate and seemingly futile search for his son. SIDDHARTH is a powerful story of loss and hope.
    Siddharth

    Castro Theater
    March 16, 2014 2:30 pm

  5. Stateless

    Duc Nguyen / DOCUMENTARY / Philippines, USA / 2013 / Documentary, Television / 55 mins
    Vietnamese refugees who have been living in a condition of statelessness in the Philippines for 16 years await a rare opportunity for resettlement in the United States. They speak of their anticipation, hopes and fears. A moving documentary about the long wait for home.
    Stateless

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 5:30 pm

    Stateless

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 19, 2014 6:30 pm

  6. Stories From Tohoku

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / 55 mins
    Two years after the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, survivors are still struggling to rebuild. The Japanese American community has continued to raise money and organize aid trips to the region. STORIES explores both the endurance and frustration of the survivors and the hope inspired by the visitors.
    Stories From Tohoku

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2014 2:30 pm

    Stories From Tohoku

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 19, 2014 8:30 pm

  7. Sun Behind the the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom (RITU/TENZING)

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / India, UK / 2009 / 79 mins
    Sun Behind the the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom (RITU/TENZING)

    PFA
    March 16, 2014 6:10 pm

  8. The Way We Dance

    Hong Kong / 2013 / 110 mins
    A daydreaming tofu-shop worker becomes a rising star as a member of her college’s hip-hop dance team. Her stardom quickly begins to fall, however, when her fellow team members, a rival dance team and romance get in the way.
    The Way We Dance

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 9:20 pm

    The Way We Dance

    PFA
    March 16, 2014 8:20 pm

  9. White Powder (OUTV)

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / Hong Kong / 1947 / 94 mins
    In the melodramatic WHITE POWDER AND NEON LIGHTS, young actors start a Cantonese opera and hire the famous Miss Ha. Complications arise as she is courted by a wealthy, unscrupulous businessman. Featuring numerous sequences of Cantonese opera, once a staple of the Chinatown cultural life, WHITE POWDER is a Chinese American take on the age-old theatrical chestnut of “putting on a show.”
    White Powder (OUTV)

    The Great Star
    March 18, 2014 9:00 pm

  10. WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    83 mins
    A call to action: From revolutionary Filipinas to undocumented youth, Chinese lesbians and Japanese internment camp survivors, these films shed light on the need for Global Social Justice.
    WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 9:10 pm

    WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 17, 2014 8:40 pm