CAAMFest in Chinatown
Best Spots in Chinatown & North Beach During CAAMFest 2015!
March 13, 2015
9-Man
9-MAN is the story about a gritty Chinese-only street-ball game born in the alleys and parking lots of local 1930s Chinatowns. Director Ursula Liang follows 9-MAN’s rising stars and chronicles the rich history and evolution of the sport as rival teams battle to cement their place in history.
One-Armed Swordsman
ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN, from the renowned Shaw Brothers Studio and acclaimed director Chang Cheh, was the first film in Hong Kong history to gross HK$1 million. SWORDSMAN is the classic kung fu story of honor and sacrifice featuring Jimmy Wang, whose rise to stardom was mostly due to this film’s success.
9:15 pm
March 14, 2015
Forbidden City, U.S.A.
Swing back in time to Chinatown in the 1930s in a premiere of the new digitally remastered version of FORBIDDEN CITY, U.S.A. CAAM celebrates Arthur Dong’s documentary with live perfor- mances and a reading of excerpts from the book by Dong himself — Forbidden City, USA: Chinese American Night Clubs, 1936-1970.
4:00 pm
Chinese Couplets
Felicia Lowe presents perhaps her most personal film with CHINESE COUPLETS, making its world premiere at CAAMFest 2015. With this film about generations of women, Lowe looks at her own mother, whom she calls “the
hardest story for me to crack.” Join us for Q&A with Lowe following the film.
March 17, 2015
One-Armed Swordsman
ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN, from the renowned Shaw Brothers Studio and acclaimed director Chang Cheh, was the first film in Hong Kong history to gross HK$1 million. SWORDSMAN is the classic kung fu story of honor and sacrifice featuring Jimmy Wang, whose rise to stardom was mostly due to this film’s success.
A Moment in Time
With intimate multi-generational interviews and rare film clips, A MOMENT IN TIME by Oscar-winning director Ruby Yang explores the critical role of Chinatown movie theaters in San Francisco.
4:00 pm
My Voice, My Life
High school is often a period of awkward growth in most teens’ lives. MY VOICE, MY LIFE follows the production of a musical, “The Awakening,” by students from “lower-tier” high schools in Hong Kong, that seems to mirror a plotline straight from GLEE.
FOLLOW US