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CAAMFest 2015

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  1. CAAMFeast Awards: Stories, Food and You

    CAAMFeast
    One Kearny Club presents the second annual CAAMFeast Awards: Stories, Food & You, an intimate cocktail gathering and culinary awards ceremony benefitting the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), March 7, 2015. CAAM is pleased to honor the Masumoto Family (Masumoto Family Farms), Danielle Chang (LUCKYRICE), and Tim Luym (Attic Restaurant) for their contributions to new Asian cuisine.
    CAAMFeast Awards: Stories, Food and You

    One Kearny Club
    March 7, 2015 6:00 pm Not Available

  2. CAAMFest @ OMCA

    Join us for a festive evening celebrating California food and culture, and storytelling at its finest. Enjoy half-off museum admission, live music, gourmet Off the Grid Food trucks and explore OMCA’s current exhibit, Fertile Ground. End the evening with the world premiere of CAAM-produced documentary CHANGING SEASON: ON THE MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM. Meet Mas, Marcy, Nikiko and Korio Masumoto, celebrated food authors and fourth generation Japanese American organic peach farmers known for their sought-after heirloom Sun Crest peaches and commitment to sustainable farming.
    CAAMFest @ OMCA

    Oakland Museum of California
    March 20, 2015 5:00 pm Not Available

  3. Cambodia 2099

    Davy Chou / Shorts / Cambodia / 2014 / Short / 20 mins
    Phnom Penh of the present is about to make way for the city of the future. Friends Sotha and Kavich are making preparations of their own, and both are set to go on a very long journey. From the director of GOLDEN SLUMBERS, CAMBODIA 2099 captures young lives in a country in flux.
    Plays In:
    TALES OF TOMORROW (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 13, 2015 9:40 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    TALES OF TOMORROW (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 2:40 pm Not Available

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    Boo Ji-young / CinemAsia / South Korea / 2014 / Drama, Family, Women / 110 mins
    When corporate honchos at a retail superstore lay off their temporary employees without cause, an unassuming cashier discovers her will to fight, joining forces with co-workers to protest their wrongful dismissals. Inspired by a real-life incident, CART raises a defiant fist in support of female solidarity and worker justice.
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    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 6:20 pm Not Available

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    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 2:20 pm Not Available

  5. Centerpiece Reception

    Celebrate opening weekend in style at the historic Castro Theatre mezzanine. Grab a handcrafted Remy Martin cocktail and clink glasses with the nearest stranger — after all, you never know who you might rub elbows with. Director Shonali Bose and Spotlight Honoree Arthur Dong in attendance.

    Preceded by: The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor

    Precedes: Margarita, With a Straw

    Centerpiece Reception

    Castro Theatre
    March 15, 2015 6:00 pm Not Available

    Preceded By:
    The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor

    Castro Theatre
    March 15, 2015 4:10 pm Not Available

    Precedes:
    Margarita, With a Straw

    Castro Theatre
    March 15, 2015 7:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  6. Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    Jim Choi / Special Presentations, Documentary / USA / 2014 / 60 mins
    “How many harvests do you have in you?” is the perennial echo heard across the Masumoto Family peach farm. CHANGING SEASON chronicles a transitional year for David “Mas” Masumoto and his daughter, Nikiko, as they lovingly act out the rituals of transitioning the farm into Nikiko's hands.
    Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    Oakland Museum of California
    March 20, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only

    Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only

  7. China: Land of My Father

    Felicia Lowe / Shorts / USA / 1979
    Lowe meets her paternal grandmother for the first time, learns about the country her father left behind and looks at the impact of families separated by war and emigration.

    Precedes: Chinese Couplets

    Precedes:
    Chinese Couplets

    The Great Star
    March 14, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    Precedes:
    Chinese Couplets

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only

  8. Chinese Couplets

    Felicia Lowe / Special Presentations / USA / 2015 / Bay Area Connection / 53 mins
    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.

    Preceded by: China: Land of My Father

    Chinese Couplets

    The Great Star
    March 14, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    Chinese Couplets

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only

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    Dean Yamada / Narrative / Japan / 2014 / 100 mins
    As a schoolteacher, Jumpei is surrounded by kids and adults who haven’t quite grown up. When Jumpei finds out he’s infertile, he’s given an opportunity to deepen his relationships with the big and little kids that already surround him every day.
    Cicada

    New People Cinema
    March 13, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    Cicada

    Pacific Film Archive
    March 14, 2015 8:15 pm Not Available

    Cicada

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 6:30 pm Not Available

  10. Closing Night Party

    After LUCKY CHOW, join CAAM and series host, Danielle Chang, for drinks and small bites as we reflect on the past 11 days of film, music and food. Check caamedia.org for more details.

    Preceded by: Lucky Chow

    Closing Night Party

    March 22, 2015 9:00 pm

    Preceded By:
    Lucky Chow

    New Parkway Theater
    March 22, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only