All Films & Events
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Cold Spring
Shiyan Feng / Shorts / China / 2014 / Family / 25 mins
After leaving his family 20 years in the past, a father suddenly finds his daughter about to be married and struggles with his emotions after realizing she wasn’t going to invite him. While attempting to quickly reconnect with her, he must learn how to take care of his 12-year-old son.
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Comfort Girls
Eugene Lee Yang / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Culture, Drama, Horror, Music Video, Narrative, Short, Social Issue, Women / 5 mins
Part music video, part diatribe, COMFORT GIRLS is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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Curtains
Jenyu Wang / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Short / 3 mins
From this Chicago-based artist comes an opening provocation for attention and tension, where the ripples of an anticipatory stage curtain are the main attraction.
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D.Asian
Sarah Smith / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 9 mins
In 4th grade, everyone wants to fit in somewhere. For an endearing boy named Daniel fitting in means defying expectations, by having the best Hello Kitty collection, getting attention from the class’ cutest boy, and proving that he really is Asian.
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Dandekar Makes a Sandwich
Leena Pendharkar / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 8 mins
Anyone who has worked customer service knows, it is always the pickiest and persistent customers that are the worst to help. As Dandekar shops for sandwich ingredients in a grocery store, the resulting product is quite worth the effort.
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Dead Meadows
Jaime Lastimosa / Shorts / Philippines / 2013 / Bay Area Connection, Music Video / 3 mins
When the world finally ends, this is the music video you will want playing out the human race.
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Deconstructing My Depression
Sally Tran / Shorts / USA / 2013 / Bay Area Connection, Family, Gay/Lesbian / 9 mins
Mental illness is often an ignored issue in communities of color — passed off as an issue experienced only by the rich and the privileged. In this personal narrative, filmmaker Sally Tran breaks down her struggles with depression — as a first-generation Vietnamese American and as a member of the queer community.
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Directions in Sound
Directions in Sound / Concert / 180 mins
Directions In Sound music showcase blasts into the stratosphere with artists making noise in the hip-hop and future bass scene. Get ready for New York based emcee Awkwafina with her satirical rhymes and Suboi, “Vietnam’s Queen of Hip Hop.” Joining them are Kronika, 2x World Champion DJ Vinroc and DJ Bluz. Hosted by CHOPS of the Mountain Brothers!Directions in Sound
Mercer
March 13, 2015 9:30 pm Rush Only
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Distance Between
R.J. Lozada / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Documentary, Short / 9 mins
Filmmaker R.J. Lozada has offered to be a sperm donor for a lesbian couple wanting to conceive. Knowing that he might not play an active part of the child’s life, this documentary serves as a sort of love letter to the child, in an attempt to establish a paternal bond.
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Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll
John Pirozzi / Directions in Sound / Cambodia, France, USA / 2014 / 105 mins
April 17 marks the 40th anniversary of Cambodia’s fall to the Khmer Rouge. This brilliant film reveals the beauty and vibrancy of Cambodian music pre-1975, showcasing talented artists who perished in the genocide. Their music lives on, and their country is once again filled with song: mournful, resilient, hopeful.Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll
Pacific Film Archive
March 18, 2015 7:00 pm Rush OnlyDon’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 19, 2015 6:30 pm Rush Only
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