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CAAMFest 2015

All Films & Events

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    Dot 2 Dot

    Amos Why / CinemAsia / Hong Kong / 2014 / 89 mins
    After relocating nearby to his childhood home in Hong Kong, Chung deliberately engages in what he calls “slow living.” When his cryptic dot graffiti is deciphered by a lovely Mandarin teacher, they risk arrest in a series of public declarations of love for their city and, ultimately, each other.
    Dot 2 Dot

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 16, 2015 7:20 pm Not Available

    Dot 2 Dot

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 9:00 pm Not Available

  2. Employed Identity

    Bao Nguyen / Shorts
    EMPLOYED IDENTITY explores the phenomenon of Vietnamese abroad returning to the country of their parents’ birth, to find both themselves and successful careers. This year's EMPLOYED IDENTITY features Ham Tran, director and writer of HOLLOW, a feature film filled with horror and vengeance.

    Precedes: Hollow

    Precedes:
    Hollow

    Pacific Film Archive
    March 13, 2015 8:50 pm Not Available

    Precedes:
    Hollow

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 9:15 pm Not Available

  3. FALLING (SHORTS)

    Shorts / 90 mins
    FALLING is heartbreak and hilarity, a kiss in the dark, a riot of sound and color. From the glance across a room to the end of the line, these tales touch on what it really means to trip and fall into love.

    In This Program: After Us, Comfort Girls, If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Already, Miss Guidance – EP 4: Persevering, Next Like, No No, Homo, The Seed of Need, Touch Of Essence, Tramp

    FALLING (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 9:40 pm Not Available

    FALLING (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 16, 2015 9:30 pm Not Available

    FALLING (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2015 9:20 pm Not Available

  4. FAMILY TIES (SHORTS)

    Shorts / 96 mins
    In a whirlwind of doubt, rejection, trust and love, these shorts express the struggle and joy that come out of reconnecting with family. With a few autobiographical stories like GIAP’S LAST DAY and narratives like MAMA TANG, histories emerge between generations of disconnect and silence.

    In This Program: Cold Spring, Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory, Jaya, Mama Tang, My Father, Francis, To Sit With Her

    FAMILY TIES (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 2:40 pm Rush Only

    FAMILY TIES (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 7:10 pm Not Available

  5. Festival Social Club

    Directions in Sound
    After a full day of films, meet us at the CAAMFest Social Club! Mix and mingle with filmmakers and festival goers, enjoy a signature cocktail from the bar and get your groove on to the city’s best DJs: King Most, Jon Reyes and Druskee! 21+ only
    Festival Social Club

    Slate Bar
    March 14, 2015 10:00 pm Not Available

  6. Finger Running

    Diana Li / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Bay Area Connection, Experimental, Short / 9 mins
    Two women run their fingers through eachother's hair in an experimental performance that mimics gestures of desire and intimacy.
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    OUT/HERE (SHORTS)

    Castro Theatre
    March 15, 2015 12:00 pm Not Available

  7. FLIPSIDE (SHORTS)

    Shorts / 93 mins
    Bold and eye-opening, this mosaic of films takes you to the “Flipside.” These films powerfully illustrate unconventional perspectives, illuminating life’s complexities for all its joy and grief. Created with surprising empathy, these directors assure you that many things, and people, are more than what they seem.

    In This Program: D.Asian, Dandekar Makes a Sandwich, Give It Up, Hypebeasts, My Hot Mom Gandhi, N. King, The Other Side, Woman In Fragments

    FLIPSIDE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 12:15 pm Not Available

    FLIPSIDE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 9:25 pm Not Available

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    Flowing Stories

    Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan / CinemAsia / France, Hong Kong / 2014 / Documentary / 97 mins
    Hong Kong Film Awards’ Best New Director Tsang asks us to consider what connects us to a piece of earth time and time again. This documentary weaves a revelatory tale of one family’s ties to place through the 400-year-old Ho-Chung Village Festival held every 10 years.
    Flowing Stories

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 13, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    Flowing Stories

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 19, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

  9. Forbidden City, U.S.A.

    Arthur Dong / Special Presentations / USA / 1989 / Bay Area Connection / 56 mins
    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.
    Forbidden City, U.S.A.

    The Great Star
    March 14, 2015 4:00 pm Rush Only

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    Fred Ho’s Last Year

    Steven De Castro / Directions in Sound / USA / Documentary, Feature / 58 mins
    Making its San Francisco debut just shy of the one-year anniversary of Fred Ho’s passing, the film is a tribute to the artist and his battle with cancer. LAST YEAR shows how the titular artist became even more driven to combat his disease and share his insights with the world.
    Fred Ho’s Last Year

    New People Cinema
    March 17, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    Fred Ho’s Last Year

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 2:45 pm Not Available