Films
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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.
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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.Cart
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 14, 2015 6:20 pm Not AvailableCart
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 15, 2015 2:20 pm Not Available
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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 OnlyChanging Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm
New Parkway Theater
March 21, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only
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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
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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 AvailableChinese Couplets
New Parkway Theater
March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only
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Cicada
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 AvailableCicada
Pacific Film Archive
March 14, 2015 8:15 pm Not AvailableCicada
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 18, 2015 6:30 pm Not Available
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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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