Films
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Miss India America
Ravi Kapoor / Narrative / USA / 2014 / Narrative / 98 mins
Lily Prasad is a valedictorian who wants to win at all costs — but she’s lost her boyfriend to the reigning Miss India National. She schemes to win him back by winning the beauty pageant herself. This female Frank Underwood rediscovers the importance of family and friends in a hilarious comedy.Miss India America
New People Cinema
March 14, 2015 9:20 pm Not AvailableMiss India America
New People Cinema
March 18, 2015 6:45 pm Not AvailableMiss India America
New Parkway Theater
March 22, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only
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A Moment in Time
Ruby Yang / Special Presentations / USA / 2009 / Bay Area Connection / 57 mins
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.A Moment in Time
The Great Star
March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Not Available
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Moving to the Cloud
Laura Hyunjhee Kim / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Short / 2 mins
Digitalism might not be so friction-and-effort free, as demonstrated in this playful, hyper-colored, bubble-bursting intervention from San Francisco-based video artist Kim.
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Muslim Youth Voices
Special Presentations / USA / 2015 / 90 mins
This selection of shorts from Muslim Youth Voices Project’s inaugural year offers refreshing insight into the lives and stories of a diverse American community. From personal reflections to heroic interventions, struggles of faith to strength in activism, each film is original and leaves a lasting impression.Muslim Youth Voices
New Parkway Theater
March 21, 2015 12:45 pm FREE
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My Beautiful Resistance
Penny Baldado / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Bay Area Connection, Documentary / 8 mins
Penny Baldado, owner of Oakland, CA’s Café Gabriela, originally moved to the United States to live as an out lesbian, because she felt that she couldn’t do that in her native Philippines. Her status as an undocumented immigrant becomes an obstacle as she attempts to establish her American life.
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My Fair Wedding
Jang Hee-sun / CinemAsia / South Korea / 2014 / 94 mins
In an intimate and candid documentary, filmmakers Gwang-Soo and Dave plan their landmark wedding, the first same-sex marriage performed in South Korea. However, gay marriage opponents make their displeasure heard before and during the grooms’ special day. A light-hearted love story with strong undertones about marriage equality.My Fair Wedding
Castro Theatre
March 15, 2015 9:40 pm Not Available
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My Father, Francis
Casey Mecija / Shorts / Canada / 2013 / Documentary, Short / 12 mins
Artist and filmmaker Casey Mecija reveals her love for her father’s practice in transforming recycled materials into beautifully, sculptured objects. This story is deeply rooted in the hard work it took for her father to provide for their family in dynamic and functional ways.
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My Hot Mom Gandhi
Reena Karia / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 5 mins
Driving around San Francisco, an Indian American couple try to plan a funny, relevant and provocative party costume. Funny, relevant, and provocative in and of itself, the film brings up the question, “Are drones funnier than white face?”
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My Voice, My Life
Ruby Yang / CinemAsia / Hong Kong / 2014 / Bay Area Connection / 91 mins
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.My Voice, My Life
The Great Star
March 17, 2015 7:00 pm Not AvailableMy Voice, My Life
New Parkway Theater
March 21, 2015 1:20 pm Not Available
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N. King
Kali Kasashima / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 10 mins
Kalany is a young guy, trying to get ahead in this world with a little help from his friend. But when their job goes violently awry, tensions force him to see a different point of view and choose what kind of person he wants to be.
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