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CAAMFest 2016

Films

  1. In Search of America Inshallah

    Danish Renzu / SHORTS / United States / 2014 / Short / 25 mins
    Travelling from Pakistan to L.A., Shaheen hopes to find her husband who left for America and better opportunity many years ago. Lost in an unknown land, her path intersects with the stories of three other people earnestly attempting to be themselves and to be happy.
    Plays In:
    AM I AMERICAN, I AM AMERICAN

    Roxie Theatre
    March 12, 2016 5:00 pm At Rush

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    In The Room

    Eric Khoo / CINEMASIA / Hong Kong, Singapore / 2015 / Narrative / 90 mins
    Room 27, in a dilapidated Singaporean hotel, is a time capsule for six sensual and melancholy vignettes in Eric Khoo's IN THE ROOM - Singapore's first erotic film. There, several decades of illicit trysts and fantasies are realized, and love and its companion loss swing suspended over each heartbreaking encounter.
    In The Room

    Roxie Theatre
    March 12, 2016 7:30 pm Not Available

    In The Room

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2016 9:50 pm Not Available

  3. It Runs in the Family

    Joella Cabalu / SHORTS / Canada, Philippines, United States / 2015 / Short / 45 mins
    Premiering in the Bay Area and directed by local Joella Cabalu, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY is an intimate portrait of acceptance within the modern queer family. Cabalu follows her LGBTQ family members’ lives as she learns from hearing about their experiences how to build more meaningful, respectful relationships.
    Plays In:
    THE OUT(ER) LIMITS

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2016 9:20 pm At Rush

    Plays In:
    THE OUT(ER) LIMITS

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 5:20 pm Not Available

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    Jasmine

    Dax Phelan / NARRATIVE / United States / 2015 / Feature, Narrative, Narrative Fiction / 80 mins
    Mixing tragedy, mystery and obsession, JASMINE is a psychological thriller following Leonard, a man distraught after his wife’s murder. His attempts to heal are dashed when he sees a stranger at her grave, whom he believes to be her killer. Bent on justice, Leonard takes matters into his own hands.
    Jasmine

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 14, 2016 6:20 pm At Rush

  5. Jinju

    Crystal Kim / SHORTS / United States / 2015 / Drama, Family, Short / 10 mins
    A mother deepens the connection with her daughter through dealing with her unrelenting sulking throughout the day. Pearl continues to give her mom grief until a precious heirloom is destroyed. Filled with moments of regret and forgiveness, JINJU illustrates that, sometimes, we forget our parents were once children too.
    Plays In:
    ROOTS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 13, 2016 4:30 pm Not Available

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    Kampai: For The Love of Sake

    Mirai Konishi / CAAMFEAST, CINEMASIA / Japan / 2015 / 95 mins
    Three sake connoisseurs — a British sake brewer, an American journalist and the president of a century-old Japanese sake brewery — seek to better understand the mechanics of the present-day sake industry. Filmmaker Mirai Konishi follows them as they also discover the underlying richness and complexity surrounding the Japanese cultural staple.
    Kampai: For The Love of Sake

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 11, 2016 6:40 pm Not Available

    Kampai: For The Love of Sake

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2016 7:30 pm At Rush

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    Kid Kulafu

    Paul Soriano / CINEMASIA / Philippines / 2015 / Narrative / 109 mins
    Before the championships and global success, Manny Pacquiao fought an entirely different battle. Overcoming poverty, abandonment and bullying, KID KULAFU discovers the power of his fists, and the strength of his heart, through the “sweet science.” Paul Soriano’s intensely filmed tale of triumph is a testament to the human spirit.
    Kid Kulafu

    Roxie Theatre
    March 11, 2016 5:00 pm Not Available

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    The Kids

    Sunny Yu / CINEMASIA / Taiwan / 2015 / International Narratives / 90 mins
    Bao-Li wants to do what's best for his wife, Jia-Jia, and their infant daughter. The difference between what he wants and what he has may prove too difficult for him to overcome. From director Yu Wei-shan, THE KIDS is a story of how love and sacrifice are often intertwined.
    The Kids

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2016 4:00 pm Not Available

    The Kids

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2016 7:10 pm Not Available

  9. Kimi Kabuki

    Yoko Okumura / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 19 mins
    When a desperate housewife prepares to confront her husband at an adult entertainment expo, she finds unexpected comradeship in her surroundings. With Jo Mei of A PICTURE OF YOU (CAAMFest, 2014).
    Plays In:
    THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 11, 2016 10:00 pm Not Available

  10. Lovebites

    Andrew Chung / SHORTS / Canada / 2015 / Short / 12 mins
    Carolyn and Maddy are two against the world, literally. Escaping through a zombie-infested wilderness, their relationship frays.
    Plays In:
    RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED

    Roxie Theatre
    March 13, 2016 9:40 pm Not Available