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CAAMFest 2016

Films

  1. Machine with Wishbone

    Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / Canada / 2008 / Experimental, Narrative
    Machine with Wishbone is an entirely live action movie shot without special effects, featuring the work of internationally celebrated artist Arthur Ganson.
    Plays In:
    In Conversation with Randall Okita

    Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
    March 12, 2016 12:30 pm Not Available

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    Mad Tiger

    Jonathan Yi / DIRECTIONS IN SOUND / USA / 2015 / Documentary / 82 mins
    Making its West Coast premiere, MAD TIGER chronicles the relationship between two bandmates, Peelander-Yellow and Peelander-Red, of the Japanese performance-art band Peelander-Z. When Red quits, their friendship is tested and both are catapulted into finding greater meaning in their lives through their art and relationship with each other.
    Mad Tiger

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 11, 2016 9:40 pm Not Available

    Mad Tiger

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2016 5:00 pm Not Available

  3. Mansions on The Moon feat. Zee Avi: Heart of the Moment

    Choz Belen / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Animation, Experimental, New Media / Web, Short / 5 mins
    Southern California-based musicians Mansions on the Moon’s Bay Area premiere of their Steven Nguyen and Choz Belen-directed music video wisps two women away to a neon universe full of adventure and danger. They explore the depths, run from otherworldly monsters and, finally, discover one another with transcending results.
    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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    Mele Murals

    Tadashi Nakamura / SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2015 / Documentary / 60 mins
    Beyond the serene coastlines that have made the Hawaiian Islands famous lies a deeper community connection amongst locals. Artists Estria Miyashiro and John Hina travel to the rural town of Waimea, HI, where they attempt to connect ancient Hawaiian traditions and graffiti with the youth of tomorrow.

    Preceded by: CAAMFest @ OMCA

    Mele Murals

    Oakland Museum of California
    March 18, 2016 7:00 pm At Rush

    Mele Murals

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2016 12:10 pm Not Available

    Preceded By:
    CAAMFest @ OMCA

    Oakland Museum of California
    March 18, 2016 5:00 pm

  5. Memories To Light: Chinese American Home Movies

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2015
    For the fourth CAAMFest iteration of our innovative home movie initiative, we are thrilled to present a compilation of Chinese American home movies from the 1930s through the 1970s, with live musical accompaniment by acclaimed jazz musician Francis Wong.
    Memories To Light: Chinese American Home Movies

    Chinese Historical Society of America
    March 16, 2016 7:00 pm At Rush

  6. Molten Tea

    Laura Hyunjhee Kim / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Gay/Lesbian, Short / 4 mins
    Local multimedia artist Laura Kim unapologetically dives into a rainbow of lo-fi Internet visual and pop music trends in MOLTEN TEA. With music produced by San Francisco musician Chris Corrente, Kim’s use of filters and effects makes for a kaleidoscope of imagery as we ride along on an uncharted romance.
    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

  7. Mush

    Yoonhee Ye / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 17 mins
    Andy is a cleaner. The guy who comes in after the police have left a crime scene. The one who cleans up the detritus of a life gone awry. He lives his life solo, until Lina comes along.
    Plays In:
    RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED

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

  8. Muslim Youth Voices

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2016
    Muslim youth in Philadelphia and Minneapolis create short film magic. In the second year of this signature CAAM program, they explore the universal truths of growing up. Acclaimed filmmaker Musa Syeed returns to help young people craft their unique stories that disintegrate the borders built on stereotypes.
    Muslim Youth Voices

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2016 3:00 pm Free

  9. The Name of the Whale

    Fumito Fujikawa / CINEMASIA / Japan / 2015 / 91 mins
    Junior high student Yuta is assigned the task of excavating fossils as a summer school project. The contentment this assignment brings him is abruptly shattered when pieces of his everyday life begin to fall apart, and Yuta must soon find the balance between his old and new worlds.
    The Name of the Whale

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 17, 2016 6:20 pm Not Available

    The Name of the Whale

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2016 5:00 pm Not Available

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    Ninth Floor

    Mina Shum / DOCUMENTARY / Canada / 2016 / Documentary / 81 mins
    The Sir George Williams riot of 1969 was one of the most pivotal moments in Canada's history. In her debut feature-length documentary, Mina Shum gives a long-anticipated look at this climactic event in race relations. Filled with first-person recollections, NINTH FLOOR explores when one school protest sparked a monumental movement.

    Preceded by: Racial Facial

    Ninth Floor

    Roxie Theatre
    March 12, 2016 2:40 pm Not Available