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CAAMFest 2016

Films

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    Thanatos, Drunk

    Tso-chi Chang / CINEMASIA / Taiwan / 2015 / Narrative / 107 mins
    Precariously swaying on the fringe of existence, Rat never fails to have a beer can and fruit knife in hand, escaping the trials of life and death. In a muddy yet intimate story, this tale develops as undesirables dance with the gods of the netherworld.
    Thanatos, Drunk

    Roxie Theatre
    March 12, 2016 9:50 pm Not Available

    Thanatos, Drunk

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 5:10 pm Not Available

  2. Tourists

    Shaun Seneviratne / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Drama, interracial, mature, Relationship Drama, Romance, Short, Transnational / 15 mins
    What will happen to a young couple's relationship when she leaves and he stays?
    Plays In:
    RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED

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

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    Two Lunes

    Hui-Eun Park / NARRATIVE / USA, South Korea / 2015 / Feature, Narrative Fiction / 85 mins
    Displacement and loneliness permeate the shared experiences of two immigrant women in TWO LUNES. Siyeon settles in Los Angeles by way of Korea for art school, and Lan is a Vietnamese ex- change student living and working in Seoul. Their lives unfold with quiet struggle, as past burdens and future hopes converge in the present.
    Two Lunes

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2016 6:10 pm Not Available

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    TYRUS

    Pamela Tom / GALA PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2015 / Documentary, Feature / 73 mins
    Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the emotionally inspiring film taking festivals by storm. Pamela Tom's award-winning TYRUS unveils the multi-layered journey of 105-year old pioneering icon Tyrus Wong, whose art has touched millions, most famously through Disney's BAMBI.

    Precedes: Opening Night Gala

    Tyrus

    Castro Theater
    March 10, 2016 7:00 pm Not Available

    Tyrus

    New Parkway Theater
    March 20, 2016 12:30 pm Not Available

    Precedes:
    Opening Night Gala

    Asian Art Museum
    March 10, 2016 9:30 pm Not Available

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    Umrika

    Prashant Nair / CINEMASIA / India / 2015 / Narrative / 102 mins
    “Umrika” is how a small village in India refers to “America.” One of their own decides to journey to “Umrika,” inspiring both hope and debate. When the village loses touch with its contested hero, his younger brother Rama and friend Lalu set out on their own to find him.
    Umrika

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2016 12:20 pm At Rush

    Umrika

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 3:00 pm Not Available

  6. Visiting Mum

    Cassandra Nguyen / SHORTS / Australia / 2014 / Short / 20 mins
    Lee takes on all the responsibility when he and his younger brother, Jesse, lose their mom. He becomes distant without having the time to properly grieve, but when Jesse comes with him to visit their mom, Lee learns more about love and loss through bonding with his brother.
    Plays In:
    ROOTS

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

  7. Wan Mei (Perfect)

    Yiyi Yin / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Short / 15 mins
    An unfaithful woman. A man who realizes he has been betrayed. A mannequin??? Things go from worse to worse in this short about love in all its forms.
    Plays In:
    THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

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

  8. We are Mangos

    Jeepneys / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Gay/Lesbian, Short / 4 mins
    Musicians, artists, rappers and cosmic sisters Jeepneys and Low Leaf dance and play in different dimensions in the music video for their collaboration, WE ARE MANGOS. Neon shapes, pulsing beats, psychedelic unitards and, of course, vibrant mangoes fill your eyes and ears with a sensory celebration.
    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

  9. The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer

    Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Animation, Experimental, Family, Short
    This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
    Plays In:
    In Conversation with Randall Okita

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

  10. White Fetish

    Sean Dacanay / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 4 mins
    "Say something in Midwestern!" This zany short turns the tables on white men with an Asian fetish.
    Plays In:
    RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED

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