Films
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Shoes I Walk In
Jimmy Zhang / Special Presentations
Two youth from the Southeast parts of San Francisco’s —a fourth grader grows up in an unstable household and a senior in high school thrives from the legacy of her grandma, a long time resident of Bayview Hunter’s Point. Through their grandmother’s legacies’ and ultimately distant blessings, two San Francisco youth walk confidently in their soles.
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Singing in Graveyards
Bradley Liew / Cinema Asia / Malaysia, Philippines / 2016 / Narrative / 141 mins
Having one foot in the grave doesn’t stop musician Pepe from following in the footsteps of his idol, Pinoy rock legend Joey Smith. Out of touch and seemingly out of mind, Pepe faces shaky relationships and various obstacles to his livelihood.Singing in Graveyards
Alamo Drafthouse
March 14, 2017 8:50 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets
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Sit
Yoko Okumura / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Documentary, Short / 12 mins
At the age of 22, Shohaku found his purpose in life when he committed himself to the practice of Buddhism and was ordained as a monk. A generation later, his 22-year-old son Masaki struggles to find a purpose to devote his life to.
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Song On Canvas
Keo Woolford / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
Keo Woolford director of THE HAUMANA Best First Feature at the 2013 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival illustrates a heartfelt tale of a painter finding his way. At the core the tale captures a relationship between a mother and her son which Woolford delicately directs in this reminiscent short.
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The Sounds of Coin Hitting Brass
Andrew Stephen Lee / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 14 mins
A young boy comes to comes to understand that his enigmatic father is a gambling drifter who loiters in laundromats listening to coin change machines that sound like casino slots.
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A Space on Sixth and Mission
R.J. Lozada
The Bayanihan Community Center has been a hub of vitality for the Filipino American community. This unassuming space on Sixth and Mission holds space for a myriad of community groups and organizations that gather under the spirits of community, history, and growth. This short documentary is equal parts observational and experimentation and a very small peek into a window of home for so many.
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Speak Chinglish
Lila Yomtoob / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Short / 3 mins
Expectations and realities don’t quite match up during Jenna Lee’s awkward and hilarious acting audition.
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Sunday Dinner
Casey Beck / Special Presentations, Shorts / USA / 2016
Kwok Wai Chan (Willie) has cultivated a ritual out of making Sunday dinner, from early morning tea to shopping in Chinatown to the intricacies and timing of elaborately cooking the food from his childhood, sustaining a weekly tradition that now spans the generations.Precedes: Eat Chinatown
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Tag
Patrick Green & Steve Tirona / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Short / 6 mins
In a sketchy area of Boyle Heights, a young graffiti artist navigates the streets of Los Angeles to make her mark with her latest, spray paint creation. However, it’s all done at the risk of getting jumped, as she then must escape a bunch of guys who are after her.Plays In:
FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – SHORTS
Roxie Theater
March 11, 2017 5:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets
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The Tenor
Kim Sang-man / Cinema Asia / Japan, Serbia, South Korea / 2014 / Narrative / 121 mins
“Sing with sincerity and heart” is the motto Bae Jae-chul follows in this biopic that chronicles his challenging life in the opera. THE TENOR depicts the world-famous South Korean singer’s inspirational path back to the stage after losing his voice to thyroid cancer.The Tenor
New People Cinema
March 18, 2017 4:15 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets
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