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CAAMFest2017

Films

  1. Light

    Lenora Lee & Tatsu Aoki / Narrative / USA / 2017 / Experimental, Narrative / 57 mins
    Dance, memory, music, and poetry collide in a visual and aural landscape. Inspired by the life of Bessie M. Lee, LIGHT paints a powerful and intimate portrait of an early 20th century migrant who spent two years in servitude and was vital in grounding New York’s Chinatown community.

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    Light

    Gray Area
    March 11, 2017 7:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

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    The Lockpicker

    Randall Okita / Narrative / Canada / 2016 / Documentary / 94 mins
    Filmed in partnership with a Toronto high school, THE LOCKPICKER orbits around a teenage thief haunted by memories of loss and violence. Pulled along by the ever-present gravity of trauma, he reckons with his hunger for intimacy. Weaving harsh realism and ethereal scene, Randall Okita explores a furious, adolescent desire for escape.
    The Lockpicker

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2017 8:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  3. The Lookout

    Brian Redondo / Shorts / Greece, USA / 2016 / Short / 13 mins
    The Aegean Sea is the site of the dramatic escape of people fleeing war in Syria and elsewhere. A volunteer on the island of Lesbos collects detritus from boats full of refugees, explaining what they are escaping and where they are going to.
    Plays In:
    DIS/SPACE/MENT – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 7:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  4. Love Comes Later

    Sonejuhi Sinha / Shorts / India, USA / 2015 / Short / 10 mins
    An official selection of the 54th Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes Film Festival, LOVE COMES LATER follows the plight of a hotel maid who discovers she is undocumented.
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    DIS/SPACE/MENT – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 7:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  5. Lucky Chow

    Francisco Aliwalas / Special Presentations, CAAMFeast / USA / 2017 / 90 mins
    PBS series LUCKY CHOW returns with an all-new season exploring Asian culture and cuisine across America. Indulge in a feast of Bay Area highlights from a few episodes with host and LUCKY RICE founder Danielle Chang. Featuring renowned chefs, culinary stars and breakout food-crafters, LUCKY CHOW will satisfy your cravings.
    Lucky Chow

    Gray Area
    March 11, 2017 4:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  6. Memories To Light: Asian American Home Movies from the Central Valley

    Special Presentations / USA / 2017 / 60 mins
    For the fifth CAAMFest iteration of our innovative home movie initiative, we are thrilled to present a compilation of Asian American home movies from California’s Central Valley, with live musical accompaniment by acclaimed jazz musicians Mark Izu, Brenda Wong Aoki, Masaru Koga, George Yamasaki and Moy Eng.
    Memories To Light: Asian American Home Movies from the Central Valley

    New People Cinema
    March 18, 2017 2:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

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    Mixed Match

    Jeff Chiba Stearns / Docs / Canada / 2016 / Animation, Documentary / 96 mins
    Finding a bone marrow donor match is seemingly impossible for individuals with multiracial heritage. In the eye-opening documentary, MIXED MATCH, award-winning filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns follows individuals through their unique journeys as they explore the role that mixed ancestry plays in medical care.
    Mixed Match

    Gray Area
    March 12, 2017 4:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  8. The Moment

    Wong Kwok Fai / Cinema Asia / Hong Kong / 2016 / 89 mins
    Director Wong Kwok Fai’s first feature film tells the story of four damaged relationships. Set against a picturesque Hong Kong backdrop, the bonds explored in the film span across family, ex-lovers, friends and a couple. Amidst the hope of reconciliation, the protagonists face the challenges of deciding whether to let go, or hold on and make amends.
    The Moment

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2017 3:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  9. My Next Step

    Cheuk Cheung / Cinema Asia / China, Hong Kong / 2015 / Culture, Documentary / 66 mins
    Award-winning director Cheuk Cheung (MY WAY) explores the fading traditions and precarious future of traditional opera in contemporary China through an unflinching and intimate portrait of Yang Yang, the Kunqu Opera’s last young wusheng (martial hero).
    My Next Step

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 14, 2017 6:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  10. No Vacancy

    Abhi Singh / Special Presentations
    No Vacancy explores the struggles of San Francisco artists as they contend with exorbitant rent prices, developers looking to convert art spaces into luxury condos and a city that isn’t paying attention to them. All the artists in the film face the prospect of being priced out of San Francisco in the near future. These artists are the cultural fabric of a city that doesn’t have room for them anymore.
    Plays In:
    Cinematic SF

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2017 6:30 pm At Rush