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CAAMFest2017

Films

  1. Random Acts of Legacy

    Ali Kazimi / Docs / Canada / 2016 / Documentary / 77 mins
    Culled from an artist’s collection of 16mm home movies, RANDOM ACTS OF LEGACY is a touching documentary that reveals an unfiltered perspective of the first-generation Chinese American experience. Set against the backdrop of race and class in Chicago from the 1930s to 1950s, Ali Kazimi offers a little-seen glimpse into how immigrants embrace American customs.

    Preceded by: It Is What It Is

    Random Acts of Legacy

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2017 12:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  2. Relocation, Arkansas — Aftermath of Incarceration

    Vivienne Schiffer / Special Presentations / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 78 mins
    A touching testament to the strength of those who overcame injustice and reconciled their identity in a complicated America, RELOCATION, ARKANSAS follows Japanese Americans as they travel to southern Arkansas, revisiting former Japanese internment camps in order to move forward from a painful past.

    Preceded by: When Rabbit Left The Moon

    Relocation, Arkansas — Aftermath of Incarceration

    New People Cinema
    March 18, 2017 7:00 pm At Rush

  3. Re:Orientations

    Richard Fung / Docs / Canada / 2016 / 68 mins
    Richard Fung’s new documentary updates his 1984 film ORIENTATIONS: LESBIAN AND GAY ASIANS. Fung explores experiences of original subjects and fresh faces, documenting a unique blend of voices through three decades of community, politics and identity.

    Preceded by: Semiotics of SAB

    Re:Orientations

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 2:20 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  4. Resistance at Tule Lake

    Konrad Aderer / Special Presentations / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 81 mins
    Revealing interviews unearth a story eerily relevant to contemporary times. RESISTANCE ON TULE LAKE focuses on the notorious camp where Japanese Americans who were labeled “disloyal” were held. Emotional, wrenching stories told by the “internees” make clear the consequences of race, wartime hysteria and political expediency.

    Preceded by: Yonsei Eyes

    Resistance at Tule Lake

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 12:10 pm At Rush

  5. The Ride

    Jeff Adachi / USA / 2017 / 15 mins
    The Ride takes viewers on a personal and intense ride through the underbelly of the criminal injustice system, seen through the eyes of SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who is one of the nation's few elected public defenders. Adachi represents a young African American man who is charged with assaulting police officers after being falsely accused of a crime in a case with racial overtones. In this era of mass incarceration and police shootings of young African American men, how do we, as a society, grapple with the issues of racism and implicit bias in policing and its consequences for those who question police authority? The Ride allows the viewers to answer these critical questions.

    Precedes: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

    Precedes:
    Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

    Great Star Theater
    March 12, 2017 6:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  6. The Right Bank

    Yvonne Li / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 12 mins
    A young woman struggles to come out to her conservative mother. However, when her relationship with her girlfriend is put in jeopardy over the ongoing secrets and lies, she realizes that she must finally put her insecurities aside and finally be he honest with her mother.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  7. Sameer and the Giant Samosa

    Faroukh Virani / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Narrative, Short / 5 mins
    Sameer has a deep, obsessive love for samosas, just as long as they’re made by other people. However, this craze takes its toll and consumes him, ultimately driving his marriage down a path where there’s no turning back.
    Plays In:
    FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 5:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  8. Semiotics of SAB

    Tina Takemoto / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 6 mins
    An oblique portrait of gay Japanese American actor Sab Shimono, whose work on stage and screen spans more than five decades. The grammatology of his career attests to conflicting lexicons of race, representation, and selfhood.

    Precedes: Re:Orientations

    Precedes:
    Re:Orientations

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 2:20 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

  9. Seppuku

    Daryn Wakasa / Shorts / Hong Kong, USA / 2016 / 24 mins
    SEPPUKU is a Japanese American cinematic folk tale that chronicles the ritual death and rebirth of Mari Yoshimori. It looks through the lens of a psyche molded through generations by the legacy of internment, a tragic event tucked away in the dark corners of America’s past. It’s a soul-searching journey to re-calibrate a spiritual compass and find new purpose in life.

    Precedes: Good Luck Soup

    Precedes:
    Good Luck Soup

    New People Cinema
    March 18, 2017 9:20 pm At Rush

  10. She’s the Boss

    Ham Tran / Special Presentations / Vietnam / 2017 / 114 mins
    Fresh from Vietnamese cinemas, SHE’S THE BOSS follows two co-workers whose secret relationship could compromise their jobs. Both want marriage, but neither want to quit, they comically try to sabotage one another into leaving their job. A mix of goofy and endearing characters and situations make SHE’S THE BOSS perfect for date night.
    She’s the Boss

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2017 8:35 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets