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CAAMFest 2014

All Films & Events

  1. Thinking About Thinking

    SHORTS / USA / 2013 / Bay Area Connection, Student / 6 mins
    From thrilling horror narratives to confrontations with death and decay, Provocateurs Shorts is a collection of this year’s darkest and most enthralling selections. Perfect for thrill-seekers and fun-loving audiences, this program is a joyride that will tickle and delight you.

  2. A Time Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

    SHORTS / Canada / 2013 / 3 mins
    From the adorably delectable to the grim and gritty, this collection of Canadian animation is a vast array of imaginative films, some a far cry from your childhood Saturday morning cartoons. These creative media makers bring to life visual tales that are altogether whimsical, unique and surprisingly truthful.

  3. The Way We Dance

    Hong Kong / 2013 / 110 mins
    A daydreaming tofu-shop worker becomes a rising star as a member of her college’s hip-hop dance team. Her stardom quickly begins to fall, however, when her fellow team members, a rival dance team and romance get in the way.
    The Way We Dance

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 9:20 pm

    The Way We Dance

    PFA
    March 16, 2014 8:20 pm

  4. What Remains

    SHORTS / USA / 2013 / 14 mins
    From thrilling horror narratives to confrontations with death and decay, Provocateurs Shorts is a collection of this year’s darkest and most enthralling selections. Perfect for thrill-seekers and fun-loving audiences, this program is a joyride that will tickle and delight you.

  5. White Powder (OUTV)

    SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / Hong Kong / 1947 / 94 mins
    In the melodramatic WHITE POWDER AND NEON LIGHTS, young actors start a Cantonese opera and hire the famous Miss Ha. Complications arise as she is courted by a wealthy, unscrupulous businessman. Featuring numerous sequences of Cantonese opera, once a staple of the Chinatown cultural life, WHITE POWDER is a Chinese American take on the age-old theatrical chestnut of “putting on a show.”
    White Powder (OUTV)

    The Great Star
    March 18, 2014 9:00 pm

  6. Why

    Julia Kim Smith / SHORTS / U S A / 2012 / Short / 1 mins
    A call to action: From revolutionary Filipinas to undocumented youth, Chinese lesbians and Japanese internment camp survivors, these films shed light on the need for Global Social Justice.

  7. Why We Rise

    Brian Redondo / SHORTS / U S A / 2013 / Documentary, Short / 14 mins
    A call to action: From revolutionary Filipinas to undocumented youth, Chinese lesbians and Japanese internment camp survivors, these films shed light on the need for Global Social Justice.

  8. WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    83 mins
    A call to action: From revolutionary Filipinas to undocumented youth, Chinese lesbians and Japanese internment camp survivors, these films shed light on the need for Global Social Justice.
    WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 9:10 pm

    WHY WE RISE (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 17, 2014 8:40 pm

  9. WIDE ANGLE (SHORTS)

    95 mins
    CAAM is proud to partner with Asia’s premier Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) to present this unique film exhibition of features and shorts. Marking the inaugural event of the CAAM-BIFF partnership, the Wide Angle Showcase epitomizes the innovative spirit that both organizations share.
    WIDE ANGLE (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 16, 2014 9:10 pm

    WIDE ANGLE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 18, 2014 9:10 pm

  10. The Worlds of Bernice Bing

    SHORTS / USA / 2013 / Documentary, Short / 35 mins
    From drag queens and music videos to glittery genderqueers, homegrown feminist heroes and Beat era artists, these Local Queer Shorts are exciting, vibrant and alive!