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CAAMFest 2014

DOCUMENTARY

Film, as a medium, has an extraordinary way of exposing the human condition we all share. CAAMFest’s Documentary Competition brings to the Bay Area a batch of documentaries from around the world that chronicle the lives of people from all over the globe in their boundless search for home, identity, human connection and perhaps even fame.

  1. American Arab

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / 60 mins
    AMERICAN ARAB is a mosaic of personal stories, from hate crimes to hope, punk rock to arty docs, that drives you to think about American and world realities, and helps you see them more clearly. AMERICAN ARAB is an important document and beacon of hope for a community and people too often misunderstood, with disastrous consequences.
    American Arab

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 12:20 am

    American Arab

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 18, 2014 7:00 pm

  2. American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / Documentary, Social Issue, Women / 82 mins
    Spotlight filmmaker Grace Lee returns with her stunning new documentary that celebrates iconic activist, feminist, author and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs. At age 98, Boggs shares her experi- ences as an outspoken advocate in the African American movement and dedicating her life to a more just future for all.
    American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

    Castro Theater
    March 16, 2014 6:30 pm

  3. Bringing Tibet Home

    DOCUMENTARY / India, South Korea, USA / 2013 / Documentary, Social Issue / 82 mins
    BRINGING TIBET HOME is the poignant debut feature documentary film by Tibetan filmmaker Tenzin Tsetan Choklay. New York-based artist Tenzing Rigdol navigates various international borders to transport more than 20 tons of Tibetan soil for an installation in Dharamshala, India, titled “Our Land, Our People.”
    Bringing Tibet Home

    New People Cinema
    March 14, 2014 5:00 pm

    Bringing Tibet Home

    PFA
    March 19, 2014 7:00 pm

  4. Cambodian Son

    DOCUMENTARY / Cambodia / 2013 / Drama, Family / 90 mins
    Kosal Khiev was forced to flee Cambodia to the US at 1 year old. Later returned to Phnom Penh as an exiled “criminal alien,” he is a volatile, charming young poet whose life begins to change when he is invited to represent Cambodia at the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
    Cambodian Son

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 15, 2014 2:20 pm

    Cambodian Son

    New People Cinema
    March 18, 2014 6:30 pm

  5. Jeepney

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / Documentary / 61 mins
    For jeepney drivers in the Philippines, the job pays little for long work days, even more so in the midst of political protest against the overpricing of oil. Esy Casey’s documentary touches on the history and struggles of all those involved in a changing industry.
    Jeepney

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 7:30 pm

    Jeepney

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2014 6:30 pm

  6. Lordville

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2014 / Documentary / 657 mins
    Asking what it means to own land, acclaimed director of HISTORY AND MEMORY (SFIAAFF ’91) and STRAWBERRY FIELDS (SFIAAFF ‘97) reins in stories of the everyday — powerful floods, ancestral secrets and colonial violence — to expose traces of a town’s history. The cinematic probing compels us to ponder our relationship to the land.
    Lordville

    PFA
    March 15, 2014 4:45 pm

    Lordville

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 16, 2014 7:10 pm

  7. The Road To Fame

    DOCUMENTARY / China / 2013 / 80 mins
    Students in China’s most prestigious drama school earnestly seek stardom in a staging of the 1980s American musical “Fame.” An incisive look at the students’ competition for spots in the production as well as the realities of life in a transforming Chinese society, from the director of BEIJING OR BUST.
    The Road To Fame

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2014 4:30 pm

    The Road To Fame

    New People Cinema
    March 21, 2014 9:00 pm

  8. Stateless

    Duc Nguyen / DOCUMENTARY / Philippines, USA / 2013 / Documentary, Television / 55 mins
    Vietnamese refugees who have been living in a condition of statelessness in the Philippines for 16 years await a rare opportunity for resettlement in the United States. They speak of their anticipation, hopes and fears. A moving documentary about the long wait for home.
    Stateless

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 14, 2014 5:30 pm

    Stateless

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 19, 2014 6:30 pm

  9. Stories From Tohoku

    DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2013 / 55 mins
    Two years after the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, survivors are still struggling to rebuild. The Japanese American community has continued to raise money and organize aid trips to the region. STORIES explores both the endurance and frustration of the survivors and the hope inspired by the visitors.
    Stories From Tohoku

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2014 2:30 pm

    Stories From Tohoku

    Sundance Kabuki
    March 19, 2014 8:30 pm