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CAAMFest 2015

All Films & Events

  1. Sex, Politics, and Sticky Rice

    Tina Takemoto / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Documentary, Short / 8 mins
    From protests to potlucks and even three-ways, filmmaker Tina Takemoto sheds light on an overlooked aspect of LGBT history. Stories are told and experiences are recounted from five of the first generation of Asian Pacific Islander queer activists from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE (SHORTS)

    Castro Theatre
    March 15, 2015 12:00 pm Not Available


  2. She Lights Up Well

    Joyce Wu / Narrative / USA / 2014 / Narrative / 80 mins
    “Can you scream a little more Asian?” is the defining question of Sophie’s acting career. With dwindling funds and no job prospects, Sophie reluctantly leaves New York for her family’s home in Detroit. There, she becomes embroiled in a plot to save the community theater’s production of “The Mikado.”
    She Lights Up Well

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2015 9:00 pm Not Available

    She Lights Up Well

    New People Cinema
    March 16, 2015 7:20 pm Not Available


  3. SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Shorts / 90 mins
    CAAM is proud to partner with one of Japan’s premier film showcases: SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL. Started in 1999, SSFF’s mission is to shine a light on the art of short filmmaking. With prestigious screenings all around the globe, from Malaysia to Mexico, we are thrilled to present these new Japanese storytellers.

    In This Program: In The Tree House, An Innocent Beat, A Soccer Story, Stroboscope, Two Juliets of Verona

    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 19, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available


  4. The Sisterhood of Night

    Caryn Waechter / Narrative / USA / 2014 / 103 mins
    The friendship between three high school girls leads to a series of increasingly dangerous events, throwing their community into a modern-day witch-hunt. SISTERHOOD pulls together a wide variety of cultural touchstones, from the Salem witch trials to cyberbullying, to show the power of silence and finding a voice.
    The Sisterhood of Night

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 13, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    The Sisterhood of Night

    Pacific Film Archive
    March 14, 2015 5:45 pm Not Available

    The Sisterhood of Night

    New People Cinema
    March 16, 2015 9:10 pm Not Available


  5. Snipers in the Trees

    Curtis Choy / Shorts / USA / 1985 / Experimental, Short / 12 mins
    Curtis Choy’s (FALL OF THE I-HOTEL) early free-wheeling experimental shorts are a portrait of a vital San Francisco arts scene and a blistering, tongue-in-cheek comic assault on all those powers that (still) need checking. In seven wildly contrasting episodes — including “Burros at Taco Bell” and “Hip-Shaking C-Town” — race, cultural politics and place are skewered with Choy’s mondo-humor, where revolutionaries take a bao break, and macho men get down. Appearances by Janice Mirikitani, Lane Nishikawa, Marc Hayashi and more.
    Plays In:
    PLAYTIME (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 5:00 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    PLAYTIME (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 16, 2015 5:20 pm Not Available


  6. A Soccer Story

    Liliana Suizbach / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 12 mins
    Two football teams from Tokyo head to a football pitch by the sea in Kozu Island. During the match, a young player, Kazu, has to play against his hometown team. How will Kazu perform in front of his local community in such a situation?
    Plays In:
    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 19, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available


  7. Storm Children, Book One

    Lav Diaz / CinemAsia / Philippines / 2015 / 142 mins
    Renowned for his insightful films on social and political issues in the Philippines, Lav Diaz returns with STORM CHILDREN, BOOK ONE, an unwavering observational documentary immersing us in the lives of those forgotten or ignored in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda.
    Storm Children, Book One

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 8:50 pm Not Available

    Storm Children, Book One

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 17, 2015 8:00 pm Not Available


  8. Stroboscope

    A.T. / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Comedy, Drama, Narrative, Short / 24 mins
    During a location tour sponsored by Ibaraki Prefecture, Nagayama is mistaken for the acclaimed director Shinohara and taken onto a tour bus to mentor the young creators on board. Meanwhile, the real Shinohara chases after them.
    Plays In:
    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 19, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available


  9. Supper Club

    Edmond Wong / CAAMFeast / USA / 2015 / 90 mins
    Get ready to eat, drink and be inspired by all things gourmet and culinary! Follow “Demon Chef” Alvin Leung as he visits the Bay Area’s most exciting restaurants and speaks to renowned chefs, including Michael Mina and Corey Lee, about ingredients, craft and personal vision in the restaurant industry.
    Supper Club

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2015 7:10 pm Rush Only


  10. Tadaima

    Robin Takao D'Oench / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 15 mins
    After the closure of the US Internment Camps at the end of World War II, a Japanese American family returns home and must find the strength to rebuild both their house and family amidst the emotional and physical destruction caused by the war. Tadaima honors the legacy of Paul Takagi, 92-year old former internee, WWII veteran, Berkeley Professor Emeritus, and the Director’s grandfather. Starring Toshi Toda (LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, PEARL HARBOR) and shot on location in Santa Cruz.
    Plays In:
    THE HOME PROMISED (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 12:10 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    THE HOME PROMISED (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 17, 2015 5:45 pm Not Available