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CAAMFest 2015

Films

  1. Cambodia 2099

    Davy Chou / Shorts / Cambodia / 2014 / Short / 20 mins
    Phnom Penh of the present is about to make way for the city of the future. Friends Sotha and Kavich are making preparations of their own, and both are set to go on a very long journey. From the director of GOLDEN SLUMBERS, CAMBODIA 2099 captures young lives in a country in flux.
    Plays In:
    TALES OF TOMORROW (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 13, 2015 9:40 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    TALES OF TOMORROW (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 2:40 pm Not Available


  2. Cart

    Boo Ji-young / CinemAsia / South Korea / 2014 / Drama, Family, Women / 110 mins
    When corporate honchos at a retail superstore lay off their temporary employees without cause, an unassuming cashier discovers her will to fight, joining forces with co-workers to protest their wrongful dismissals. Inspired by a real-life incident, CART raises a defiant fist in support of female solidarity and worker justice.
    Cart

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 6:20 pm Not Available

    Cart

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 15, 2015 2:20 pm Not Available


  3. Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    Jim Choi / Special Presentations, Documentary / USA / 2014 / 60 mins
    “How many harvests do you have in you?” is the perennial echo heard across the Masumoto Family peach farm. CHANGING SEASON chronicles a transitional year for David “Mas” Masumoto and his daughter, Nikiko, as they lovingly act out the rituals of transitioning the farm into Nikiko's hands.
    Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    Oakland Museum of California
    March 20, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only

    Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only


  4. China: Land of My Father

    Felicia Lowe / Shorts / USA / 1979
    Lowe meets her paternal grandmother for the first time, learns about the country her father left behind and looks at the impact of families separated by war and emigration.

    Precedes: Chinese Couplets

    Precedes:
    Chinese Couplets

    The Great Star
    March 14, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    Precedes:
    Chinese Couplets

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only


  5. Chinese Couplets

    Felicia Lowe / Special Presentations / USA / 2015 / Bay Area Connection / 53 mins
    Felicia Lowe presents perhaps her most personal film with CHINESE COUPLETS, making its world premiere at CAAMFest 2015. With this film about generations of women, Lowe looks at her own mother, whom she calls “the hardest story for me to crack.” Join us for Q&A with Lowe following the film.

    Preceded by: China: Land of My Father

    Chinese Couplets

    The Great Star
    March 14, 2015 7:00 pm Not Available

    Chinese Couplets

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 5:00 pm Rush Only


  6. Cicada

    Dean Yamada / Narrative / Japan / 2014 / 100 mins
    As a schoolteacher, Jumpei is surrounded by kids and adults who haven’t quite grown up. When Jumpei finds out he’s infertile, he’s given an opportunity to deepen his relationships with the big and little kids that already surround him every day.
    Cicada

    New People Cinema
    March 13, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

    Cicada

    Pacific Film Archive
    March 14, 2015 8:15 pm Not Available

    Cicada

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 6:30 pm Not Available


  7. Cold Spring

    Shiyan Feng / Shorts / China / 2014 / Family / 25 mins
    After leaving his family 20 years in the past, a father suddenly finds his daughter about to be married and struggles with his emotions after realizing she wasn’t going to invite him. While attempting to quickly reconnect with her, he must learn how to take care of his 12-year-old son.
    Plays In:
    FAMILY TIES (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 2:40 pm Rush Only

    Plays In:
    FAMILY TIES (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 7:10 pm Not Available


  8. Comfort Girls

    Eugene Lee Yang / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Culture, Drama, Horror, Music Video, Narrative, Short, Social Issue, Women / 5 mins
    Part music video, part diatribe, COMFORT GIRLS is definitely not for the faint of heart.
    Plays In:
    FALLING (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 9:40 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    FALLING (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 16, 2015 9:30 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    FALLING (SHORTS)

    New People Cinema
    March 20, 2015 9:20 pm Not Available


  9. Curtains

    Jenyu Wang / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Short / 3 mins
    From this Chicago-based artist comes an opening provocation for attention and tension, where the ripples of an anticipatory stage curtain are the main attraction.
    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


  10. D.Asian

    Sarah Smith / Shorts / USA / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 9 mins
    In 4th grade, everyone wants to fit in somewhere. For an endearing boy named Daniel fitting in means defying expectations, by having the best Hello Kitty collection, getting attention from the class’ cutest boy, and proving that he really is Asian.
    Plays In:
    FLIPSIDE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 14, 2015 12:15 pm Not Available

    Plays In:
    FLIPSIDE (SHORTS)

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 9:25 pm Not Available