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CAAMFest 2015

Documentary

This year’s Documentary Competition brings together many CAAM-funded and -Produced films, with subjects touching on passion, hope and success that build connections between family, food and sports.

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    9-Man

    Ursula Liang / Documentary / USA / 2014 / 87 mins
    9-MAN is the story about a gritty Chinese-only street-ball game born in the alleys and parking lots of local 1930s Chinatowns. Director Ursula Liang follows 9-MAN’s rising stars and chronicles the rich history and evolution of the sport as rival teams battle to cement their place in history.
    9-Man

    The Great Star
    March 13, 2015 6:45 pm Rush Only

    9-Man

    New Parkway Theater
    March 22, 2015 7:30 pm Rush Only

  2. All Eyes and Ears

    Vanessa Hope / Documentary / China / Documentary, Feature / 86 mins
    A timely exploration into the complex links between the U.S. and China, ALL EYES AND EARS interweaves the stories of U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, his adopted Chinese daughter, Gracie Mei, and blind activist Chen Guangcheng as they find purpose, identity and resolve amid the two nations’ evolving relationship.
    All Eyes and Ears

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2015 2:20 pm Not Available

    All Eyes and Ears

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 8:00 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. The Last Season

    Sara Dosa / Documentary / USA / 2014 / Bay Area Connection, Documentary, Reality / 78 mins
    Amidst Central Oregon’s seasonal hunt for the rare matsutake mushroom, a Cambodian freedom fighter and refugee, an ailing elderly Vietnam vet and his wife form a new family. The two former soldiers’ friendship is cemented by their shared painful experiences of war in Southeast Asia.
    The Last Season

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 13, 2015 5:00 pm Not Available

    The Last Season

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
    March 18, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

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    Tashi’s Turbine

    Amitabh R. Joshi / Documentary / Nepal / 2014 / Documentary / 56 mins
    Two young Nepali friends take their dream of bringing sustainable energy to Namdok, a remote village in Upper Mustang, Nepal, by harnessing the power of the wind. Simple and graceful, this 2014 CAAM Documentary Fund selection tells the moving story of a wind turbine and a humble village.

    Preceded by: Verses in Exile Ep. 1 & 2

    Tashi’s Turbine

    New People Cinema
    March 19, 2015 5:20 pm Not Available

    Tashi’s Turbine

    New Parkway Theater
    March 21, 2015 3:30 pm Not Available

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    Top Spin

    Sara Newens & Mina T. Son / Documentary / USA / 2014 / Documentary / 80 mins
    Dreaming to represent the United States in the 2012 London Olympics, Ariel, Lily and Michael face a lot more than just training and competing in the intense sport of table tennis. They’re all on a journey to get the “top spin,” balancing their teenage lives while focusing on the sport.
    Top Spin

    New People Cinema
    March 14, 2015 7:00 pm Rush Only

    Top Spin

    New Parkway Theater
    March 22, 2015 12:30 pm Rush Only

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    Tough Love

    Stephanie Wang-Breal / Documentary / USA / 2014 / Family, Reality, Social Issue / 83 mins
    Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal’s documentary follows two parents as they navigate the American child welfare system to reunite their families. The parents work through their individual situations, which include a harrowing maze of conferences, advocates, attorneys and court hearings, all while trying to prove they should be reunited with their children.
    Tough Love

    New People Cinema
    March 15, 2015 4:30 pm Not Available

    Tough Love

    New People Cinema
    March 17, 2015 8:50 pm Not Available