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CAAMFest 2016

Films

  1. Be About It

    Christopher C.C. Wong / SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2015 / Bay Area Connection, Documentary, Short, Social Issue / 39 mins
    BE ABOUT IT follows reporter Alan Wang and athlete AJ Jabonero as they navigate living with hepatitis B. The disease looms both large and minute, captured in life-altering and day-to-day moments. Startlingly intimate, poignant — their paralleled narratives show the reach and cost of hepatitis B in the Asian American community.
    Be About It

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2016 12:15 pm Not Available

    Be About It

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 12:50 pm At Rush

  2. The Boardwalk

    Ougie Pak / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Short / 13 mins
    A father-son road trip to the boardwalk turns out to be much more than fun and games. Filled with moments of love and confusion, THE BOARDWALK gives an inside perspective of how much parents will hide from their children to keep them safe.
    Plays In:
    ROOTS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 13, 2016 4:30 pm Not Available

  3. Born With It

    Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour / SHORTS / Japan / 2015 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 17 mins
    BORN WITH IT tells the story of a young boy who tries to prove to his new peers that there’s much more to him than his skin tone.
    Plays In:
    PORTRAITS FROM THE SCHOOLYARD

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 16, 2016 6:20 pm At Rush

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    Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story

    Ben Wang / DOCUMENTARY / USA / 2015 / Bay Area Connection, Documentary / 58 mins
    Arrested at 16 and tried as an adult for kidnapping and robbery, Eddy Zheng served over 20 years in state prison. Ben Wang’s BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY paints an intimate portrait of Eddy — the prisoner, the immigrant, the son, the activist — on his journey to freedom, rehabilitation and redemption.
    Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 11, 2016 6:30 pm At Rush

    Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 12:30 pm At Rush

    Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story

    New Parkway Theater
    March 19, 2016 8:10 pm At Rush

  5. BRITNEY-holics Anonymous: A SPEAR-itual Awakening

    Jerell Rosales / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 10 mins
    From festival favorite Jerell Rosales, BRITNEY-HOLICS ANONYMOUS follows the journey of a closeted Britney Spears fan from denial to curiosity to acceptance.
    Plays In:
    THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 11, 2016 10:00 pm Not Available

  6. Christmas in America

    King Lu / SHORTS / USA / 2015 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 9 mins
    Director King Lu brings to us a story that many viewers will feel sympathetic and nostalgic toward. CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA tells the story of a Chinese immigrant family trying to make the best of the holidays for their youngest child as they deal with the hardships of being financially unstable.
    Plays In:
    ROOTS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 13, 2016 4:30 pm Not Available

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    Colma: The Musical

    Richard Wong / SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2006 / Narrative / 113 mins
    We mark H.P. Mendoza’s 10-year anniversary of his seminal ground-breaking film, COLMA: THE MUSICAL (written by and starring the Bay Area auteur himself), with an interactive showcase. Join us as we reunite many of the cast and crew with once-in-a-lifetime live performances and a raucous, profanity-laced sing-a-long!
    Colma: The Musical

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 13, 2016 3:00 pm Not Available

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    Crush the Skull

    Viet Nguyen / NARRATIVE / USA / 2015 / Comedy, Horror, Narrative / 80 mins
    Hapless criminals Ollie and Blair attempt to pull off a seemingly easy heist, but end up in a hilariously life-threatening situation. CRUSH THE SKULL is a comedic horror-thriller of unexpected twists and calculated turns that takes a couple of master thieves on the ride of their lives.
    Crush the Skull

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2016 6:40 pm At Rush

    Crush the Skull

    New Parkway Theater
    March 20, 2016 1:00 pm Not Available

  9. Daze of Justice

    Michael Siv / GALA PRESENTATIONS / USA / 2015 / Bay Area Connection, Documentary, Social Issue / 69 mins
    Making its world premiere at CAAMFest 2016, Bay Area filmmaker Michael Siv’s DAZE OF JUSTICE follows Khmer Rouge survivors from California to Cambodia. Seeking justice in court for genocide and decades of trauma, their journey sheds light on a painful history and surprises with unexpected redemption.
    Daze of Justice

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 12, 2016 3:00 pm At Rush

  10. The Detached

    Tatsu Aoki / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Experimental, Short / 13 mins
    Filmed on Angel Island, THE DETACHED is a collaboration between director Tatsu Aoki and dancer/producer Lenora Lee, featuring Lenora Lee Dance.
    Plays In:
    THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

    Roxie Theatre
    March 11, 2016 10:00 pm Not Available