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CAAMFest2017

Films

  1. BAM

    Howie Shia / Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Animation, Short / 6 mins
    A young man turned boxer struggles with the consequences of his raging temper getting the best of him. The city’s primordial gods observe in dismay as he has only himself to blame, as his anger scares everyone away, despite his good intentions.
    Plays In:
    FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 5:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  2. Basha Man

    Daniel Chein / Shorts / China / 2015 / 12 mins
    Tradition and tourism come to a head in this small, Western Chinese ethnic village.

    Precedes: Guangzhou Dream Factory

    Precedes:
    Guangzhou Dream Factory

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 15, 2017 6:20 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

    Precedes:
    Guangzhou Dream Factory

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 1:00 pm At Rush


  3. Best Buds

    Naomi Iwamoto / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 11 mins
    Grace and Danny have been best friends since kindergarden and there is nothing about each other that they don’t know; that is until one night, when they find themselves in a situation where they are forced to confront a secret which puts their long-time friendship at stake.
    Plays In:
    IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE…MAYBE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 10, 2017 9:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  4. Bitcoin Heist

    Ham Tran / Special Presentations / Vietnam / 2016 / 115 mins
    Set in today’s world of digital devices and complex connectivity, BITCOIN HEIST sends the viewer on an action-adventure ride with a cop in pursuit of a “ghost” hacker who stole billions of dollars in bitcoins. The officer teams up with other criminals to help her plan the ultimate heist.
    Bitcoin Heist

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 15, 2017 8:30 pm At Rush

    Bitcoin Heist

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 5:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  5. Blanka

    Kohki Hasei / Cinema Asia / Italy, Japan, Philippines / 2015 / 75 mins
    Hardened street kid Blanka does her best to save enough money to “buy” a mom. In the hopes of overcoming everyday struggles, she joins forces with a blind musician, discovers her singing talent, and realizes that money can’t buy love. Features YouTube star Cydel Gabutero in her acting debut.
    Blanka

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 12:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  6. Blasian Narratives

    Jivan Atman / USA / 2017 / 51 mins
    Jivan Atman’s BLASIAN NARRATIVES lifts performance as testimony, unraveling the complexity of Black and Asian relations — in tension and solidarity — through monologue and conversation. The multimedia presentation emerges from a collaboration between Stanford University, Morehouse and Spelman College Blasian students. Witness the premiere screening and live performance at OMCA — outloud, intimate, writ large.

    Preceded by: CAAMFest at OMCA

    Blasian Narratives

    OMCA
    March 17, 2017 7:00 pm At Rush

    Preceded By:
    CAAMFest at OMCA

    March 17, 2017 5:00 pm


  7. The Book of Living And Dying

    Sara Yang / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Short / 13 mins
    Martina, an Italian transgender woman, is in denial about her impending death from cancer. To escape her circumstance, she makes an urgent effort to convince her practical-minded adopted daughter, Eve, to accompany her on a trip to Tibet. However, their approaches to living life butt heads in the process.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  8. Brown Girls

    Sam Bailey / Special Presentations / USA / 2017
    With its BROAD CITY meets INSECURE vibes, this new web series paints an intimate portrait of two young women of color navigating their relationships, families, sexual orientations and the messiness of being in your mid-20s.
    Brown Girls

    Alamo Drafthouse
    March 16, 2017 6:30 pm At Rush


  9. Bruce Takes Dragon Town

    Emily Chao / Shorts / Taiwan, USA / 2015 / Documentary, Experimental, Short / 15 mins
    Lost souls among us, whether ghost or corporeal, inhabit in between spaces and expand to fill what is abandoned. Director Emily Chao traces her filmmaker uncle's steps in Taiwan during Ghost Month to find out what he left behind.
    Plays In:
    DIS/SPACE/MENT – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 7:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  10. Call Taxi

    Julian Kim / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 18 mins
    Jason calls a Korean Call Taxi service to give him a lift to JFK for an early morning flight, and as fate would have it, the driver is none other than his father. Unfortunately, after a quick trip to a 24-hour Korean mart, they experience car problems and rising tensions.
    Plays In:
    IMMEDIATE FAMILY – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 12, 2017 4:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets