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  1. 170 Bucks for a Cab, One Ride, One Night

    Yena Kang / Shorts / South Korea / 2018 / 34 mins
    When the party’s all over, all she’s left with is empty pockets. After paying $170 for one cab ride during a night of partying, Mija and her friend struggle to uncover the driving force behind the excessive fare.
    Plays In:
    WOMEN ON THE RISE: SOUTH KOREAN CINEMA

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 16, 2018 6:30 pm Not Available

  2. 9 at 38

    Catherine Kyungeun Lee / Shorts / South Korea, USA / 2017 / Documentary, Short / 18 mins
    For the last seven years, Juilliard-trained violinist, Hyung-Joon Won has given up almost everything to fulfill his dream of having the first-ever joint concert of North and South Korean musicians at the 38th parallel realized. With the odds against him and tensions between the two countries, will music ever find its way to no-man’s-land?
    Plays In:
    MADE YOU A MIXTAPE

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 6:40 pm Not Available

  3. Alice At The Store

    Christopher Woon-Chen / Shorts / USA / 2017 / 18 mins
    As her dementia progresses, 92-year-old Alice’s family struggles to provide her proper care. All the while, she finds solace in the store-turned-pub that she and her husband once ran.
    Plays In:
    FIGHTERS & DREAMERS

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 14, 2018 6:40 pm Not Available

  4. The Band’s New Stage

    Takeshi Tanaka / Shorts / Japan / 2017 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 25 mins
    Believing that the residents of Oki Islands are uninformed about current music trends, Aoki promotes WWW, his no-name band, as a famous group from Tokyo. When the islanders welcome WWW with nothing but kindness, Aoki is determined to have his best performance yet.
    Plays In:
    TOYKO BEATS

    New People Cinema
    May 13, 2018 9:15 pm Not Available

  5. Centenarian

    Clifford Miu / Shorts / Canada / 2017 / Short / 5 mins
    After his last friend passes away, a 104-year-old grandfather shares thoughts on life with his filmmaker grandson.
    Plays In:
    LIFE, ANIMATED

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 8:40 pm Not Available

  6. Dead Pigs

    Cathy Yan / Narratives / China / 2017 / 130 mins
    The lives of five eccentric social climbers dance and then collide, while a bevy of mysterious pig corpses float lazily towards Shanghai in director Cathy Yan's offbeat and effervescent debut film. With a dazzling ensemble cast and quirky arthouse appeal, DEAD PIGS is a sharply observed portrait of rapidly-changing China.
    Dead Pigs

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 8:50 pm Not Available

    Dead Pigs

    Roxie Theater
    May 20, 2018 12:30 pm Not Available

  7. Fiction and Other Realities

    Steve Lee & Bobby Choy / Music & Live Performances / USA / 2018 / Narrative / 82 mins
    Singer-songwriter Big Phony makes his directorial debut with this intimate, semi-biographical musical drama. Bobby, a struggling Korean American singer-songwriter, is suddenly given an opportunity to be a roadie for his best friend’s band on a world tour. Arriving in Seoul, a “land where everyone looks like him,” he ditches the band and searches for meaning in his life.
    Fiction and Other Realities

    New People Cinema
    May 11, 2018 7:40 pm At Rush

    Fiction and Other Realities

    New People Cinema
    May 11, 2018 10:00 pm Not Available

  8. Futbolistas 4 Life

    Jun Stinson / CAAMunity Screenings / USA / 2018 / 39 mins
    FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE follows two young soccer players from immigrant families in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood on an inspiring and surprising journey toward adulthood — a timely film during debates over immigration and a moving portrait of resiliency and hope.
    Futbolistas 4 Life

    Piedmont Theatre
    May 22, 2018 6:30 pm Not Available

  9. Half Widow

    Danish Renzu / Narratives / India / 2017 / 91 mins
    Inspired by the life of activist Parveena Ahanger, HALF WIDOW is a story of loss and self-actualization amidst the tense backdrop of the Kashmir conflict between China, India, and Pakistan. When Neela’s husband disappears from their home in Srinagar, she goes in search of answers and a means to tell his story.
    Half Widow

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 12:10 pm Not Available

    Half Widow

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 16, 2018 9:00 pm Not Available

  10. Havana Divas

    Louisa Wei / Documentaries / Hong Kong / 2018 / 90 mins
    Caridad and Georgina, octogenarian Cantonese Opera singers who grew up in Havana’s Barrio Chino, trace their place in the history of Cuba’s Chinese diaspora and their role in preserving the last vestiges of this community’s culture.
    Havana Divas

    Roxie Theater
    May 20, 2018 5:40 pm Not Available