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On Mar 9, 2011, at 6:29 PM, Perom Uch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dan Lee <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:05 PM > Subject: SF Intl' Asian American Film Festival comes to Pacific Film Archive > March 11- 19, 2011 > To: PFA Programs <[email protected]> > > > Pacific Film Archive Presents: > SF Intl' Asian American Film Festival > March 11-19, 2011 > > > Each year, the Center for Asian American Media brings us the best in > contemporary cinema from Asia and the Asian diaspora. The twenty-ninth > installment of this adventurous festival at PFA features films and > documentaries from China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam, the > United Kingdom, Mongolia, Tibet, South Korea, Thailand, and of course, the > United States. A spotlight on the work of Gurinder Chadha, recent horror > films, and a special presentation by UC Santa Barbara scholar Yunte Huang > about the real Charlie Chan round out a week of discoveries and revelations. > > For even more national and regional cinema, alternative media, and special > events, check the complete festival schedule at caamedia.org. > > A Presentation of the Center for Asian American Media > Program notes are adapted from the festival catalog. > > Special admission prices apply: > General admission: $12 > CAAM and BAM/PFA members: $10 (limit 2 tickets per person per program) > Students, seniors, and disabled persons: $10 (limit 1 ticket per person per > program) > > Advance tickets for festival programs at the PFA Theater are available at the > PFA Theater box office and BAM/PFA admissions desk, online, or by phone at > (510) 642-5249. > > Please note that PFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these > programs. Tickets are nonrefundable, and may not be exchanged. > For information about festival screenings in San Francisco and San Jose or > about purchasing PFA Theater tickets in San Francisco, visit the SFIAAFF > website at caamedia.org. > > > > Friday, March 11 > 7:00 p.m. Abraxas > Naoki Katô (Japan, 2010). A Buddhist monk (and former punk rocker) decides to > stage his own rock show, much to the chagrin of his conservative community, > in this understated comedy of traditional demands and personal aspirations in > small-town Japan. (113 mins) > > Friday, March 11 > 9:20 p.m. Break Up Club > Barbara Wong (Hong Kong, 2010). Joe (Jaycee Chan) discovers a mysterious > website that reunites estranged lovers—as long as one party agrees to break > up a happy couple in exchange. This acutely observed, thoroughly modern > romance explores the contemporary obsession with documenting our lives, and > loves, on camera. (115 mins) > > Saturday, March 12 > 4:00 p.m. Summer Pasture > Lynn True, Nelson Walker (U.S./China/Tibet, 2010). Lynn True and Nelson > Walker in Person. A young, nomadic Tibetan couple struggle to find their > place in a more-and-more globalized Tibet. Warmth, humor and one of the > world’s most dramatic landscapes mark this beautifully observed documentary. > (85 mins) > > Saturday, March 12 > 6:30 p.m. The Piano in a Factory > Zhang Meng (China, 2010). A steel worker embroiled in a custody battle > enlists some ragtag locals to help him build a piano, which he hopes will > secure the affections of his musically inclined daughter, in this comic drama > on China’s changing times. (107 mins) > > Saturday, March 12 > 9:00 p.m. Living In Seduced Circumstances > Ian Gamazon (U.S./Philippines, 2010). Ian Gamazon in Person. The codirector > of Cavitereturns with this psychological thriller involving a pregnant > younger woman, a handicapped older man, some hypodermic needles, and a cabin > in the woods. (74 mins) > > Sunday, March 13 > 3:30 p.m. Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words > Yunah Hong (U.S./S. Korea, 2010). Yunah Hong and Elaine Kim in Person. Delve > into the life of screen legend Anna May Wong in this intricately constructed > documentary of commentaries, film clips, and re-enacted performances. With > Elaine Kim’s newest short,Slaying the Dragon Reloaded. (87 mins) > > Sunday, March 13 > 6:00 p.m. Charlie Chan at the Olympics > H. Bruce Humberstone (U.S., 1937). Yunte Huang and Stephen Gong in Person, > followed by book signing. Detective Charlie Chan’s on a case at the 1936 > Berlin Olympics (site ofTriumph of the Will) in this fast-moving Fox > programmer, screened as part of a larger discussion with Chan historian, > author Yunte Huang. (71 mins plus discussion). > > Sunday, March 13 > 8:00 p.m. Bi, Don't Be Afraid! > Phan Dang Di (Vietnam/France/Germany, 2010). Events in a young Hanoi family > flow and freeze in time in this finely observed, sensual feature debut about > an inquisitive six-year-old boy discovering the mysterious secrets—and > sexuality—of adults. Winner of two International Critics Week's prizes at the > Cannes Film Festival. (90 mins) > > Tuesday, March 15 > 7:00 p.m. I Wish I Knew > Jia Zhang-Ke (China/The Netherlands, 2010). One of the world’s most important > filmmakers explores the contested city of Shanghai, as witnessed through > citizens, politicians, criminals, exiles, artists, and especially filmmakers. > Both a historian’s and a cinephile’s dream, I Wish I Knew is as much about > Shanghai in cinema, as Shanghai. (116 mins) > > Wednesday, March 16 > 7:00 p.m. M/F Remix > Jy-Ah Min (U.S., 2010). Jy-Ah Min in Person. Lifting the aggressive style of > Godard’sMasculin féminin, M/F Remix repurposes Godard’s inquiry for a new > generation. Ensconced in their slogan-strewn digs, Mimi and Philip toy with > romance while History takes place elsewhere. (78 mins) > > Wednesday, March 16 > 9:00 p.m. Sampaguita, National Flower > Francis Xavier Pasion (Philippines, 2010). The Sampaguita may be the national > flower of the Philippines, but it’s a source of shame in this beautifully > shot docudrama concerning the difficult lives of children who hawk the > delicate flowers in Manila. Interviews with the cast, all street children, > are interspersed with fictional narratives to examine poverty’s bitter > divide. (78 mins) > > Thursday, March 17 > 7:00 p.m. Dance Town > Jeon Kyu-hwan (South Korea, 2010). A strikingly effective and dark political > allegory,Dance Town follows a North Korean defector whose existence in the > South proves more isolating and dismal then her previous life. Recalling Lars > von Trier, the film dissects everything from the family unit to > hyper-consumerist youth culture. (95 mins) > > Thursday, March 17 > 9:00 p.m. After Death/Horror Retro: Nang Nak > Nonzee Nimibutr (Thailand, 1999). A husband and wife in rural Thailand are > together “till death do us part”—and beyond, in this moody Thai horror film, > based on traditional Thai folktales. (100 mins) > > Friday, March 18 > 7:00 p.m. Passion > Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia, 2010). This spectacular tour through both Mongolia’s > vast landscapes and its troubled filmmaking history open up a country—and a > cinema—rarely seen. Featuring rare clips from rarely seen Mongolian cinema > classics. (83 mins) > > Friday, March 18 > 8:45 p.m. The Taqwacores > Eyad Zahra (U.S./Pakistan, 2010). Based on the provocative 2003 novel that > inspired the real-life Muslim-American punk scene, Eyad Zahra’s debut feature > takes a hard and fast look at what it means to be young, Muslim, punk, and > American. (83 mins) > > Saturday, March 19 > 4:00 p.m. Bend It Like Beckham > Gurinder Chadha (U.K., 2002). Chadha’s girl-powered breakout hit features a > British Indian teenager forced to choose between her dreams of soccer stardom > and her traditional Sikh family. Featuring future stars Parminder K. Nagra > and Keira Knightley. (112 mins) > > Saturday, March 19 > 6:10 p.m. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! > Zeina Durra (U.S., 2010). A comedy of radical solidarity and designer purses, > Durra’s whip-smart debut centers on a Bosnian-Palestinian-Jordanian woman > artist living in the shadow of the Twin Towers. There’s room for both > political paranoia and intoxicating romance in this quintessential New York > story. (91 mins) > > Saturday, March 19 > 8:00 p.m. After Death/Horror Retro: Histeria > Death from beyond stalks an all-girls high-school when six students pretend > to be “possessed,” with entertainingly deadly results. Art house director > James Lee turns to horror in this camp thriller, nearly banned for featuring > Malaysia’s first on-screen lesbian kiss. (90 mins) > > > The Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (between > Telegraph and Bowditch) in Berkeley. Advance tickets are available by calling > (510) 642-5249 or visiting http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/tickets > > For more information on these and other programs, visit > http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries > > > > > > > > Dan Lee > Assistant Theater Manager > Pacific Film Archive > University of California at Berkeley > 510-643-2197 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. > This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. > Thank you for your understanding. 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