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FESTIVAL
MINI-GUIDE
HOW TO FEST
Tickets for all shows are available at festival.sdaff.org
Walk-up tickets for shows at UltraStar go on sale at the UltraStar Box Office starting Oct. 30th
Walk-up tickets for shows at non-UltraStar locations are available at that venues box office
one hour before showtime.
MAJOR GRANTS
NON-MEMBER PRICES
GENERAL ADMISSION
$12
GENERAL ADMISSION
$9
OPENING/CENTERPIECE/CLOSING FILMS
$15
OPENING/CENTERPIECE/CLOSING FILMS
$12
FESTIVAL 6-PACK
$60
MINIMUM OF 10
$9 (general), $13 (opening/centerpiece/closing)
GROUP TICKETS
MAJOR SPONSORS
FREE SCREENINGS
SUSTAINING SPONSOR
GALA PRESENTERS
REEL VOICES
World premiere of our high school documentary program (Nov. 8, pg 13)
ALL SCREENINGS AT UCSD ATKINSON HALL AUDITORIUM
Free for UCSD students, faculty, and staff
FREE FILMS AT 4
All films at 4pm on weekdays of the festival are free
CLOSING NIGHT
MEMBER SCREENING
North American premiere of Filipino drama SWAP; free for Pac-Arts members (Nov. 9, pg 27)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Periodical Statement
San Diego Asian Film Festival, Nov. 5-14, 2015, Issue No. 1
Published annually
Address: Pacific Arts Movement,
2508 Historic Decautur Road #140, San Diego, CA 92106.
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HOW TO FEST
SCHEDULE
Times and films are subject to change. Visit festival.sdaff.org for the latest info.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
7:00p
MCASD
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
4:00p
UCSD
5:35p
5:50p
4:15p
4:30p
3:10p
6:00p
6:40p
7:00p
8:20p
8:35p
ULTRA
3:55p
4:50p
5:10p
5:15p
5:55p
7:25p
5:30p
7:35p
SHORTS:
MOMMY QUEEREST (104')
6:00p
8:55p
8:25p
9:05p
8:50p
9:20p
9:40p
7:10p
8:35p
ULTRA
CENTERPIECE
SEOUL SEARCHING
CLOSING NIGHT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
ULTRA
1:00p
1:00p
ULTRA
1:00p
1:20p
1:00p
1:20p
2:00p
SHORTS: ANIMATION:
THE ILLUSION OF LIFE (78')
1:35p
2:10p
#SDAFF2015
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9
4:00p
OPENING NIGHT
7:00p
3:05p
3:55p
ULTRA
2:40p
3:25p
6:40p
8:30p
8:50p
9:15p
ULTRA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
MADE IN JAPAN
VENUE LEGEND
MCASD
Sherwood Auditorium
1:00p
ULTRA
2:00p
UCSD
4:00p
5:20p
Auditorium
MOPA
PALOMA
La Paloma Theatre
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
VENUES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
4:00p
6:40p
5:55p TBA
7:55p
6:10p
6:30p
8:40p
8:55p
MAIN VENUE
TAIWAN SHOWCASE
ULTRASTAR CINEMAS
MISSION VALLEY
7510 Hazard Center Dr. #100,
San Diego, CA 92108
7:55p
LA PALOMA THEATRE
471 S. Coast Highway 101,
Encinitas, CA 92024
(NOV. 14)
3:20p
3:40p
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
4:00p
RADHE RADHE
7:00p
5:20p
5:35p
5:50p
6:30p
6:40p SHORTS:
DEARLY DEPARTING (90')
MOPA
ULTRA
8:00p
8:20p
8:35p
8:55p TBA
ULTRA
1:00p
ULTRA
MOPA
8:15p TBA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
ULTRA
MCASD
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
1:00p
PALOMA
3:20p
PALOMA
5:15p
PALOMA
7:30p
PALOMA
ULTRA
ULTRA
VENUE LEGEND
MCASD
Sherwood Auditorium
ULTRA
UCSD
Auditorium
#SDAFF2015
MOPA
PALOMA
La Paloma Theatre
SCHEDULE
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
The feature presentations of this years San Diego Asian Film Festival include
celebrations of youth, tributes to living legends, and an appreciation of an Asian
American filmmaker who passed too soon.
OPENING NIGHT
THURS 11/05
7:00p MCASD
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Join us for a probing, awkwardly intimate conversation with everyones favorite doctor-turned-comedian
Ken Jeong, star of Community, the Hangover films,
and the new ABC sitcom Dr. Ken.
PANEL DISCUSSION
SUN 11/08
6:00p ULTRA
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PANEL DISCUSSION
MADE IN JAPAN
JOSH BISHOP / USA, JAPAN / 2015 / 90
CLOSING NIGHT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD HONOREE
#SDAFF2015
FRI 11/13
7:00p MCASD
SAT 11/07
3:10p ULTRA
FOCUS ON
KIJU YOSHIDA
SAT 11/07
3:40p ULTRA
TRIBUTE TO
PRASHANT BHARGAVA
FRI 11/06
5:00p UCSD
EROS +
MASSACRE
WED 11/11
6:30p MOPA
COUP D'ETAT
THURS 11/12
6:30p MOPA
WED 11/11
4:00p ULTRA
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
SAT 11/07
1:00p ULTRA
Nothing is forever, and certainly not on the Masumoto family farm. Despite the peach farms renown,
age and a depleting water table threaten its longevity. Enter Nikko: daughter, hapa, queer, and personification of the farms changing season as well as its
enduring spirit.
CRUSH THE SKULL
VIET NGUYEN / USA / 2015 / 83
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SAT 11/07
12:45p ULTRA
FRI 11/06
9:05p ULTRA
Real-life couple Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg play Americans finding their ways in the
streets of Hong Kong only to find themselves in
a precarious web of flirtation. Emily Tings debut
breezily captures expats now-whats and what-ifs
in a sparkling Hong Kong.
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
SAT 11/07
7:25p ULTRA
This affecting documentary follows Rwandan filmmaker Jean Kwezi and his commitment to building a
relationship with a teenage daughter he abandoned
years ago. With a spirit of openness and responsibility, Jean and the filmmakers emanate hope, regret,
and love for family.
ITS ALREADY TOMORROW IN
HONG KONG
TUES 11/10
4:00p ULTRA
TUES 11/10
8:40p ULTRA
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MISSING PEOPLE
DAVID SHAPIRO / USA / 2015 / 81
TUES 11/10
6:40p ULTRA
Decades after her brothers unsolved murder, Filipino American art gallery director Martina Batan
becomes strangely obsessed with the violent work
of a black New Orleans artist. A trip to the artists
hometown sparks questions of cultural appropriation and the dual demons that have brought these
worlds together.
OFF THE MENU: ASIAN AMERICA
GRACE LEE / USA / 2015 / 56
SAT 11/14
3:20p PALOMA
SAT 11/07
1:35p ULTRA
REUNIFICATION
ALVIN TSANG / USA, HONG KONG / 2015 / 85
SAT 11/07
2:55p ULTRA
MON 11/09
7:00p UCSD
SUN 11/08
3:55p ULTRA
72'
Its shirts vs. skins in this feisty set of shorts about the
unexpected superstars of music and sports.
After fleeing Laos as refugees, a squadron of military-minded Hmong men in California plot to stage
a coup in their embittered homeland with the help
of the US government and its AK-47s. Filled with
wily characters and pixelated evidence, this is both
a documentary about secret wars and an edge-ofyour-seat mystery.
OUT OF MY HAND
SUN 11/08
12:00p ULTRA
REEL VOICES
SUN 11/08
3:25p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
2:00p ULTRA
SHORTS: ANIMATION:
THE ILLUSION OF LIFE
78'
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WED 11/11
6:40p ULTRA
98
SUN 11/08
1:20p ULTRA
87
FRI 11/06
4:00p ULTRA
14
#SDAFF2015
MON 11/09
6:40p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
3:55p ULTRA
SOMEONE ELSE
NELSON KIM / USA / 2015 / 72
99
WED 11/11
8:20p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
7:35p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
6:10p ULTRA
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ASIA POP!
Films to make you laugh, cry, and cheer, featuring Korean hotties, badminton
FULL STRIKE
buddies, imperial intrigue, cute kindergartners, and women you do not want to
mess with.
SAT 11/07
4:50p ULTRA
WED 11/11
5:35p ULTRA
FRI 11/06
9:20p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
8:20p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
8:35p ULTRA
TUES 11/10
7:55p ULTRA
TUES 11/10
2:00p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
1:20p ULTRA
WED 11/11
5:20p ULTRA
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SAT 11/07
9:40p ULTRA
SAT 11/14
7:30p PALOMA
ASIA POP!
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ASIA POP!
SAT 11/07
8:25p ULTRA
SAT 11/14
5:15p PALOMA
SUN 11/08
1:00p ULTRA
SAT 11/14
1:00p PALOMA
LORNA
FRI 11/06
6:30p ULTRA
TWENTY
SAT 11/07
6:05p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
8:30p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
7:00p ULTRA
WE ARE FAMILY
SAT 11/07
1:00p UCSD
MON 11/09
4:00p ULTRA
MON 11/09
8:15p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
11:00a ULTRA
TUES 11/10
8:15p ULTRA
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ASIA POP!
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ASIA POP!
WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE
KANG HYO-JIN / S. KOREA / 2015 / 123
FRI 11/06
5:50p ULTRA
In this touching comedic fantasy, the citys top attorney dies in an accident, but is given a second chance
at life if she can trade places with an ordinary mother
for one month. Leave it to actress Uhm Jung-hwa to
take no prisoners even when locked-up in her own
suburban cell.
SUN 11/08
2:40p ULTRA
FRI 11/06
7:00p UCSD
WED 11/11
3:20p ULTRA
ZINNIA FLOWER
WED 11/11
3:40p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
7:55p ULTRA
ASIA POP!
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MASTERS
Fresh from Cannes, Berlin, and other prestigious international film festivals, these are
premieres and rediscoveries of works by the worlds best directors.
SUN 11/08
2:10p UCSD
AN
NAOMI KAWASE / JAPAN / 2015 / 113
TUES 11/10
6:15p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
5:30p ULTRA
THE ASSASSIN
SUN 11/08
4:15p UCSD
WED 11/11
8:35p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
4:30p ULTRA
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#SDAFF2015
LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM
YAMASHITA NOBUHIRO / JAPAN / 2015 / 103
SAT 11/07
8:50p ULTRA
MON 11/09
8:50p ULTRA
FRI 11/06
5:35p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
5:55p ULTRA
MASTERS
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MASTERS
MON 11/09
6:00p ULTRA
TAXI
WED 11/11
5:50p ULTRA
Jafar Panahis third film while banned from filmmaking is a shocker of unwavering mastery. With an
almost cheeky love of the camera, Panahi mounts
several camcorders in a taxi he drives around town,
interacting with passengers and brazenly putting to
the test the ethics of cinema in urban Iran.
FRI 11/06
8:55p ULTRA
THANATOS, DRUNK
MON 11/09
5:30p ULTRA
MON 11/09
8:30p ULTRA
NO NO SLEEP
SUN 11/08
1:00p UCSD
FRI 11/06
7:10p ULTRA
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A delivery-robot travels from planet to planet dropping off packages for human clients. Perched behind
her intergalactic console, she starts to wonder about
the worlds of humans, so far apart in space, so far
away in each others memories.
OFFICE
THURS 11/12
6:45p ULTRA
SAT 11/07
5:10p UCSD
SAT 11/07
5:15p ULTRA
SUN 11/08
8:50p ULTRA
TUES 11/10
5:45p ULTRA
MASTERS
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DISCOVERIES
From Asias most innovative and thought-provoking filmmakers come new stories
and new ways of telling them.
ATOMIC HEART
ALI AHMADZADEH / IRAN / 2015 / 93
TUES 11/10
8:55p ULTRA
WED 11/11
8:00p ULTRA
HAPPY HOUR
TUES 11/10
1:00p ULTRA
SNOW PATHS
WED 11/11
1:00p ULTRA
An alcoholic checks into a forest convent for rehabilitation, but has an icy relationship with the nuns that
is, until he meets one with an other-worldly obligation to him. Their connection is just one of many
enigmas in a film blurring religious and secular,
burning passion and the cold of winter.
THE KIDS
SAT 11/07
3:05p UCSD
SWAP
#SDAFF2015
TUES 11/10
5:20p ULTRA
BEING GOOD
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THE MASTER
SUN 11/08
6:40p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
4:00p ULTRA
THURS 11/12
8:45p ULTRA
FRI 11/06
8:35p ULTRA
MON 11/09
6:20p ULTRA
DISCOVERIES
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Without a Heart,
its just a machine.
So in 1971, a little heart built a different kind of airlineone that
made sure everyone could fly.
Everyone has important places to go. So we invented low-fares to
help them get there.
To us, youre not 1A or 17B. Youre a person with a name, like Steve.
Here, we think everyone deserves to feel special, no matter where you
sit or how much you fly.
And with all the places were going next, well always put you first,
because our love of People is still our most powerful fuel.
Some say we do things differently.
We say, why would we do things any other way?
Without a Heart, its just a machine.
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16th annual
SAN DIEGO
investment of all.
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9/4/15
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Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
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oct. 21, 7 pm
CALLITHUMPIAN CONSORT
nov. 20, 7 pm
STEPHANIE RICHARDS
nov. 24, 7 pm
Proudly supports the Pacific Arts Movement and the . . .
nov. 14-21
IONESCOS RHINOCROS
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