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ALL ABOUT DAD
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The patriarch of a Vietnamese family that immigrated to California long ago is trying to reconcile his old world values with the more casual attitudes of his first generation children. The result is a deadpan comedy on the Vietnamese-American experience.
Mark Tran---USA---2009---80 mins.
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BETTER LUCK TOMORROW
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A group of upper-middle class, Asian-American teens from an affluent conservative Southern California town lead dangerous double lives in this impressive parable on modern youth and material excess. With near-perfect family and school lives, the teens indulge in a exhilarating downward spiral of excess, crime, sex, violence and drugs with dangerous consequences. "A shrewdly tense piece of storytelling" (Elvis Mitchell, New York Times). Justin Lin---USA---2003---99 mins.
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CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE
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The challenge of multicultural identities is portrayed with deep emotion as well as humor in director Chi Moui Lo's first feature. Two Vietnamese orphans, adopted by an African-American couple as children, find their lives complicated as adults when one of the siblings locates their birth mother and brings her to America. Her arrival triggers a series of resentments and misconceptions as the various family members struggle to find mutual understanding. The cast includes Academy Award nominee Paul Winfield (Sounder), Mary Alice (To Sleep with Anger), and the director. Chi Moui Lo---USA---2000---119 mins.
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CAVITE
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Filipino-American co-directors Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana wring the most from limited means in an exceptional thriller about an unassuming man who's sucked into a dangerous terrorist plot. After returning to the impoverished Cavite region of the Philippines, Adam (Gamazon) receives a startling cell phone call instructing him to make a life and death choice: he can either carry out a terrorist mission or watch his mother and sister be slaughtered. "A paragon of guerilla resourcefulness and a model citizen of the global village, Cavite is a more anxious and vivid experience than most movies with budgets literally a thousand times bigger" (Dennis Lim, Village Voice). In English, Filipino, and Tagalog with English subtitles. Ian Gamazon/Neill Dela Llana---Philippines/USA---2005---80 mins.
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CHAN IS MISSING
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A mystery set against the backdrop of San Francisco's Chinatown. The story involves two Chinese taxi drivers who are looking for their business partner, Chan Hung, a middle-aged Taiwan immigrant who has vanished with their money. Their search for clues to Chan's whereabouts leads them to his family, friends and acquaintances, who reveal a great diversity of people and cultural backgrounds that make up life in Chinatown. "[A] whimsical treasure of a film" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). In English and Cantonese with English Wayne Wang---USA---1981---80 mins.
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CHILDREN OF INVENTION
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In this "urgent, artful" (Variety) film, two young Asian children are left to fend for themselves on the streets of Boston.
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COMBINATION PLATTER
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This winner of the Best Screenplay at Sundance in 1993 tells the story of an undocumented Chinese waiter in a gritty, remarkably powerful, independent feature by Tony Chan. In the pressure-laden world he inhabits, a green card holds the greatest promise for a better life. He finds himself contemplating an American wife, only to reject the chosen woman. But he hadn't counted on a visit from immigration. In English and Chinese with English subtitles. Tony Chan---USA---1991---85 mins.
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CUPID'S MISTAKE
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In this indie romance from Korean-born filmmaker Young Man Kang, the intersecting love lives of four Santa Monica Asian-Americans add up to "a cute tale of titillation and rejection" (The Village Voice). Starring Everardo Gil, Susan Petry, Toya Cho, and Ken Yasuda.
Young Man Kang---USA---2001---74 mins.
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DEBUT
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In this coming-of-age comedy with a Filipino-American cast, a young man struggles with his desire to study art when his family thinks he's headed for pre-med studies. Conflicts between Filipino traditions and expectatins vs. personal dreams in the contemporary world erupt at his sister's debut. With Dante Basco, Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Gina Alajar, Darion Basco, Dion Basco. "As illuminating as it is entertaining...a winner all around" ( Los Angeles Times). In English and Tagalog. Gene Cajayon---USA---2000---94 mins.
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DIM SUM
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A wonderful, touching comedy from Wayne Wang, the director of Chan Is Missing, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, examining the conflict between generations in the story of a Chinese-American family trying to maintain a link to their cultural heritage while the world is changing around them. In English and Cantonese with English subtitles. Wayne Wang---USA---1985---87 mins.
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DREAMERS (ANN LU)
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Two aspiring young filmmakers leave their conservative small town behind to pursue their dreams of movie glory. But along the path to success they discover the true price of dreams. "This debut feature is tremendously impressive in its honesty, its refusal to cheat us with formulaic plot twists or ready-made insights...introduces a remarkable new talent in writer-director Ann Lu" (F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly). Ann Lu---USA---2000---93 mins.
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FACE (BAI LING)
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Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's coming-of-age drama is an ultimately uplifting story about the importance of family in shaping a child's life. Genie (Kristy Wu) is a Chinese-American teenager who's been raised by her loving but ultra-traditional grandmother (Kieu Chinh). When Genie falls for a charming African-American DJ (Naughty by Nature's Treach), her grandmother vociferously disapproves, and threatens to ruin the only familial bond Genie has. "It's a perceptively written and imaginatively directed film. But, most of all, it's brilliantly acted" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). Bertha Bay-Sa Pan---USA---2002---89 mins.
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FINISHING THE GAME
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From director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) comes this mockumentary riff on studio executives frantically trying to cast a replacement for Bruce Lee after his death during the filming of Game of Death in 1973. Starring Roger Fan, Sung Kang, and James Franco. Justin Lin---USA---2007---84 mins.
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FRUIT FLY
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L.A. Renigen (Colma) stars in this musical immigrant tale about an adopted Asian girl who was raised on the East Coast in a happy home. But after a trip to the Philippines, this sassy performance artist is struck with the urge to track down her real parents and discover her roots. This takes her to San Francisco, where she settles in the artist- and gay-friendly Castro district. Though she was searching for her true identity, being welcomed by the gay community makes her realize identity is what you make of it.
H.P. Mendoza---USA---2009---94 mins.
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GREAT WALL, THE
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Peter Wang's great independent American film is touching and moving, as Leo Fang and his family return to his native China, where they are unprepared for the cultural clashes which occur with their Chinese relatives. English and Mandarin with English subtitles. Peter Wang---USA---1986---103 mins.
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HALF-LIFE
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This daring feature-length debut from Jennifer Phang combines live-action and animation to tell the story of a brother and sister who retreat into a lush fantasy world after their father abandons them.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Malaysian-born director Yen Tan's debut film is an impressive dissection of the lives of five gay people who share the same birthday, as well as many of the same problems. As their collective birthday nears, all five are forced to confront the demons that haunt their lives. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In English, Mandarin, Urdu and Spanish with English subtitles. Yen Tan---USA---2002---95 mins.
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HUNDRED PERCENT
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21 Jump Street's Dustin Nguyen plays Isaac, a L.A. coffeehouse romantic who falls for Thaise (Tamlyn Tomita), a femme fatale on the run from her past. Slim (Darion Basco) is a wayward Rastafarian who wheels and deals his way in and out of trouble. Then there's Troy (Garrett Wang), an actor trying to balance his auditions and his girlfriend when he lands a starring role in Hollywood picture. Together, these three friends find that if they want to make things happen, they have to give it their all. All one hundred percent. "A bright, sharp comedy-drama with funky retro flair to spare" (LA Eric Koyanagi---USA---1998---103 mins.
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IN BETWEEN DAYS
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"Exquisite...a thrillingly self-assured first feature," claims A.O. Scott (New York Times) about So Yong Kim's In Between Days. The story deals with teenaged Aimie's (Jiseon Kim) relocation from South Korea to snowy Canada. As she grows more and more distant from her mother, Aimie gravitates towards one of the only friendly faces at school, a fellow Korean transplant named Tran (Taegu Andy Kang). Though Aimie's social longings are sated, their friendship is complicated by strange adolescent yearnings. Winner of Special Jury Prize at Sundance. In English and Korean with English subtitles. So Yong Kim---USA---2006---82 mins.
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JOY LUCK CLUB
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The stories of four women and their mothers are interwoven in this moving tale of exile, loss, and new beginnings. Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club is well realized in this careful adaptation certain to touch everyone. Wayne Wang---USA---1993---139 mins.
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