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130+ films, 15+ countries, 6 venues, 1 festival. FESTIVAL MINI-GUIDE THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 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 startingOct. 30th • Walk-up tickets for shows at non-UltraStar locations are available at that venue’s box office one hour before showtime. NON-MEMBER PRICES PAC-ARTS MEMBER PRICES GENERAL ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION $12 $9 OPENING/CENTERPIECE/CLOSING FILMS OPENING/CENTERPIECE/CLOSING FILMS $15 $12 OPENING NIGHT FILM + AFTER PARTY OPENING NIGHT FILM + AFTER PARTY (NOV. 5) (NOV. 5) $25 $20 FESTIVAL 6-PACK ALL FESTIVAL PASS BLAST THE MUSIC AND HANG UP THE SIGNS! MAJOR GRANTS $60 $150 This year, the San Diego Asian Film Festival turns ALL FESTIVAL PASS 16 and it’s gonna be sweet. The ten-day party is a $250 GROUP TICKETS celebration of Asian and Asian American cinema’s MINIMUM OF 10 vitality and continued emergence. The host is $9 (general), $13 (opening/centerpiece/closing) Pacific Arts Movement, the venues are throughout MAJOR SPONSORS San Diego County, and the partygoers are you: the audiences, the members, the filmmakers. FREE SCREENINGS Check out over 130 films from Asia and beyond. FREE FILMS AT 4 SUSTAINING SPONSOR GALA PRESENTERS Join us in paying tribute to legends like Tyrus Wong All films at 4pm on weekdays of the festival are free and Kiju Yoshida, and new trailblazers like Ken SHORTS FOR SHORTIES! Jeong and the artists at BuzzFeed. Come for the A collection of international short films, free for kids 12 and under (Nov. 7, pg 19) premieres and stay for the Q&As with filmmakers REEL VOICES MAJOR MEDIA SPONSORS and actors. Take the conversation from the World premiere of our high school documentary program (Nov. 8, pg 13) auditorium to the internet and elevate the national ALL SCREENINGS AT UCSD ATKINSON HALL AUDITORIUM conversation about Asian and Asian American Free for UCSD students, faculty, and staff stories, politics, and representation. Our festival is just the beginning of a celebration and movement CLOSING NIGHT MEMBER SCREENING North American premiere of Filipino drama SWAP; free for Pac-Arts members (Nov. 9, pg 27) that is itching to get off the ground. SPECIAL EVENTS GALA AWARDS DINNER Mission Valley Marriott, November 7 $200 for Pac-Arts members / $250 for non-members. RSVP to [email protected] Periodical Statement San Diego Asian Film Festival, Nov. 5-14, 2015, Issue No. 1 MOVEFEST Published annually An 80s dance party and the official after-party of the Gala Awards Dinner Address: Pacific Arts Movement, 10PM - Midnight; free for passholders 2508 Historic Decautur Road #140, San Diego, CA 92106. 2 #SDAFF2015 HOW TO FEST 3 SCHEDULE Times and films are subject to change. Visit festival.sdaff.org for the latest info. 3:55p SHORTS: ALL-STARS ONLY (72') ULTRA OPENING NIGHT 4:15p THE ASSASSIN (104') UCSD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 3:05p THE KIDS (90') UCSD 4:30p THE CASE OF HANA & ALICE (100') ULTRA 7:00p MISS INDIA AMERICA (93') MCASD 3:10p GETTING INTIMATE WITH ULTRA 6:00p SEOUL SEARCHING (105') ULTRA DR. KEN (60') 6:40p THE MASTER (80') ULTRA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 3:40p TYRUS (72') ULTRA 7:00p OBON BROTHERS (107') ULTRA MISS INDIA AMERICA 4:00p SHORTS: FREE SAMPLES (87') ULTRA 3:55p SOMEONE ELSE (72') ULTRA 8:20p COIN LOCKER GIRL (110') ULTRA CENTERPIECE 5:00p DIGITAL PIONEER PANEL: UCSD 4:50p THE BEAUTY INSIDE (127') ULTRA 8:35p THE DARK HORSE (124') ULTRA BUZZFEED (60') 5:10p THANATOS, DRUNK (106') UCSD 8:50p OFFICE (117') ULTRA 5:35p CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR (122') ULTRA 5:15p THE WHISPERING STAR (100') ULTRA 5:50p WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE (123') ULTRA 5:55p CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR (122') ULTRA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 6:30p LORNA (124') ULTRA 6:05p LORNA (124') ULTRA 4:00p OBON BROTHERS (107') ULTRA 7:00p THE WONDERFUL WEDDING (104') UCSD SEOUL SEARCHING 7:25p FEMALE PERVERT (62') ULTRA 5:30p MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (131') ULTRA 7:10p THE WHISPERING STAR (100') ULTRA 7:35p SHORTS: ULTRA 6:00p LOVE & PEACE (117') ULTRA CLOSING NIGHT 8:35p SNOW PATHS (100') ULTRA MOMMY QUEEREST (104') 6:20p SWAP (96') ULTRA 8:55p MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (131') ULTRA 8:25p THE LAST REEL (105') ULTRA 6:40p SHORTS: TALKING BACK (99') ULTRA 9:05p CRUSH THE SKULL (83') ULTRA 8:50p LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM (103') ULTRA 7:00p REUNIFICATION (85') UCSD 9:20p COIN LOCKER GIRL (110') ULTRA 9:40p DEADMAN INFERNO (108') ULTRA 8:15p THE ROYAL TAILOR (127') ULTRA 8:30p THANATOS, DRUNK (106') ULTRA MADE IN JAPAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 8:50p LA LA LA AT ROCK BOTTOM (103') ULTRA 11:00a SHORTS FOR SHORTIES! (45') ULTRA 12:00p REEL VOICES (120') ULTRA 9:15p MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER ULTRA 12:45p IT'S ALREADY TOMORROW ULTRA 1:00p LITTLE BIG MASTER (112') ULTRA VENUE LEGEND IN HONG KONG (79') (35') MCASD Museum of Contemporary Art, 1:00p NO NO SLEEP UCSD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 1:00p CHANGING SEASON: ON THE ULTRA Sherwood Auditorium 1:20p SHORTS: DRUNK IN LOVE (98') ULTRA MASUMOTO FAMILY FARM (57') 1:00p HAPPY HOUR (317') ULTRA ULTRA UltraStar Mission Valley 2:00p SHORTS: ANIMATION: ULTRA 1:00p WE ARE FAMILY (107') UCSD 2:00p GO AWAY MR. TUMOR (128') ULTRA UCSD UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall THE ILLUSION OF LIFE (78') Auditorium 1:20p FULL STRIKE (108') ULTRA 4:00p I HAVE SEEN MY LAST BORN (79') ULTRA 2:10p FLOWERS OF TAIPEI (109') UCSD MOPA Museum of Photographic Arts 1:35p OPERATION POPCORN (81') ULTRA 5:20p BEING GOOD (121') ULTRA PALOMA La Paloma Theatre 2:40p WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE (123') ULTRA 2:55p REUNIFICATION (85') ULTRA 3:25p OUT OF MY HAND (88') ULTRA CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 4 #SDAFF2015 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE VENUES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 OPENING & CLOSING NIGHTS MAIN VENUE TAIWAN SHOWCASE 5:45p OFFICE (117') ULTRA 4:00p THE MASTER (80') ULTRA 6:15p AN (113') ULTRA 5:30p AN (113') ULTRA 6:40p MISSING PEOPLE (81') ULTRA 5:55p TBA ULTRA 7:55p FULL STRIKE (108') ULTRA 6:10p THE WINNING GIRL (68') ULTRA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, ULTRASTAR CINEMAS UCSD CALIT2 ATKINSON HALL SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM MISSION VALLEY AUDITORIUM 8:15p TWENTY (115') ULTRA 6:30p COUP D'ETAT (110') MOPA 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 7510 Hazard Center Dr. #100, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 8:40p THE GRIEF OF OTHERS (103') ULTRA 6:45p TAXI (82') ULTRA (NOV. 5, NOV. 13) San Diego, CA 92108 (NOV. 6-8) 8:55p ATOMIC HEART (93') ULTRA 7:55p ZINNIA FLOWER (96') ULTRA GALA AWARDS DINNER & MOVEFEST KIJU YOSHIDA SPOTLIGHT SDAFF COMES TO NORTH COUNTY 8:15p TBA ULTRA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 8:30p TWENTY (115') ULTRA 1:00p HAPPY HOUR (317') ULTRA 8:45p SNAKESKIN (105') ULTRA 3:20p THE WONDERFUL WEDDING (104') ULTRA SAN DIEGO MARRIOTT MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS LA PALOMA THEATRE 3:40p ZINNIA FLOWER (96') ULTRA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 MISSION VALLEY 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92103 471 S. Coast Highway 101, 8757 Rio San Diego Dr., (NOV. 11-12) Encinitas, CA 92024 4:00p RADHE RADHE ULTRA 7:00p MADE IN JAPAN (90') MCASD San Diego, CA 92108 (NOV. 14) (NOV. 7) 5:20p GO AWAY MR. TUMOR (128') ULTRA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 5:35p THE BEAUTY INSIDE (72') ULTRA 1:00p LITTLE BIG MASTER (112') PALOMA 5:50p LOVE & PEACE (117') ULTRA 3:20p OFF THE MENU: PALOMA We are a proud sponsor 6:30p EROS + MASSACRE (202') MOPA ASIAN AMERICA (56') 6:40p SHORTS: ULTRA of the San Diego 5:15p THE LAST REEL (105') PALOMA DEARLY DEPARTING (90') 7:30p DEADMAN INFERNO (108') PALOMA Asian Film Festival 8:00p BEING GOOD (121') ULTRA 8:20p THERE IS A NEW WORLD ULTRA SOMEWHERE (103') As the only locally-based 8:35p THE ASSASSIN (104') ULTRA VENUE LEGEND commercial health plan, 8:55p TBA ULTRA MCASD Museum of Contemporary Art, we not only serve the people of Sherwood Auditorium San Diego County—we are the people ULTRA UltraStar Mission Valley of San Diego County. UCSD UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium MOPA Museum of Photographic Arts (619) 499-8300 or 1-800-359-2002 PALOMA La Paloma Theatre sharphealthplan.com 6 #SDAFF2015 SCHEDULE 7 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS The feature presentations of this year’s 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. MISS INDIA AMERICA THURS 11/05 GETTING INTIMATE WITH DR. KEN SAT 11/07 RAVI KAPOOR / USA / 2015 / 93’ 7:00p MCASD 60’ 3:10p ULTRA Lily is a college-bound valedictorian with a gilded Join us for a probing, awkwardly intimate conversa- future, so beauty pageants are way below her. But tion with everyone’s favorite doctor-turned-comedian when a case of sass strikes, she finds out what she’s Ken Jeong, star of Community, the Hangover films, not above: some good ol’ fashioned competition. and the new ABC sitcom Dr. Ken. Thanks to a wily script and Tiya Sircar’s knockout comedic performance, nobody is safe from Lily’s OPENING NIGHT schemes. PANEL DISCUSSION SEOUL SEARCHING SUN 11/08 DIGITAL PIONEER: BUZZFEED FRI 11/06 BENSON LEE / USA / 2015 / 105’ 6:00p ULTRA 60’ 5:00p UCSD Don’t you forget about 1986, when the Latin Lover The website BuzzFeed has become not only one of collided with the punk and the pastor’s daughter on the most formidable presences on the internet, but a Seoul summer camp for overseas Korean youth also one of the most significant platforms for Asian to discover their roots.