San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009

10th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
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American Dreams and Reflections
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Categories: Asian American, Free, Hapa, Identity, Short films, Shorts, South Asian, Target
5 pictures Pictures
Run time: 86 min.
Celebrate the diverse Asian experience, cultural identity, and connections to the past.

PARALLEL ADELE
Director: Adele Pham | 16 min | Video | 2008
Two half-Vietnamese filmmakers, both named Adele, discover their parallel journeys with other “hapas” who share the growing mixed-race experience.

BE AWARE
Director: Joe Kamimura | 4 min | Video | 2008
A man embarks upon a mysterious adventure that ends in self-reflection.

MOTHER DAUGHTER
Director: Ileana Chan | 15 min | Video | 2008
An unexpected inheritance leads a young Chinese American woman to uncover her mother’s past, leading to questions about her own life and relationships.

I WANT TO BE A DESI 2
Director: Allan Tong | 6 min | Video | 2009
Being Desi—a South Asian immigrant or descendant—requires a bit more than bhangra and spicy curry.

YELLOW BROTHERHOOD
Director: Tadashi Nakamura | 18 min | Video | 2004
The inspiring story of the “Yellow Brotherhood,” an Asian American community group formed around a basketball team in the 1960s, and how the sons of YB are affected 30 years later.

WELCOME TO MY LIFE
Director: Elizabeth Ito | 5 min | Video | 2008
An animated story about a family of monsters struggling to be accepted in America.

HALF KENNETH
Director: Ken Ochiai | 22 min | Video | 2008
1945: after the death of their father, Ken and Jo escape Japanese American internment camp to find their Caucasian mother, but discover something neither of them could have anticipated.

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4:00 PM     Fri, Oct 16
** Note: **Free screening presented by Target
UltraStar Theater - Barona + add to cal
5:40 PM     Tue, Oct 27 UltraStar Theater - Barona + add to cal buy tickets
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