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Thursday, October 15th
4:00 PM	click to rate	You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story Jeff Adachi 2009 \| Asian American, Documentary, Free, Historical, Japanese, Target \| 60 min. ** Note: Free screening presented by Target	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal
7:00 PM	click to rate	Children of Invention Tze Chun 2009 \| Asian American, Chinese, Drama, Family \| 86 min. ** Note: OPENING NIGHT FILM & Party	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:15 PM	click to rate	Love in Translation Various \| Asian American, Korean, Love, Romance, Short films, Shorts, Women \| 105 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
8:00 PM	click to rate	Chopshticks Various \| Comedy, Indian, Short films, Shorts \| 85 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:30 PM	click to rate	Be Sure to Share Sion Sono 2009 \| Cancer, Drama, Japanese \| 109 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:40 PM	click to rate	Thirst Park Chan-Wook 2009 \| Comedy, Extreme, Horror, Korean, Sexual content, Vampire \| 133 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
Friday, October 16th
3:00 PM	click to rate	Crossing Tae-Gyun Kim 2008 \| North Korean \| 112 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:00 PM	click to rate	American Dreams and Reflections Various \| Asian American, Free, Hapa, Identity, Short films, Shorts, South Asian, Target \| 86 min. Note: Free screening presented by Target	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal
5:10 PM	click to rate	Dim Sum and then Some Various \| Asian American, Chinese, Comedy, Drama, Food, Immigration, Short films, Shorts, Women \| 105 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:45 PM	click to rate	Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority Kimberlee Bassford 2008 \| Asian American, Documentary, Hawaiian, Political, Women \| 56 min. ** Note: Director Kimberlee Bassford in attendance	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
6:00 PM	click to rate	Kabei: Our Mother Yôji Yamada 2008 \| Drama, Family, Historical, Japanese, War \| 133 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:00 PM	click to rate	White on Rice David Boyle, Howard Hayes 2009 \| Asian American, Comedy, Indie, Romance \| 85 min. ** Note: Cast and crew scheduled to attend	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:20 PM	click to rate	Sights and Sounds of a New Hope Various \| Asian American, Filipino, Hip-hop, Pacific Islander, Philippines, Short films, Shorts \| 85 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:40 PM	click to rate	Afro Samurai: Resurrection 2009 \| Action, Animation, Extreme, Fusion, Samurai \| 97 min. ** Note: Producers Leo Chu and Eric Garcia to attend	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
8:55 PM	click to rate	Rough Cut Hun Jang 2008 \| Action, Edgy, Korean \| 113 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:30 PM	click to rate	Strange Brew Various \| Edgy, Romance, Short films, Shorts \| 94 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
10:00 PM	click to rate	Help Me Eros Kang-sheng Lee 2007 \| Alternative, Drama, Edgy, Sexual content, Taiwanese \| 103 min. ** Note: 18 and up only	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
Saturday, October 17th
11:30 AM	click to rate	Ni Hao Kai-Lan Goes to China 2009 \| Animation, Children, Family, Free \| 30 min. ** Note: FREE	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Cape No. 7 Te-Sheng Wei 2008 \| Music, Romance, Taiwanese \| 129 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
12:15 PM	click to rate	Old Partner Chung-ryeol Lee 2008 \| Animals, Documentary, Korean \| 78 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
12:45 PM	click to rate	Long Story Short Christine Choy 2008 \| Asian American, Chinese, Documentary, Free, Target \| 54 min. ** Note: Actress Jodi Long in attendance	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
1:00 PM	click to rate	Thicker Than Water Various \| Comedy, Immigration, Short films, Shorts \| 99 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:00 PM	click to rate	All About Dad Mark Tran 2009 \| Asian American, Comedy, Drama, Vietnamese \| 90 min. ** Note: Director Mark Tran/actor Chi Pham in attendance	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:15 PM	click to rate	100 Chris Martinez 2008 \| Cancer, Drama, Filipino, Philippines, Women \| 116 min. ** Note: Director Chris Martinez in attendance	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:30 PM	click to rate	Animation: The Illusion of Life Various \| Animation, Short films, Shorts \| 90 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:20 PM	click to rate	A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies Drama, Family, Japanese \| 125 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:40 PM	click to rate	Love in Translation Various \| Asian American, Korean, Love, Romance, Short films, Shorts, Women \| 105 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:00 PM	click to rate	The Concrete Jungle Various \| Action, Short films, Shorts, Urban \| 111 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:15 PM	click to rate	First Squad Yoshiharu Ashino 2009 \| Anime, German, Japanese, Russian, War \| 73 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:00 PM	click to rate	We're Here, We're Queer Various \| Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Short films, Shorts \| 77 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:15 PM	click to rate	My Girlfriend is an Agent Tae-ra Shin 2009 \| Action, Comedy, Korean \| 112 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:30 PM	click to rate	Make Yourself at Home Soopum Sohn 2008 \| Indie, Korean, Thriller \| 90 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:40 PM	click to rate	Karma Calling Sarba Das 2009 \| Asian American, Indian, Indie, Romance \| 90 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:30 PM	click to rate	Breathless Yang Ik-Joon 2008 \| Drama, Korean \| 130 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:55 PM	click to rate	Chopshticks Various \| Comedy, Indian, Short films, Shorts \| 85 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
10:05 PM	click to rate	Neko Rahmen Taisho Minoru Kawasaki 2008 \| Comedy, Extreme, Puppets \| 80 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
Sunday, October 18th
12:00 PM	click to rate	Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story Christine Toy Johnson, Bruce Alan Johnson 2008 \| Asian American, Documentary, Historical, Internment, Japanese, Justice, Sports, War \| 86 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
12:10 PM	click to rate	A Village Called Versailles Leo Chiang 2008 \| Asian American, Documentary, Vietnamese \| 68 min. ** Note: Director S. Leo Chiang in attendance	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
12:20 PM	click to rate	Between the Folds Vanessa Gould 2008 \| Art, Japanese \| 56 min. ** Note: Make origami cranes in the lobby today!	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
12:30 PM	click to rate	You Tube Can Be A Celebrity panel Panel \| 90 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:00 PM	click to rate	The Drummer Kenneth Bi 2007 \| Drama, Music, Taiwanese \| 118 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:20 PM	click to rate	Tandoori Love Oliver Paulus 2008 \| Bollywood, Comedy, Food, German, Indian, Musical, Romance \| 92 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:30 PM	click to rate	Fight Scenes and Fall Guys Panel \| 90 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
2:45 PM	click to rate	Whatever It Takes Christopher Wong 2008 \| Asian American, Documentary, Education, Family \| 90 min. ** Note: Director Christopher Wong in attendance	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:15 PM	click to rate	Antoine Laura Bari 2008 \| Asian Canadian, Children, Documentary, Vietnamese \| 82 min. ** Note: Director Laura Bari in attendance	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:30 PM	click to rate	Modern Boy Ji Woo Chung 2008 \| Japanese, Korean, Noir, Romance \| 121 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:45 PM	click to rate	Legend is Alive Huynh Luu 2009 \| Action, Martial arts, Vietnamese \| 95 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:00 PM	click to rate	War and Hope Short films \| 104 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:00 PM	click to rate	Red Cliff John Woo 2008 \| Action, Chinese, Historical, War \| 148 min. ** Note: Centerpiece Film	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:10 PM	click to rate	The Things We Carry Ian McCrudden 2009 \| Asian American, Drama, Edgy, Indie \| 77 min. ** Note: cast and crew scheduled to attend	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:20 PM	click to rate	Be Sure to Share Sion Sono 2009 \| Cancer, Drama, Japanese \| 109 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:30 PM	click to rate	Around the World Various \| Animation, Australian, Documentary, Drama, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Short films, Shorts, Women, World \| 89 min. ** Note: followed by filmmaker Q&A	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:15 PM	click to rate	The Real Shaolin Alexander Sebastien Lee 2008 \| Chinese, Documentary, Martial arts \| 89 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:40 PM	click to rate	First Squad Yoshiharu Ashino 2009 \| Anime, German, Japanese, Russian, War \| 73 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:45 PM	click to rate	Red Cliff John Woo 2008 \| Action, Chinese, Historical, War \| 148 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
Monday, October 19th
3:40 PM	click to rate	Cape No. 7 Te-Sheng Wei 2008 \| Music, Romance, Taiwanese \| 129 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:00 PM	click to rate	Long Story Short Christine Choy 2008 \| Asian American, Chinese, Documentary, Free, Target \| 54 min. ** Note: Free screening presented by Target	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story Jeff Adachi 2009 \| Asian American, Documentary, Free, Historical, Japanese, Target \| 60 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:20 PM	click to rate	Antoine Laura Bari 2008 \| Asian Canadian, Children, Documentary, Vietnamese \| 82 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
6:00 PM	click to rate	George Lin Tribute Asian American, Free \| 30 min. ** Note: Free; followed by lobby reception	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Om Shanti Om Farah Khan 2007 \| Bollywood, Comedy, Indian, Musical \| 162 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:00 PM	click to rate	Before We Close Joshua Tucker, Kendal E. Tuttle 2008 \| Feature \| 77 min. ** Note: followed by cast and crew Q&A	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:15 PM	click to rate	Beast Stalker Dante Lam 2008 \| Action, Hong Kong \| 109 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:30 PM	click to rate	Arusi: Persian Wedding Marjan Tehrani 2009 \| Documentary, Persian, Romance \| 53 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
8:55 PM	click to rate	Etienne! Jeff Mizushima 2008 \| Animals, Asian American, Indie \| 87 min. ** Note: Actor Richard Vallejos in attendance	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:15 PM	click to rate	Legend is Alive Huynh Luu 2009 \| Action, Martial arts, Vietnamese \| 95 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:30 PM	click to rate	Breathless Yang Ik-Joon 2008 \| Drama, Korean \| 130 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
Tuesday, October 20th
3:00 PM	click to rate	Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story Christine Toy Johnson, Bruce Alan Johnson 2008 \| Asian American, Documentary, Historical, Internment, Japanese, Justice, Sports, War \| 86 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
4:00 PM	click to rate	Daddy Tran: A Life in 3-D Siu Ta 2008 \| Art, Canadian, Documentary, Free, Photography, Target, Vietnamese \| 47 min. ** Note: Free screening presented by Target	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	After School Special Children, Family, Free, Short films, Shorts \| 59 min. ** Note: FREE	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal
5:30 PM	click to rate	The Love Market Shalom Almond 2009 \| Documentary, Free, Hmong, Target, Women \| 52 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
5:45 PM	click to rate	Kabei: Our Mother Yôji Yamada 2008 \| Drama, Family, Historical, Japanese, War \| 133 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
6:30 PM	click to rate	In Love We Trust Xiaoshuai Wang 2007 \| Arthouse, Cancer, Chinese, Drama \| 115 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:00 PM	click to rate	K-20 Shimako Sato 2008 \| Action, Japanese, Science fiction \| 137 min.	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets
7:15 PM	click to rate	Orchestra Nova: Celebrations Documentary, Free, Music \| 48 min. ** Note: Free screening	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	Modern Boy Ji Woo Chung 2008 \| Japanese, Korean, Noir, Romance \| 121 min.	UltraStar Theater - Wells Fargo	+ add to cal	buy tickets
8:55 PM	click to rate	White on Rice David Boyle, Howard Hayes 2009 \| Asian American, Comedy, Indie, Romance \| 85 min.	UltraStar Theater - Sharp	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:15 PM	click to rate	Crossing Tae-Gyun Kim 2008 \| North Korean \| 112 min.	Ultrastar Theater - Stella Artois	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:45 PM	click to rate	Help Me Eros Kang-sheng Lee 2007 \| Alternative, Drama, Edgy, Sexual content, Taiwanese \| 103 min. ** Note: 18 and up only	UltraStar Theater - Barona	+ add to cal	buy tickets