Posts in category "Memoirs of A Superfan"
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.10: San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival
By Ravi Chandra, M.D. The San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival, co-presented by CAAM, will take place April 26-28, 2013. The Opening Night Gala takes place from 7:30-10 pm on April 26th at Artists’ Television Access (992 Mission St.), and the festival itself features 20 films from at least 7 countries. A highlight includes a [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.9: Labor of Love
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.9: Labor of Love “If memories are food for the soul then home movies are the bread crumbs we drop to find our way home.” – opening lines, Memories to Light (Closing Night Presentation) Memories to Light was an intimate, deeply affecting closing to CAAMFest. Master filmmaker Mark Decena plunged deeply into personal history as he [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.8: On Our Plate
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.8: On Our Plate March 25, 2013 Soon to be festless and restless, I journeyed to J-town and KQED for the last few events of an incredible CAAMFest experience. The movies, as usual, have been profound – entertaining, gritty, artful, inspirational and moving. Each year brings me to a deeper place. It’s a trueing [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.6: Ai, Ai, Tell ‘Em That is Human Nature
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 8.6: Ai, Ai, Tell ‘Em That is Human Nature By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 22, 2013 I sat down with Debbie Lum, director of the great new documentary SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE, which screens once more at CAAMFest, and is on Independent Lens in May (http://www.seekingasianfemale.com) There’s a panel discussion on the [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.10: Superfan and more at LitCrawl!
Superfan and more at LitCrawl! By Ravi Chandra, M.D. October 9, 2012 This will come as a shock to CAAM readers – but I actually participate in ANOTHER festival in San Francisco! And it’s not even film-related! I’m excited about LitQuake this year, as it marks the third time I’ve been asked to perform my [...]
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MEMOIRS OF A SUPERFAN VOLUME 7.8: In The Family Premieres at Metreon
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. April 25, 2012 Patrick Wang’s new film IN THE FAMILY is an outstanding, original American masterpiece, opening across the country this month, and at the Metreon in San Francisco on April 27th, 2012. (It will play for 3 days, and if it does well, will be extended.) Set in Martin, Tennessee, [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.7: Nothing Short
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 16, 2012 I sing America, from pro-life to grow lights. I sing America. Joseph Cao sings America – former Republican Congressman from Louisiana, who strived for a time to bridge the gap between our polarities, before being reined back in. S. Leo Chiang’s portrait of Cao (Mr. Cao Goes to [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.6: The Jake Edition
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 15, 2012 The torch was passed and a fire lit on Wednesday night in the Castro Theater. Yes, we saw an extraordinary film about and performance by the incomparable Jake Shimabukuro; but we also witnessed a ritual uncommon in this cynical age – a gathering of families to bless the [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.5: A Mala Of Movies
By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 13, 2012 Festival week is my movie retreat. I love to lose myself, and find myself, in a mala of films – and indeed, SFIAAFF usually offers about 108 films, identical to the number of beads on a mala, a Buddhist prayer rosary. Film is entertaining, of course, but also [...]
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Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.4: Six Questions with Eli Kimaro
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 12, 2012 I had the great pleasure of viewing Eliaichi Kimaro’s wonderful documentary A LOT LIKE YOU. The film will screen again on Tuesday, March 13th at 9:20 pm, and I highly recommend it. As I wrote about it last week, “Her documentary is powerful and heart-warming, telling several stories [...]
