Blog
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A Bright Wall In A Dark Room
by Eugene W. Lau 2012 Student Delegate If there is one thing that draws me to Asian Americana, it is the inspiring and depth defying awe of the history of narratives that something like the film festival has been able to encapsulate. As a student who spends most of his time reading theory and history [...]
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White Frog no more
by Amy Lin Student Delegate 2012 Hello, this is Amy! I’d like to begain with a confession. These past few days I’ve been a terrible students, skipping classes, dozing off in Chemistry lecture, and not filling out my transfer application. (How’s that for an Asian student?) But let me just say this– IT IS ALL [...]
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Prison Dancer Closes SFIAAFF30 in SF!
After eight days of jam-packed premieres, screenings, live events, galas and parties, SFIAAFF30 wraps in San Francisco on Thursday night with two back-to-back screenings of the World Premiere of PRISON DANCER: THE INTERACTIVE WEB MUSICAL! Online tickets are no longer available, but arrive early for possible “rush” tickets.
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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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Thanks Mrs. Choephel!
By Gabriel Chiu 2012 Student Delegate Ngawang Choephel, the filmmaker behind the piece Tibet in Song struck a cord with me not because I deeply understood what hardships he endured but because of the message he gave us after the screening. A Tibetan teen who was deeply moved by the documentary asked “what can we [...]
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See Jake at the World Premier March 14th – And Congrats to Dominic!
Congratulations to Dominic Pieranunzio (aka the Dominator)! After dozens of entries and 6 very impressive finalists, Jake chose Dominic as the winner of CAAM’s Jake Shimabukuro Ukulele Contest! Dominic will play on-stage with Jake live at the World Premier of the Jake Shimabukuro Documentary at the Castro Theater on March 14th! Enjoy this insightful [...]
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SFIAAFF30 Surprise Screening Revealed!
Photo by Kenni Camota Drumroll Please…. Due to popular demand, and after a sold out world premiere last night at the Kabuki Theater, we are pleased to announce that our surprise screening will be NICE GIRLS CREW! So, if you missed it the first time, do check out this raunchy Bridesmaids‐meets-Arrested Development, no-holds-barred comedy series [...]
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Keep the Conversation Going
by Samantha Yu 2012 Student Delegate After living in NYC for more than a decade, it’s funny that I would begin my journey in Asian American Media on the other side of the country. As a part of the student delegate program, we have the privilege of flashing our badges to awkwardly begin a conversation [...]
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Networking without Networking
by Harry Yoon 2012 CAAM Fellow I’m in the privileged position of having three mentors, two of whom I met this week. Both Troy Takaki and Mark Yoshikawa are accomplished editors who have worked on films that anyone who loves movies would recognize. While they share success, they have taken different paths to achieve it. [...]
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It’s not a dream.
by Cheryl David 2012 Student Delegate Hi. Cheryl here. Photo by Albert Law You may have seen me in many films this 30th Asian American Film Festival. Well, film screenings. Student delegates, aka the band of badge-carrying superfriends, pound the pavement from theatre to theatre, claim our seats, and try to absorb it. Led this year by [...]
