We may be wrapping SFIAAFF30 in San Francisco tonight, but we’re excited to head down to the South Bay for three more exciting days in San Jose!
This week, you may have noticed long lines snaking down the streets of Japantown and the Castro, so if you didn’t get to catch the following shows, many of which went to rush in San Francisco, you still have a chance! Head south for the weekend and send SFIAAFF30 off with a bang!
Abu, Son of Adam
Salim Ahmed / India / 101 min
India’s official entry to the 84th Academy Awards is a meditative story of the determination of an aging couple to perform the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj. This simple yet revelatory cinematic experience unpretentiously explores virtue, loyalty, and devotion against the picturesque simplicity of rural Kerala.
“ABU, SON OF ADAM is about the preparation for a voyage, a pilgrimage to Mecca by a poor Indian Muslim man and his wife. We see life in a small Kerala village, where everyone knows everyone, and faith runs deep. Abu sets his sights on purity first, trying to mend his relationships and clear his conscience even as he sells many belongings in an attempt to gather enough money to make the trip. He is a man who makes many personal sacrifices to hone his virtue; I was left with both an abiding respect for his choices, the power of human bonds, and also a sense of how much Abu’s piety – perhaps moral rigidity – has cost him.” – Ravi Chandra, CAAM Superfan
March 18, 2012 4:45 pm
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Love Crimes of Kabul
Tanaz Eshaghian / USA / 2011 / 71 min / San Francisco Premiere
In this intimate, HBO-produced portrayal of Afghan society and its treatment of women, the Emmy-nominated director Tanaz Eshaghian goes where few journalists have ever been: Kabul’s Badam Bagh Women’s Prison, and discovers the heartbreaking stories of its “moral prisoners,” who are incarcerated for premarital sex, running away from home, and adultery.
March 17, 2012 10:00 pm
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Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
S. Leo Chiang / USA / 2011 / 72 min / World Premiere
Follow New Orleans Representative Joseph Cao—the first Vietnamese American member of the U.S. Congress, and the only non-white Republican Congressman— in this compelling documentary on contemporary politics. Representative Joseph Cao will be in attendance!
March 18, 2012 7:10 pm
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Surrogate Valentine 2: Daylight Savings
Dave Boyle / USA / 2012 / 73 min / World Premiere
In this sequel to last year’s hit SURROGATE VALENTINE, director Dave Boyle and stars Goh Nakamura and Lynn Chen team up once more to deliver a humorous, soft-spoken and music-filled account of the homes we make in people’s hearts… and what happens when we get evicted.
March 17, 2012 5:00 pm
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Where We Live – Shorts
From a soon-to-be-demolished district of Shanghai to a peaceful American suburb, these eight short films make you consider the human condition in a completely new light.
March 17, 2012 2:30 pm
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OTHER SCREENINGS THAT WENT TO RUSH IN SAN FRANCISCO:
Give Up Tomorrow
March 18, 2012 3:00 pm
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My Wedding and Other Secrets
March 17, 2012 2:00 pm
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Viette
March 18, 2012 5:20 pm
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White Elephant – Shorts
March 17, 2012 9:00 pm
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SCREENINGS AT RUSH IN SAN JOSE:
Night Market Hero
March 17, 2012 4:00 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
Yes, We’re Open
March 18, 2012 12:30 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
There’s plenty left to be seen! So join us in San Jose for the last stretch of SFIAAFF30!
