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…
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…
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…
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…
CAAMmy the Love Bug By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 9, 2012 A relatively balmy San Francisco March day blessed Opening Night 2012 with sunshine,…
CAAMsanity! By Ravi Chandra, M.D. March 7, 2012 Are you excited?! Are you ready?! Full court press! SFIAAFF is the champion point guard for…
CAAMily Reunion By Ravi Chandra, M.D. February 27, 2012 I get comfortable. Too comfortable. I am connected to colleagues and friends, feeling effective at…
I’m just about to publish my first book of poetry, a fox peeks out: poems
PSYCHOLOGY OF A MURDER By Ravi Chandra, M.D. A promising 19-year old college student shoots and kills his sister’s fiancé – at her behest….
Short films are particularly sakura blossoms. I’m reminiscing now about one of my favorite shorts of SFIAAFF, one that exemplifies the festival’s best artistic aims.
If I could hear neurons firing, they must sound like the live musical accompaniment by Jack Tung and Arthur Yeung for SUITE SUITE CHINATOWN. Neurons fired, and patches of grey matter lit up: memories, habits, foods, families – a “mind space” of Chinatown, as Supervisor David Chiu put it in the panel discussion afterwards, moderated by CAAM Board Member Dr. Konrad Ng.
The greatness of a people is best measured by the heights to which it raises its loved ones. By that standard, there is no stronghold of greatness within any country – greatness is shared by all the peoples of the world, because we all share in inspiration and interdependence. We raise each other in stories and example.
Ah, opening night….Rebellious boy feels out of place and defiant his whole life, and is finally reacquainted with long-lost relatives; the devalued, underappreciated history of his people is celebrated and finds an honored place in his heart.