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Berkeley: March 17 - 25 San Jose: March 24 - 26
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Documentary Features 
ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story This gripping documentary from Executive Producer Jane Campion reveals the story of a thirteen-year-old girl abducted from Japan in 1977 by North Korean spies, and intimately follows the emotional journey of her parents, who find their personal tragedy thrust into a volatile international conflict. 
The Burnt Theatre Cambodia’s former National Theatre, now lying abandoned next to a glitzy casino, is the site of Panh’s spellbinding investigation of how to rebuild one’s country when culture is nearly forgotten and capitalism all-powerful. Chosen for the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. 
China Blue The high costs of the global economy are exposed in this poignant video diary about young women in a Chinese garment factory. Shot clandestinely, CHINA BLUE gives a fly-on-the-wall look at the dynamics between labor, owners, and the new world order. 
Chinese Restaurants: Latin Passions Cheuk Kwan’s globetrotting survey of family Chinese restaurants is a tribute to the resilience and adaptability of the Chinese diaspora; this latest installment demonstrates how Chinese immigrants have thrived within the complex mestizaje of life in Peru, Brazil and Argentina. 
Dear Pyongyang An ethnically Korean, Japanese-raised filmmaker questions why her proud father believed in the North Korean regime so much that he “returned” his own sons to Pyongyang. With unprecedented footage of North Korean life, this moving tale cuts across the Korean diaspora, and the capitalist/communist divide. 
Grassroots Rising GRASSROOTS RISING takes a close look at the lives of immigrant workers from Asia working in Los Angeles. Revealing their heart-wrenching stories of abuse and tragedy, GRASSROOTS RISING shows how these workers use their experience to fight for justice in spite of the threat of imprisonment and deportation. 
The Journey of Vaan Nguyen The unheard story of Israel's Vietnamese refugee community is told through the experiences of Hanmoi Nguyen, a man who fled Vietnam to settle in Israel, and his daughter Vaan, a writer increasingly alienated from Israeli society, as they look for a sense of belonging. 
No Sleep Til Shanghai A camera crew follows New York rapper Jin Au-Yueng, the first Asian American signed to a major hip-hop label contract, on his 2004 tour of Asia. From the streets of Shanghai to Tokyo to Taipei and beyond, the documentary showcases the best of both Asia and Asian America’s hip-hop talent. With short FUTURE ROCK STARS OF AMERICA. 
Sentenced Home SENTENCED HOME tells the heartbreaking story of three young Cambodian American men entangled in an impossible web of wartime politics, cultural identity and civil rights. Formerly incarcerated, they face deportation back to Cambodia, a land they barely know. 
The Slanted Screen Bruce Lee, Charlie Chan, Sessue Hayakawa—the history of Asian American men on the big screen is a rich and complex one. In this engaging documentary, Jeff Adachi paints an inspired portrait of the cinema, through rare film clips, and revelatory interviews. Followed by Panel: IS CHARLIE CHAN DEAD? 
Sobhraj - or how to be friends with a serial killer A kinetic portrait of Charles Sobhraj, one of the 20th century’s most notorious serial killers, a handsome half-Vietnamese, half-Indian playboy who engineered his own prison escapes and extraditions, seduced women from his prison cell, and may have killed over 50 people. 
View From A Grain Of Sand Three remarkable Afghan women recall the past 30 years of women’s rights in Afghanistan in this powerful exploration of culture, tradition and migration. Filmed in the refugee camps of Kabul and northern Pakistan by the director of VOICES OF THE MORNING. |
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