Narrative Competition
American Pastime
USA | 2007 | 102 minsDirector: Desmond Nakano
During WW II, the fates of two families—one Japanese American, one Caucasian—collide at an unusual baseball game between Topaz internees and a local team.
Sun 3/18 12:00 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sun 3/25 6:45 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
American Zombie
USA, South Korea | 2007 | 91 minsDirector: Grace Lee
Documentarian Grace Lee turns her eye on a secretive, marginalized community that walks among us: the new and increasing Zombie population of Los Angeles.
Fri 3/16 9:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Sat 3/17 7:00 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Ang Pamana: The Inheritance
Canada, Philippines | 2006 | 105 minsDirector: Romeo Candido
Filipino Canadian siblings travel back to the Philippines to inherit an opulent country estate—only to discover that it’s haunted by spirits and monsters.
Sat 3/17 9:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Tue 3/20 9:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Baby
USA | 2007 | 100 minsDirector: Juwan Chung
Released from juvenile hall after seven years, a young man reenters the ruthless world of East LA’s Asian American street gangs in this gritty drama.
Sat 3/17 9:30 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Tue 3/20 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sat 3/24 9:00 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
In Between Days
USA, Canada, South Korea | 2006 | 83 minsDirector: So Yong Kim
Recently arrived from Korea, a teen struggles to handle her growing crush on her best friend. A mesmerizing, minimalist poem to the wintry worlds of adolescence.
Fri 3/16 7:00 PM - Pacific Film Archive
Sat 3/17 2:30 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Owl and the Sparrow
USA, Vietnam | 2007 | 97 minsDirector: Stephane Gauger
A young child strives to forge a romantic relationship between two lonely adults in Saigon in this thoughtful portrait of contemporary Vietnam.
Sun 3/18 4:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Tue 3/20 6:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Shanghai Kiss
USA | 2007 | 105 minsDirectors: Kern Konwiser,David Ren
An LA actor encounters culture shock and romance when he inherits his grandmother’s Shanghai home. A delightful comedy starring Ken Leung and Kelly Hu.
Sat 3/17 6:00 PM - Castro Theatre
Fri 3/23 7:00 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
USA | 2007 | 87 minsDirector: Joy Dietrich
A rare view into the emotionally complex interior of Asian American women, including a Korean adoptee who needs to reconcile her feelings on race, identity and family.
Sun 3/18 7:00 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Wed 3/21 9:30 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Tre
USA | 2006 | 87 minsDirector: Eric Byler
Three friends—a slacker and an engaged couple—find themselves in a dangerous love triangle in this sophisticated drama about adult relationships.
Sat 3/17 4:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sun 3/18 7:30 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Sat 3/24 6:45 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
The Trouble with Romance
USA | 2007 | 88 minsDirector: Gene Rhee
This atypical romantic comedy presents snapshots into the lives of a group of Angelenos exploring the challenges and heartaches that come with falling and staying in love.
Fri 3/16 9:00 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Mon 3/19 7:00 PM - Opera Plaza Cinema
Undoing
USA | 2006 | 90 minsDirector: Chris Chan Lee
A shadowy figure returns to the Los Angeles underworld to confront his past in this noir-influenced drama starring Sung Kang, Kelly Hu and Russell Wong.
Fri 3/16 6:45 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Mon 3/19 9:30 PM - Opera Plaza Cinema
Year of the Fish
USA | 2007 | 96 minsDirector: David Kaplan
This magical, rotoscope-animated fairy tale is an enchanting modern-day Cinderella story set in New York’s Chinatown and narrated by a self-effacing fish.
Fri 3/16 9:15 PM - AMC 1000 Van Ness
Wed 3/21 7:00 PM - Opera Plaza Cinema
Sun 3/25 9:30 PM - Camera 12 Cinemas
