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OPENING NIGHT FILM - Revenge of the Green Dragons
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Thursday, October 23, 7:30pm
Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle Street, Cambridge) Followed by Q&A with Directors Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo, Executive Director Alan Poe and Cast Members Carl Li, Shing Ka, Celia Au, and Geoff Lee New England Premiere Directed by Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo, Executive producer, Martin Scorsese. Cast with Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum, Jr., Shuya Chang. 2014 | 94 mins | USA | Action/Drama | Hong Kong / Chinese-American Brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) emigrate to poverty-stricken 1980s New York City. In order to survive, they join the "Green Dragons", a Chinatown gang. READ MORE>> Preceded by "Who I Really Am..." (Dir. Jose Soto) My digital story is about reclaiming my suppressed identity. I grew up immersed in the Cambodian community but as my family moved further away from that community, I drifted away from my Khmer identity. READ MORE>> Film contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
Shorts Program ISix Short films: 78 mins | USA
Friday, October 24, 7:00PM The Paramount Center (559 Washington St., Boston) Followed by Q&A with Wesley Chan (Left on Shing Wong) Featuring:
Mandevilla (Dir. Andrew Oh) A troubled man reaches out to a young boy and his mom who are suffering the violence of an abusive father. Mandevilla co-presented by A-TASK Why We Rise (Dir. Brian Redondo, Corinne Manabat) Breaking the Rules (Dir. Kathy Leung) Left on Shing Wong (Dir. Wesley Chan) H7N3 (Dir. Iris K. Shim) HYPEBEASTS (Dir. Jess Dela Merced) READ MORE>> Films may contain mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
Chu & Blossom
Boston Premiere
2014 | 104 mins | USA | Comedy Directed by Charles Chu and Gavin Kelly Co-presented by the Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University Friday, October 24, 8:00PM Modern Theater, Suffolk University 525 Washington Street, Boston Followed by Q&A with special guests. (Korean-American) A coming of age comedy centers on an unlikely brotherhood between a pensive, awkwardly tall Korean foreign exchange student and a militant performance artist, both trapped together in a small town. READ MORE>> |
Pretty RosebudNew England Premiere
2014 | 81 mins | USA/Canada | Drama | Filipino-American Directed by Oscar Torre Friday, October 24, 9:00PM Bright Family Screening Room, The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) An unhappily married career-driven woman breaks societal taboos on the journey to find her true self. Everyone thinks career-driven Cissy has an ideal life, but striving to be the perfect wife and daughter has pushed her to her breaking point. READ MORE>> Film contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
CanNew England Premiere
2012 | 65 mins | USA | Documentary Directed by Pearl J. Park Saturday, October 25, 1:00PM The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with Director Pearl Park and Film Subject Can Truong. What does it take to heal from mental illness? Can Truong, a war refugee who was among the millions of boat people who fled Vietnam in the 1970's, was a model student, aspiring to become a doctor, when he was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. READ MORE>> Film contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
Asian Americans in MediaFree Panel | 90 mins
Saturday, October 25, 2014, 2:30PM Tufts Medical Center - Wolff Auditorium 800 Washington Street, Boston Panelists: Weiko Lin (Producer/Writer, 100 Days) Ursula Liang (Director, 9-Man) Pearl Park (Director, Can) Steven Kung (Director, A Leading Man) Read More>> |
Shorts Program II
Five Short Films: 79 mins | USA
Saturday, October 25, 4:00PM The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with Director Mu Sun (A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) ) Featuring: The Corner Table (Dir. Manjari Makijany) A touching story about a mysterious old foreigner and a young cafe waitress. The old gentleman visits India after 25 long years and becomes a regular at a charming town cafe. Cleaner (Dir. Masami Kawai) A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) (Dir. Mu Sun) Samnang (Dir. Asaph Polonsky) Sukiyaki with Love (Dir. Akiko Izumitani) READ MORE>> Films may contain mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
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CENTERPIECE FILM: 9-Man
Saturday, October 25, 7:00PM
The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with Director Ursula Liang, Executive Producer Melanie Riley-Green, Co-producer Theresa Navarro. 2014 | 89 mins | USA | Documentary | Directed by Ursula Liang A streetball battle in the heart of Chinatown featuring a chaotic, Chinese-only game played in parking lots and streets. READ MORE>> Co-presented by the Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) |
100 DaysNew England Premiere
2013 | 104 mins | Taiwan | Drama Directed by Henry Chan Saturday, October 25, 9:00PM The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with Executive Producer Weiko Lin. When a cold-hearted telecommunications executive returns to his small island for his estranged mother's burial, he learns about the true Taiwanese tradition that he marry within 100 days so that the parent's spirit can transition peacefully. When a typhoon leaves him stranded for 3 days, he rekindles a romance with his free-spirited childhood sweetheart who is engaged to be married to a local villager/stepbrother. READ MORE>> Special guest appearances |
Kumu HinaBoston Premiere
2014 | 77 mins | LGBTQ | Hawaiian Directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson Sunday, October 26, 1:00PM The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) KUMU HINA is a powerful feature documentary about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern-day Hawai'i. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident mahu, or transgender woman, and an honored and respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner and community leader. READ MORE>> Co-presented by the LGBT Film Fest and the Massachusetts Transgender Politic Commission (MTPC). |
Shorts IIIFive Short Films: 84 mins | USA
Sunday, October 26, 3:00PM Bright Family Screening Room, The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with special guests. Featuring: My Revolutionary Mother (Jethro Patalinghug) For the first time in almost 20 years, a son confronts his mother, an activist who left her family in the Philippines to fight for her country. A moving documentary of revolution and reconciliation. My Name is Asiroh (Dir. Asiroh Cham) More than a Face in the Crowd (Dir. Samantha Chan) Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future (Dir. Albert A. Chan) M A R K E D (Dir. Maya Yu Zhang, Caileigh Feldman) READ MORE>> |
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM - A Leading Man
Sunday, October 26, 5:00PM
The Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, Boston) Followed by Q&A with Director Steven J. Kung East Coast Premiere 2013 | 94 mins | USA | Drama Directed by Steven J. Kung When a young and talented Chinese American actor is fired from a starring role in a television show, he attempts to salvage his career by entering into a romantic relationship with a successful casting director. READ MORE>> Film contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. |
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION: To Be TakeiMonday, November 3, 2014, 7:00PM
Somerville Theater (55 Davis Square, Somerville) Followed by Q&A with George Takei 2014 | 94 mins | USA | Documentary Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband Brad on this star's playful and profound trek for life, liberty, and love. READ MORE>> Co-presented by QAPA (Queer Asian Pacific-Islander Alliance) , JACL (Japanese American Citizens League), LGBT Film Festival. |
Prices:
Regular tickets: $10.00 (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
AARW/ArtsEmerson Members: $7.50, accessed via Promo Code (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
Student/Children: $5.00, in person at box office with a valid ID (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
Seniors: $7.50, in person at box office with a valid ID (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
*Opening Night Tickets: $15 for members/early bird, $18 online tickets, $20 at the door
*Special Presentation (To Be Takei): $20 for members/early bird, $25 online tickets, $30 at the door
Regular tickets: $10.00 (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
AARW/ArtsEmerson Members: $7.50, accessed via Promo Code (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
Student/Children: $5.00, in person at box office with a valid ID (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
Seniors: $7.50, in person at box office with a valid ID (Additional $1.50 Per Ticket fee applies)
*Opening Night Tickets: $15 for members/early bird, $18 online tickets, $20 at the door
*Special Presentation (To Be Takei): $20 for members/early bird, $25 online tickets, $30 at the door