Want to see Academy Award winning film "Departures" for free? Hello SDAFF friends, We want to thank to everyone who came out to "Vincent Who?" last week at USD to help us kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Our members with director Curtis Chin We have plenty more exciting film programs scheduled this month including a free screening of "Departures" (Best Foreign Film Academy Award Winner) and our next quarterly screening of "Treeless Mountain." Read on for more.
	"Treeless Mountain," next quarterly screening, May 29 Join us for our next quarterly screening of "Treeless Mountain" on Friday, May 29, at Reading Theaters Gaslamp. We will co-present two screenings at at 7 PM and 9 PM. Members get a special $5 rate! "Treeless Mountain" Friday, May 29, 7 PM & 9 PM Reading Theaters Gaslamp 701 5th St, San Diego, CA 92101 An incredibly moving story, "Treeless Mountain," is inspired by director So Yong Kim's childhood, and tells a story about the betrayal of children when deprived of the warmth and security of a family home. Entirely unsentimental, "Treeless Mountain" uses images rather than words to effectively create a world in which the audience witnesses a crime. For more information about the screening, including a trailer, click here. Download the flyer. For more information about "Treeless Mountain," click here.
	Be the first in San Diego to see "Departures," May 27 The delightful Japanese film, "Departures," Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film of 2009, is opening in theaters in early June. Our members get to see it first, for free, in a special word of mouth screening on May 27. However, you will only get an invitation if you are a current, paid member of the SDAFF. To join or renew your SDAFF membership, click here.
	Business Spotlight: The Brigantine Family of Restaurants The SDAFF has partnered with several businesses in the community to provide more value to our members. That includes The Brigantine Family of Restaurants, which is generously offering a free appetizer with purchase of any entree. This can be redeemed at any Brigantine Restaurant including The Brigantine, Miguel's, Azul La Jolla, Zocalo, and Miguelito's. For more information on The Brigantine Family of Restaurants, click here. For information on how to utilize the Brigantine Special, email daniel@sdaff.org. SDAFF discounts have been recently updated. See the full list of benefits and discounts and become a member.
	Member Spotlight: Rich Lee We love our members, so we've launched a special section to introduce you to them. This week we meet Rich Lee. Rich is in commercial real estate and represents business and organizations like the SDAFF in finding office space. In fact, helping the SDAFF settle into our new office is how he discovered us in the first place. For the rest of the interview, click here.
	In theaters now Here at the Asian Film Foundation, we want to make sure that we connect you to great Pan Asian cinema year-round. There are some great films that come through San Diego that often go unnoticed. If you want to stay up to date, just check out our In Theaters guide to get the 411 on local theatrical releases of Asian film.
	Kurosawa films all month long Every Saturday during the month of May from 4 PM until midnight you can watch the films of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa on UCSD-TV. Celebrate the achievements all month long for the award winning filmmaker behind such films as "Seven Samurai," "Rashomon," and "Hidden Fortress." UCSD-TV broadcasts on UHF Channel 35, on Cox and Time Warner Channel 135, and on AT&T Channel 99.
	Reel Voices Class of 2009 The SDAFF and ARTS have officially chosen the Reel Voices Class of 2009. They are a group of high school students from across San Diego who have been selected to learn the value, techniques and art of digital storytelling during the annual summer program. Please welcome to the program: - Guadalupe Sandoval, 11th Grade, High Tech High (ARTS) - Holly Cramer, 12th Grade, La Jolla High - Laura ChauDavis, 11th Grade, High Tech High Point Loma - Jarrod Finley, 11th Grade, Point Loma High - Joseph Severs, 10th Grade, Hoover High (ARTS) - Junia Zhang, 11th Grade, Torrey Pines High - Staci Gaines, 11th Grade, Granite Hills High - Steve Garcia, 12th Grade, San Diego High (ARTS) - Vanessa Alcaraz, 10th Grade, High Tech High For more information please click here.
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