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Special Presentations

The feature presentations of this year’s San Diego Asian Film Festival include two delectable films about families bound by food, a selection of imaginative virtual reality from Taiwan, classic films that will have you singing in your seats, and a rousing documentary about the kids who will save the world.

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OPENING NIGHT FILM: LITTLE FOREST

Film OPENING NIGHT FILM: LITTLE FOREST Directed by Yim Soon-rye When Hye-won flees Seoul’s empty calories and daily humiliations, she returns to her rural town with a voracious…
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CENTERPIECE FILM: INVENTING TOMORROW

Film CENTERPIECE FILM: INVENTING TOMORROW Directed by Laura Nix Science mixes with young adult passion in this exhilarating dose of hope and Inspector Gadget genius. Teens from…
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM: RAMEN SHOP

Film CLOSING NIGHT FILM: RAMEN SHOP Directed by Eric Khoo A cinematic turducken of food movie wrapped in a love story marinated by Singapore’s multi-ethnic history. Two iconic…
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THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS

Film THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS Directed by Macoto Tezuka CELLULOID JUKEBOX Choreographed stage antics! Cocaine in kiddie pools! This is the star-studded MTV glam rock opera you’ve…
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MOON FASCINATING, BIRD SWEET

Film MOON FASCINATING, BIRD SWEET Directed by Richard Chen Yao-Chi CELLULOID JUKEBOX This program features two of director Richard Chen’s landmark films of youth in Taiwan. A newly-restored…
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WAIKIKI BROTHERS

Film WAIKIKI BROTHERS Directed by Yim Soon-rye CELLULOID JUKEBOX A landmark classic from the Korean New Wave, Yim Soon-rye’s deadpan portrait of masculinity follows a…
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THE TRAIN HAMASEN

Film THE TRAIN HAMASEN Directed by Lai Kuan-Yuan VIRTUAL REALITY Overlapping various eras and bringing together different corners of ethnic life, this innovative VR piece is…
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YOUR SPIRITUAL TEMPLE SUCKS

Film YOUR SPIRITUAL TEMPLE SUCKS Directed by John Hsu VIRTUAL REALITY Traditional beliefs and new technologies clash in this hilarious short about a man who's told by…