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Thu, Nov 6
Forge
Directed by Jing Ai Ng
In Miami, siblings Raymond and Coco Zhang’s art forgery ring flourishes when they encounter a disgraced millionaire in need of their expertise. Meanwhile, FBI Art Crimes agent Emily Lee moves to Miami to investigate a series of mysterious paintings.
7:30 pm
La Paloma Theatre
Fri, Nov 7
SHORTS: LONELY HEARTS CLUB
Whether hormonal teenager, sad ghost, or trans hairdresser, loneliness fuels stories of hijinks, insurgencies, long strolls, or hands held on a bad day.
Year of the Cat
Directed by Tony Nguyen
Filmmaker Tony Nguyen crafts an investigative home movie to solve the mystery of his father, lost in the chaos of the Fall of Saigon 50 years ago.
7:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Mag Mag
Directed by Yuriyan Retriever
After her beloved is killed by the Mag Mag ghost, the protagonist, Sanae, vows revenge, but soon discovers the true identity of the person she truly owes her revenge to.
8:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Sat, Nov 8
Southeast Asian American Journeys
Directed by Quyen Nguyen-Le, Joua Lee Grande, Oanh-Nhi Nguyen
“We gotta write our own history books.” Presented as a feature documentary with five chapters, SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN...
12:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
SHORTS: THE GIRLS ARE WINNING
It’s V-day for the girls in these juicy shorts flirting with cinema lust, raging ambition, BFF coaches, and play-family.
12:40 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
The Gas Station Attendant
Directed by Karla Murthy
A daughter reflects on her father’s life — weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets of India with the realities of life in America.
3:15 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
SHORTS: QUEER SPACE — AND BEYOND
Drag story hour, an afterlife detour, an influencer funeral. From first-date surprises to competition on the track, 6 stories traversing the queer frontier.
5:10 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Removal of the Eye
Directed by Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Struggling with new parenthood and stalling careers, Kallia and Ram’s lives are thrown into chaos when Kallia’s aging mother goes on a mission to exorcize the family from the evil eye.
5:35 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Sun, Nov 9
Lucky Lu
Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi
In New York City, a Chinese food delivery driver’s world unravels after his bike—his sole livelihood—is stolen. With his long-separated family arriving imminently, Lu races against time and the city’s indifference to recover what he’s lost.
1:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
SHORTS: ĐẸP NHƯ MA / AS PRETTY AS A GHOST
In these Vietnamese shorts, plots haunt the ephemeral: old crushes on scooters, reanimated memories, and tenderness found in between the past and present.
2:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
SHORTS: SHADOW BOX
Sly background audio, impossible films, refugees-turned-Coppola movie extras. Shorts that wrestle with shadows in the archive and unfinish history.
3:50 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Rosemead
Directed by Eric Lin
In a race against time, an ailing woman is stricken by the discovery of her teenage son’s violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family.
6:45 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Mon, Nov 10
SHORTS: PARALLEL PLAY
A gang of doppels means double the trouble in eight films that consider reenactment, body swaps, stolen identities, and stand-ins.
Before the Moon Falls
Directed by Kimberlee Bassford
Before the Moon Falls was an intimate portrait of acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel eight years in the making when tragedy struck. Now it offers an in-depth and thought-provoking look at Sia’s tumultuous journey, illuminating the complexities of inconsistently treated mental illness and the devastating toll it can exact on individuals, families and entire communities.
7:50 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Tue, Nov 11
Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
Directed by Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie
This archival documentary traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of Filipnxs who came together in NYC in the mid-nineties.
OPM + Home Movies: The Legacy of Uncle Nick
MEMBERSHIP SCREENING 16mm home movies accompanied by live vinyl musical set by Les The DJ After arriving to...
7:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued
Directed by Julian Castronovo
Filmmaker Julian Castronovo follows a young filmmaker named Julian Castronovo who discovers a trail of clues related to the disappearance of a skilled art forger known as Fawn Ma.
7:55 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Wed, Nov 12
SHORTS: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH THIS
Whether familial, romantic, or mythic, lurk in the murky surfaces and troubling edges of love.
Characters Disappearing
Directed by Connor Sen Warnick
New York City, 1971. Mei, Chris and Leonard trace intersecting paths amidst tragedy and disaster, framed within a melancholic vision of the Asian American Movement.
6:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Thu, Nov 13
SHORTS: JUST BETWEEN US
Sometimes a message requires a different messenger. Whether through musical, iPad, ouija boards, or pastiche, these shorts explore alternate ways to connect.
The Rose: Come Back to Me
Directed by Eugene Yi
With roots in the K-pop training system, Korean indie rock band The Rose has cultivated a millions-strong global fanbase. After a label dispute forces them into a years-long hiatus, they are back, with an electrifying tour.
6:35 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Mouse
Directed by Kenny Riches
Denny, a petty thief living with his mother, signs up for a penpal service in hopes of finding a friend, or maybe more. Unfortunately for Denny, his penpal has other plans.
8:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Your Touch Makes Others Invisible
Directed by Rajee Samarasinghe
A Tamil woman loses her son to a supernatural entity plaguing her community in a war torn village in Northern Sri Lanka and intertwining with her journey are real-life testimonies with women whose family members vanished at the hands of military forces during the civil war.
8:50 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Fri, Nov 14
SHORTS: OUR LAND HAS A THROBBING HEART
Stories that evoke a land whose heart endures, as secret-keeper, accomplice, healer, receiver of our dead, and midwife of unruly entropies.
Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story
Directed by Frank Chen
CK Yang, an indigenous Taiwanese athlete, and Rafer Johnson, the first African American flag bearer at the Olympics, battled for the gold medal in decathlon.
5:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
REEL VOICES
The gig's up: make way for the next generation of alt filmmakers in 12 films by this year's Reel Voices filmmakers.
Third Act
Directed by Tadashi Nakamura
Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls him Dad.
6:45 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Sat, Nov 15
REEL VOICES
The gig's up: make way for the next generation of alt filmmakers in 12 films by this year's Reel Voices filmmakers.
1:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Ky Nam Inn
Directed by Leon Le
Saigon, 1985. Amidst the social upheaval of post-war communist Vietnam, a lonely widow's life is reinvigorated by the arrival of a charming "red youth."
1:10 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
25 Cats From Qatar
Directed by Mye Hoang
Multi-national rescuers in Qatar team up with a cat cafe owner from Milwaukee to rescue 25 cats amidst a population crisis.
3:50 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Left-Handed Girl
Directed by Shih-Ching Tsou
When a mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, they try to adapt to their new life while maintaining family unity.
7:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
