Fall Asian Film Series
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We sometimes forget to post because we're working on stuff (and sometimes our computers are ever-so-slow).. But exciting things are ahead for the Festival staff as we head into the fall. Mainly our Fall Asian Film Series at the lovely Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Here is the brief synopses of the programs:
October 5, 19, 26, 2004
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco
Tuesday, October 5, 7:30pm
SPIRITS (OAN HÔN)
Dir. Victor Vu (2004, Vietnam/USA, Video, 105mins)
Memories and obsessions haunt a struggling writer as he meets two mysterious women—one a spirit, the other harboring her own—in this eerie and chilling ghost story. Set in Vietnam but shot entirely in Southern California, SPIRITS is a karmic parable which uncovers a troubled history between this world and the other.
Co-presented by: East Meets West Foundation, Association for Viet Arts
In Person: Director Victor Vu
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Tuesday, October 19, 7:30pm
CHINESE RESTAURANTS: ON THE ISLANDS
Dir. Cheuk Kwan (2003, Canada, Video, 72mins)
In this fascinating exploration of the Chinese diaspora in the Carribean, director Cheuk Kwan uses the lens of the family-run Chinese restaurant to examine the community halls and cemeteries of Cuba’s Barrio Chino, the legendary Soong’s Great Wall restaurant in Trinidad, and the Hakka-Creole-Indian mixings of Mauritius’ food, culture and people.
Co-presented by: Chinese Culture Center.
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Tuesday, October 26, 7:30pm
ONG-BAK: MUAY THAI WARRIOR
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew (2003, Thailand, 35mm, 105mins)
Watch out Jackie Chan—here comes Thailand’s muay thai superstar, Tony Jaa. When Ting (Jaa) journeys to Bangkok to retrieve his village’s stolen sacred Buddha, he encounters one inconceivable obstacle after another, from the circus-like gauntlet along Bangkok’s food stalls to a mind-boggling tuk tuk chase. Jaa delivers jaw-dropping flurries of elbows and knees in one of the most exciting action performances in recent memory.
TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE
TICKET PRICES
$8 General Admission
$7 NAATA, YBCA Members, Students/Seniors
BY PHONE: 415.978.ARTS (2787), daily 11am – 6pm, no service fee
BY FAX: 415.978.5210, 24 hours a day, $5 per-order service fee
ONLINE: www.ybca.org , 24 hours a day, $5 per-order service fee plus $1.50 handling fee per ticket
IN PERSON: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Box Office
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries and Forum
Building 701 Mission Street @ Third Street
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12pm to 6pm, no service fee
Go and see hot Asian and Asian American Cinema before your neighbors do.
We sometimes forget to post because we're working on stuff (and sometimes our computers are ever-so-slow).. But exciting things are ahead for the Festival staff as we head into the fall. Mainly our Fall Asian Film Series at the lovely Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Here is the brief synopses of the programs:
October 5, 19, 26, 2004
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco
Tuesday, October 5, 7:30pm
SPIRITS (OAN HÔN)
Dir. Victor Vu (2004, Vietnam/USA, Video, 105mins)
Memories and obsessions haunt a struggling writer as he meets two mysterious women—one a spirit, the other harboring her own—in this eerie and chilling ghost story. Set in Vietnam but shot entirely in Southern California, SPIRITS is a karmic parable which uncovers a troubled history between this world and the other.
Co-presented by: East Meets West Foundation, Association for Viet Arts
In Person: Director Victor Vu
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Tuesday, October 19, 7:30pm
CHINESE RESTAURANTS: ON THE ISLANDS
Dir. Cheuk Kwan (2003, Canada, Video, 72mins)
In this fascinating exploration of the Chinese diaspora in the Carribean, director Cheuk Kwan uses the lens of the family-run Chinese restaurant to examine the community halls and cemeteries of Cuba’s Barrio Chino, the legendary Soong’s Great Wall restaurant in Trinidad, and the Hakka-Creole-Indian mixings of Mauritius’ food, culture and people.
Co-presented by: Chinese Culture Center.
----------
Tuesday, October 26, 7:30pm
ONG-BAK: MUAY THAI WARRIOR
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew (2003, Thailand, 35mm, 105mins)
Watch out Jackie Chan—here comes Thailand’s muay thai superstar, Tony Jaa. When Ting (Jaa) journeys to Bangkok to retrieve his village’s stolen sacred Buddha, he encounters one inconceivable obstacle after another, from the circus-like gauntlet along Bangkok’s food stalls to a mind-boggling tuk tuk chase. Jaa delivers jaw-dropping flurries of elbows and knees in one of the most exciting action performances in recent memory.
TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE
TICKET PRICES
$8 General Admission
$7 NAATA, YBCA Members, Students/Seniors
BY PHONE: 415.978.ARTS (2787), daily 11am – 6pm, no service fee
BY FAX: 415.978.5210, 24 hours a day, $5 per-order service fee
ONLINE: www.ybca.org , 24 hours a day, $5 per-order service fee plus $1.50 handling fee per ticket
IN PERSON: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Box Office
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries and Forum
Building 701 Mission Street @ Third Street
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12pm to 6pm, no service fee
Go and see hot Asian and Asian American Cinema before your neighbors do.
posted by Mai at 7:21 PM
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