All right. South Bay film fans, this one's for you. With the San Francisco portion of SFIAAFF30 closing up shop, San Jose gets a weekend of film festival screenings at Camera 3 Cinemas, kicking off with the Opening Night Gala Presentation of Knots, directed by Michael Kang and starring Kimberly Rose-Wolter, Sung Kang, Illeana Douglas and Mia Riverton. Here's the trailer:
Here are lots more highlights screening this weekend in San Jose:
Abu, Son of AdamIf you were unable to make one of the many sold out San Francisco screenings of films like Give Up Tomorrow, My Wedding and Other Secrets, Viette and Nice Girls Crew, this is your second chance to check them out.
Salim Ahmed / India / 101 min
March 18, 2012 4:45 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
India's official entry to the 84th Academy Awards is a meditative story of the determination of an aging couple to perform the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj. This simple yet revelatory cinematic experience unpretentiously explores virtue, loyalty, and devotion against the picturesque simplicity of rural Kerala.
Love Crimes of Kabul
Tanaz Eshaghian / USA / 2011 / 71 min / San Francisco Premiere
March 17, 2012 10:00 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
In this intimate, HBO-produced portrayal of Afghan society and its treatment of women, the Emmy-nominated director Tanaz Eshaghian goes where few journalists have ever been: Kabul’s Badam Bagh Women’s Prison, and discovers the heartbreaking stories of its “moral prisoners,” who are incarcerated for premarital sex, running away from home, and adultery.
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
S. Leo Chiang / USA / 2011 / 72 min / World Premiere
March 18, 2012 7:10 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
Follow New Orleans Representative Joseph Cao—the first Vietnamese American member of the U.S. Congress, and the only non-white Republican Congressman— in this compelling documentary on contemporary politics.Representative Joseph Cao will be in attendance!
Surrogate Valentine 2: Daylight Savings
Dave Boyle / USA / 2012 / 73 min / World Premiere
March 17, 2012 5:00 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
In this sequel to last year’s hit SURROGATE VALENTINE, director Dave Boyle and stars Goh Nakamura and Lynn Chen team up once more to deliver a humorous, soft-spoken and music-filled account of the homes we make in people’s hearts… and what happens when we get evicted.
Where We Live – Shorts
March 17, 2012 2:30 pm
Camera 3 Cinemas
From a soon-to-be-demolished district of Shanghai to a peaceful American suburb, these eight short films make you consider the human condition in a completely new light.
For further information about the 30th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, including the full schedule, tickets, and all that good stuff, go to the SFIAAFF30 website here.