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FREE PROGRAM, TICKET REQUIRED.

Filmmakers in attendance.

Whether reflecting on a successful career, continuing traditions from home in a new country, or seeking a better tomorrow in their own way, these non-fiction portraits show that a life worth living creates more than just memories. – Sheryl Santacruz

Co-presented with Community Partners: Media Action Network for Asian Americans, WAPOW Magazine

In This Program

1. 

   A SECOND CHANCE

   Pom Bunsermvicha & Parinee Buthrasri / Shorts Competition / Thailand / 2017 / Arthouse, Documentary, Drama, International, Women / 18 mins

   A reminder is given to check up on E-po, an 85-year-old widowed grandma, and her gambling problem.

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2. 

   ALICE AT THE STORE

   Christopher Woon-Chen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Elders, Women / 18 mins

   Alice Eng and her family reflect on their lives while dealing with the onset of her dementia.

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   THE HUMAN FACE

   Aline Pimentel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 14 mins

   Kazuhiro Tsuji, the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Makeup, divulges the meaning and thought behind his hyperrealistic sculptures.

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   MR. LAU GOES HERBAL

   Janet Chen / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, History / 7 mins

   Mr. Lau, a Chinese herbalist's son, reminisces about his father's Chinese medicine practice as he visits a contemporary Chinese herbalist.

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   STRAWBERRIES WILL SAVE THE WORLD

   Yoko Okumura / USA / 2017 / Animation, Documentary, Family, Women / 6 mins

   Yuko's love for strawberries knows no bounds and she believes they will save the world.

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6. 

   TAILORED TO FIT

   Xin Li / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, History, Women / 21 mins

   In this short documentary, the filmmaker tries to retain her cultural identity in the US by participating in a Qipao pageant in the Chinese American community. She starts a journey to discover what the Qipao dress means, to herself, and to the different generations of Chinese American women living in California.

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   WHY THE FOOLS DANCE

   Benjamin Michel / Shorts Competition / Japan, USA / 2017 / Documentary, History, International, Music / 18 mins

   A group of performers use a 17th century Japanese dance to express themselves and invoke their culture.

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