San Diego Asian Film Festival

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Thursday, November 7, 7:00 p.m.

○ Opening Night Film: THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

○ Location: Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

○ Commissioned by Pac Arts, this collection of four short documentaries celebrates historically AAPI neighborhoods and stories in San Diego— across ethnicity, geography and history.

• Sunday, November 10, 7:00 p.m.

○ Centerpiece Film: STRAIGHT UP

○ Location: UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley

○ Todd and Rory are intellectual soul mates. He might be gay. She might not care. A romantic-comedy drama with a twist; a love story without the thrill of copulation.

• Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.

○ Closing Night Film: TO LIVE TO SING

○ Location: San Diego Natural History Museum

○ A Sichuan Opera troupe are faced with the demolition of their theater and dissolution.

• Saturday, November 9, 5:00 p.m.

○ SDAFF Awards Gala & After Party

○ Location: The US Grant

○ The red carpet event brings together more than 500 entertainment, business, and community leaders to celebrate the SDAFF’s top independent films.

 

ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL HAPPENINGS:

• TAIWAN FILM SHOWCASE: November 9–11

Location: UCSD Price Center Theater 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093

• INDIE FILMS IN NORTH PARK: November 16

Location: Digital Gym Cinema 2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104

• MIRA MESA SCREENINGS: November 14–15

Location: Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 10733 Westview Pkwy, San Diego, CA 92126

• ENCORE SCREENINGS: November 16

Location: Museum of Photographic Arts

 

Organization: Pacific Arts Movement

Dates/ time: November 7 – 16, 2019

Location: Various locations across San Diego

Tickets: Available October 10 at sdaff.org

Interviews available: For interviews with filmmakers, actors, or festival staff and list of available screeners, please fill out a media accreditation form and contact [email protected]

• Friday, November 1: UltraStar presentation tickets go on sale at the UltraStar box office.
• Walk-up tickets for presentations at non-UltraStar locations are available at that venue’s box office one hour before showtime.
• All ticket sales are final.

 

ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL:

The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is the most comprehensive portrait of Asian and Asian American cinema in North America. The 20th SDAFF is scheduled for November 7-16, 2019, and will showcase over 170 independent and foreign films from 29 countries at eight different venues across San Diego County. The 10-day festival draws over 15,000 attendees for screenings, Q&As, youth programs, and the star-studded red carpet Awards Gala. For more information, visit sdaff.org.

ABOUT PACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENT:

Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) launched in 2000 when it debuted the San Diego Asian Film Festival, a showcase of Asian American and Asian international cinema. Rooted in the love of film and the arts, global citizenship, and Asian culture and communities, Pac Arts became an official nonprofit media arts organization in 2002, and is now one of the most significant exhibitions of Asian cinema in North America. Pac Arts presents two major annual events: The Spring Showcase (April) and the San Diego Asian Film Festival (November), which bring awareness to, and educate the public about, Pan Asian cinema and media issues throughout the year.

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