Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival Announces its Film Line Up

This year we will show 25 films including two films from Turkey for the first time.
Also of special interest are 4 Japanese Nikkatsu Films.
To see detailed descriptions and to purchase tickets please visit
[http://www.silkscreenfestival.org](http://www.silkscreenfestival.org)

**Separate tickets are available for**:
Opening Night Film (Before The Rains, May 9)
Movie Passes (8 films per pass)
Tickets for each individual Film
Red Carpet Gala (May 9)

FILMS:

**China**

**Tuya's Marriage**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=3YOUiejjCac](http://youtube.com/watch?v=3YOUiejjCac)
Saturday, May 10 9:00PM Harris Theater [China 96min]
Saturday, May 17 4:00PM Harris Theater

**Dark Matter**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=IZV8EbcTwyo](http://youtube.com/watch?v=IZV8EbcTwyo)
Saturday, May 10 7:00PM Harris Theater [China 98min]
Thursday, May 15 7:30PM Harris Theater

**Getting Home**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=SL8QgOJ62Ho](http://youtube.com/watch?v=SL8QgOJ62Ho)
Sunday, May 11 6:30PM Harris Theater [China 97min]
Tuesday, May 13 7:30PM Harris Theater

(also see 'Ping Pong Playa', 'Option 3' and 'Home Song Stories' . See descriptions below)

**Japan**

**A Gentle Breeze in the Village**
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_42XDHxzc4&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_42XDHxzc4&feature=related)
Sunday, May 11 8:00PM Melwood Screening Room [Japan 121min]
Wednesday, May 14 7:30PM Melwood Screening Room
Sunday, May 18 6:00PM Melwood Screening Room

**Japan Anime**

**5 Centimeters per Second**
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDBH4xCE9ys&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDBH4xCE9ys&feature=related)
Sunday, May 11 5:30PM Melwood Screening Room [Japan 62min]
Sunday, May 18 9:00PM Melwood Screening Room

**Korea**

**Never Forever**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=nc5glRNLQdw](http://youtube.com/watch?v=nc5glRNLQdw)
Friday, May 16 7:30PM Regent Square Theater [Korea 102min]
Sunday, May 18 8:00PM Regent Square Theater

**Vietnam**

**Owl and the Sparrow**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=mMhrg0PUK3Q](http://youtube.com/watch?v=mMhrg0PUK3Q)
Sunday, May 11 3:00PM Regent Square Theater [Vietnam 98min]
Q & A Session

**Turkey**

**The Edge of Heaven**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=QGYVMdsLbjo](http://youtube.com/watch?v=QGYVMdsLbjo)
Sunday, May 11 8:00PM Regent Square Theater [Turkey 116min]
Friday, May 16 8:00PM Melwood Screening Room

**Takva: A Man's Fear of God**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=JbK3T-rRO7s](http://youtube.com/watch?v=JbK3T-rRO7s)
Saturday, May 10 6:00PM Regent [Turkey 96min]
Saturday, May 17 8:30PM Melwood

Iran

**Half Moon**
[http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=10881](http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=10881)
Sunday, May 11 8:30PM Harris Theater [Iran 110min]
Saturday, May 17 6:30PM Melwood Screening Room

**Philippines**

**Santa Mesa**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=mH4u3ls2ZhI](http://youtube.com/watch?v=mH4u3ls2ZhI)
Thursday, May 15 7:30PM Regent Square Theater [Philippines 85min]
Sunday, May 18 3:00PM Regent Square Theater Q&A Session

**India**

**Before the Rains**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q37yxRpKzx0](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q37yxRpKzx0)
Friday, May 9 (OPENING NIGHT MOVIE) 7:00PM Harris Theater [India
98min] Q&A Session

**Amal**

[ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982332.html?cateQ](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982332.html?cateQ)
Saturday, May 10 8:00PM Regent Square [India 101min] Q&A Session
Wednesday, May 14 8:00PM Regent Square

**Valu**

[http://youtube.com/watch?v=GS3d5897iFA&feature=related](http://youtube.com/watch?v=GS3d5897iFA&feature=related)
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdZLPZQTPo&NR=1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdZLPZQTPo&NR=1)
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okw_GXtFyjk&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okw_GXtFyjk&feature=related)
Friday, May 16 7:30PM Harris Theater [India 126min]
Sunday, May 18 8:30PM Harris Theater

**Mithya**

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ971PPz3QA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ971PPz3QA)
Sunday, May 11 5:30PM Regent Square [India 110min]
Tuesday, May 13 8:00PM Regent Square

**Australia/Singapore**

**The Home Song Stories**
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s85bHTAzc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s85bHTAzc)
Friday, May 16 9:30PM Harris Theater [Singapore 103min]
Saturday, May 17 6:30PM Harris Theater

**Thailand**

**Ploy**
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_mBeghxPQ&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_mBeghxPQ&feature=related)
Thursday, May 15 8:00PM Melwood Screening Room [Thailand 105min]
Saturday, May 17 9:00PM Harris Theater

**USA/Independent**

**Ping Pong Playa**
[http://www.pingpongplaya.com/](http://www.pingpongplaya.com/)
Saturday, May 17 7:00PM Regent Square [USA 90min] Q&A session

**Option 3**
[http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5755/53/](http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5755/53/)
Friday, May 16 9:30PM Regent Square [USA 72min]
Sunday, May 18 5:30PM Regent Square

**Chop Shop**
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjL8NLanOeg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjL8NLanOeg)
Sunday, May 11 4:30PM Harris Theater [USA 84min]
Wednesday, May 14 7:30PM Harris Theater
Sunday, May 18 6:00PM Harris Theater Q&A Session

**Tie a Yellow Ribbon**
[http://www.jedfilms.net/yellowribbon/trailer/index.php](http://www.jedfilms.net/yellowribbon/trailer/index.php)
Thursday, May 15 9:30PM Regent Square [USA 87min]
Saturday, May 17 5:00PM Regent Square

**Special Presentation:**

**Japan Nikkatsu Action Cinema** (60's Gangster Films from Japan)
at The Andy Warhol Museum

**The Warped Ones**
Thursday, May 15 7:30PM The Andy Warhol Museum [Japan 75min]

**Glass Johnny: Looks Like a Beast**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=yTU8iVOAGA0](http://youtube.com/watch?v=yTU8iVOAGA0)
Thursday, May 15 9:00PM The Andy Warhol Museum [Japan 108min]

**A Colt is My Passport**
Friday, May 16 7:30PM The Andy Warhol Museum [Japan 84min]

**Plains Wanderer**
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=JNiV4KcjWg8](http://youtube.com/watch?v=JNiV4KcjWg8)
Friday, May 16 9:00PM The Andy Warhol Museum [Japan 83min]

**VISIT: [http://www.silkscreenfestival.org](http://www.silkscreenfestival.org) FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS AND
TO PURCHASE TICKETS.**