Information:
Detailed Schedule www.boulderasianmovies.org (or call 303-910-5782)

Tickets:
Boulder Theater Events – www.bouldertheater.com (or at the Box Office)
Shambhala and Kurasawa’s Tunnel – at the door

Wednesday August 15th
5:30 p.m.- Reception ($10 suggested donation)
Food by Tra-lings, Vodka 14 martinis, Fat Tire Beer
Colorado Film Society - 1306 Walnut Street #310 - Downtown Boulder

Friday August 17th
Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street – Downtown Boulder

5:30 p.m.  Doors Open Aloha - Opening Night Luau ($30 movies and luau)
Reception Jack Hadley Band - Wahoo Fish Tacos - 8 Island Hawaiian BBQ - Himalayan Restaurant

7:30 p.m. General Audience Movies ($8 movies only)
Gold Digger
TRT :20:00 Shorts - Live Action Directed By: Alan O’Hashi
Synopsis: Beth tries to save her father from the clutches of a young gold digger.
Chinese Dumplings
TRT 0:07:59 Shorts - live action Directed By: Michelle Hung
Synopsis: Two young sisters resist their daily violin practice.
Fortune Hunters
TRT 0:20:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Thom Harp Mike Standish\
Synopsis: When Arthur, a writer at a fortune cookie factory, accidentally sends a love letter to his ex-girlfriend into the printing press, suddenly every cookie at every restaurant reveals a piece of his broken heart.
Bai Ri Meng
TRT 0:05:44 Shorts – animated Directed By: Jennifer Tippins
SynopsisA mother and her young daughter dream of spending the day together when the demands of life as a working parent keep them apart.
Cats of Mirikitani
TRT 00:74:00 Documentary Directed By; Linda Hattendorf
Synopsis: Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past.

9:45 p.m. – Adult Situation Movies ($8 movies only)
Running Season
TRT 0:05:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Grace Park
An animated short
Running Dragon
TRT 0:19:42 Movie – Short Directed By: Kim Noonan
Separated near the end of the Vietnam war, an 'Americanized' young man discovers the painful truth about himself when his Vietnamese biological sister finds him and arranges for them to meet for the first time with her family in Little Saigon.
Off Duty (Violence, Adult Language)
TRT 1:10:00 Movie – Feature Directed By: Vijay Mathew
Synopsis: An Indian cab driver in New York severs his ties to his family abroad after his life savings gets stolen by a customer.

11:30 p.m. More Adult Situation Movies ($8 movies only)
An Unbearable Day
TRT 0:02:48 Shorts - live action Directed By: MiQi Huang
Synopsis: Depiction of men's lives through a bruin's daily routine.
MAX ART (Violence)
TRT 0:11:58 Shorts - live action Directed By: Zao Wang
Synopsis: Max is stuck before his first show in New York. He is threatened by his mafia art dealer, while his mother and girlfriend fight each other to save him. Desperation turns bloody, but that might just solve his problem.
Sixes and the One Eyed King (Adult language, violence)
TRT 00:89:00  Movie – Feature Directed By: Ray Nomoto Robison
Synopsis: Six suicidal people participate in a series of Russian Roulette style games for an internet gambling website.

Saturday August 18th
Boulder Theater

9:00 - 11 a.m. - The Dark Side Movies - ($8/ session)
The Laborer
TRT 0:20:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Darryl Knickrehm
Synopsis: In a life of work, we work to live life. One businessman has the chance to take a step back and look at his life. To his dismay he sees a man who not only labored at work but also in life.
D 4 Delivery
TRT 0:13:15 Shorts - live action Directed By: Heland Lee
Synopsis: say we're easy targets because we don't fight back.'D 4 Delivery is Heland Lee's directorial, producing, and writing debut.
CHERRY BLOOM
TRT 0:25:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Alexandre Moors
Synopsis:  A chinese family capitalizes on the psychic abilities of their eight year old daughter.
Mu
TRT 0:23:15 Shorts - live action Directed By: Paul Yacono
Synopsis: A surreal mystery fable based on an ancient japanese story about a traditional Japanese tattoo artist, who discovers that he is both dead and alive at the same time.
little black dress (& heels)
TRT 0:11:14 Shorts - live action Directed By: Bill Billions
Fame is hard to find, so it surprises her to discover that her waitress idolizes her.  When a stranger invites her to an audition at his house, she cannot help but say yes.
Macau Twilight
TRT 0:15:00 Movie – Short Directed By: Tony Shyu
Synopsis: A psychological thriller film about a man who goes Macau in the twilight hour only to discover the suppressed truth of his dark subconscious.

11:30 - 1:30 - Movies - Life in Black and White ($8/session)
Equal Opportunity
TRT 0:06:30 Shorts - live action Directed By: Howard Duy Vu
Synopsis: Diverse co-workers share their true feelings about one another in the break room in this award-winning short film.
A Short Tale of Xuan
TRT 0:11:45 Shorts - live action Directed By: Terrie Samundra
Synopsis:'A Short Tale of Xuan'  is a coming of age story about a young Vietnamese girl from an immigrant family. She is a scavenger, collecting found objects and the stories they carry.  Her imagination blends with reality as she navigates thru the world in between childhood and adulthood.
After The Fall
TRT 0:04:42 Shorts - live action Directed By: Andrea Chung
Synopsis: During a layover, a young man visits his hometown of New York City for the first time after 5 years of absence, due to the tragic events of 9/11.
Pieces of a Memory
TRT 0:10:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Alan August
Synopsis: A lonely girl's remembers one night in the coffee shop where she works.
Ghosts Of The Heartland
TRT 1:20:05 Movie – Feature Directed By: Allen  Blumberg
Synopsis: It's 1952 and big city reporter, Roland Lu, returns to his hometown to discover that a McCarthyite thug has turned the place into a fascist hornet's nest.  The town's Chinese community is experiencing persecution and possibly murder.
Ghost Soldier
TRT 0:06:45 Shorts - live action Directed By: Allan Tsao
Synopsis: From an underground Iraqi prison, an Asian-American soldier fights despair by remembering a promise he made to reunite with his childhood girlfriend, digging deeper and deeper into his memories to find the courage and the strength to save his own life and that of another American soldier, Misha.

2:00 - 5.00 p.m. - Documentaries for Sport and Redemption ($8/session)

Here to There  TRT: 00:09:00 Directed By MIao Yu Synopsis: Immigrants lives are followed at the University of Colorado.

7500 Miles to Redemption
TRT 0:30:00 Documentary Directed By: Emiko  Omori
Synopsis: A musician and inmates at a maximum security prison find redemption through a simple act of kindness. Their four year journey ends in a powerful story of transcendence.
Solidarity
TRT 0:09:30 Shorts - live action Directed By: Nancy Kiang
Synopsis: Cops and robbers take for granted the loyalties of a not-so-innocent bystander during the course of a burglary in this Chaplin-esque short comedy, adapted from a story by the quirky Italo Calvino.
Mystic Ball
TRT 1:23:00 Documentary Directed By: Greg Hamilton
Synopsis: Passion suffuses every moment of this uplifting documentary about one man's physical and spiritual quest. Mystic Ball follows Greg Hamilton, the filmmaker, deep into the ancient and little-known culture of Myanmar and its traditional sport, chinlone.

Aloha - Saturday  Night Luau ($30 movies, luao, concert)
Boulder Theater
5:30 p.m. Doors Open - Wahoo Fish Tacos - 8 Island Hawaiian BBQ - Himalayan Restaurant

7:30 – 9:15 p.m. – General Audience Movies ($8 movies only)
Tsuki No Uta
TRT 0:01:39 Shorts – animated Directed By: Robert F. Kauffmann
Synopsis: This animated visualization of a Japanese-language haiku conveys the spare beauty of this poetic form with its own visual poetry.
The Golden Voice
TRT 0:24:30 Shorts - live action Directed By: Greg Cahill
Synopsis: Ros Sereysothea was Cambodia's most beloved rock singer until Pol Pot's nightmarish regime took over the country in 1975.  Her voice, once used to entertain, became her only chance of survival.
The Trainee
TRT 0:08:15 Shorts - live action Directed By: Craig Rosenthal
Synopsis: This comedy tale takes place along the infamous Keong Saik Road in Singapore. It tells the story of a 'trainee robber' who tries to hold up a 24-hour convenience store with hilarious consequences.
Mighty Warriors of Comedy
TRT 0:56:00 Documentary Directed By: Sung H. Kim
Synopsis: The funniest comedy troupe you've never heard of. A unique documentary on the genius of the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, a pan-Asian sketch comedy troupe hailing from San Francisco, California.

9:45 p.m. – Concert Wendy Woo and Katie Hertzig ($12 Concert only)

Saturday, August 18
Kurasawa's Tunnel
1426 Pearl Street Downstairs

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. – Movies Relationship Flicks ($5 tickets available at the door)
Umbilical
TRT 0:09:59 Shorts - live action Directed By: Jason Joven
Synopsis:  A white girl comes between a dying African-American mother and her adopted Asian-American son.
Black, White and Yellow
TRT 0:55:40 Documentary Directed By:  Nicole Koschmann
Synopsis: Growing up in a multi-racial family in three different countries, two sisters struggle to define their own identities and their relationship with each other. By telling the story of this unique American family, this personal film addresses current issues of interracial adoption, ethnicity and nationality.
Gua Zi
TRT 0:10:30 Shorts - live action Directed By: MiQi Huang
Synopsis: Jun is a teenage girl who is going through a secret abortion. Mei, Jun's eight-year-old sister, as an observer, explores Jun's pain in her own way and through her own world.
American Granny
TRT 0:05:30 Shorts - live action Directed By: Connie Yen
Synopsis: The ancient meets the modern world.  An aging grandmother struggles through her life in a world very different from her past and culture.
Palweiser Label
TRT 0:10:09 Shorts - live action Directed By: Brad Wilke
Synopsis: After having his 'big break' unceremoniously snatched from him, a young Asian-American filmmaker decides to unleash his unique creative vision on an unsuspecting (and culturally ignorant) American corporation.

11:30 - 1:30 p.m. – Movies ($5 tickets available at the door)
The Birth of California Shamisen
TRT 1:33:00 Documentary Directed By: Nao Nakazawa
Synopsis:  Kevin Masaya Kmetz, an American musician picked up a Japanese traditional instrument called, Tsugaru Shamisen.  This film follows Kevin as he journeys to Japan and performs in Japan's National Tsugaru Shamisen Competition all the while creating unique style and music of his own.
Cereal Monogamy
TRT 0:13:03 Shorts - live action Directed By: Anton Delfino
Synopsis: Staying loyal to a particular breakfast cereal is obsessive.

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Darker Movies ($5 tickets available at the door)
The Portent
TRT 0:44:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Shivakumar Ramanathan
Synopsis: A grieving doctor forebodes the gruesome murder of a novelist on Halloween. In six days, he must warn the writer, find the murderer and stop the killing. But first, he must answer a question... why does he get the privilege of knowing about things before they happen?
Calling Carla
TRT 0:06:22 Shorts - live action Directed By: Dae Hoon Kim
Synopsis: A lost backpacker and a travel agent find friendship in a New York minute.
Sin & Lyle
TRT 0:30:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Julia Morizawa
Synopsis: Sin is the exciting change that Lyle needs in his melancholy life. However, when Sin announces she intends to kills herself, Lyle is tempted to join her. Will their brief time together change their minds, or set them over the edge - forever?

Sunday, August 19
Kurasawa's Tunnel - 1426 Pearl Street Downstairs

9:00 – noon – Movies ($5 tickets available at the door)
Patriot Johnny (Adult Content)
TRT 0:18:22 Shorts - live action Directed By Arlene Bogna
Synopsis: A soldier comes back from Iraq and has difficulty melding back into society.
Ripped (Adult Content)
TRT 0:49:00 Shorts - live action Directed By: Brent Sowersby
Synopsis: An American man living in Japan finds two treasures in his street performing tips hat... these treasures take him on a short adventure into the Japanese countryside that may change his life.
The Story of Spirits
TRT 0:57:00 Documentary Directed By: Tien Nguyen
Synopsis: 30 years after her disappearance, a mother's ghost returns, channeled through her husband's new wife.  Her sudden appearance leads her daughter on a journey to shatter years of family deception and silence.

Sunday, August 19
Shambhala Center
1345 Spruce Street – Boulder

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Movies ($5 tickets available at the door)
THE SACRED SITES OF THE DALAI LAMAS: A Pilgrimage to The Oracle Lake
TRT 1:16:29 Documentary Directed By: Michael Wiese
Synopsis: Explore the caves where the early Buddhist masters achieved enlightenment, see the sacred lake where the Dalai Lamas have seen prophetic visions, and visit dozens of other power spots in Central Tibet.
Hidden Temple
TRT 0:30:00 Documentary Directed By: Michael Schiller
Hidden Temple is a film about Taoism, the Lower East Side, and a building that embodies them both. This documentary film is the first person narrative of Sifu Jai, a Taoist sorcerer and kung fu master who is trying to cope with modern life in his native neighborhood, the rapidly changing Lower East Side of Manhattan.

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. – Movies ($5 tickets available at the door)
A Zen Life: Dr. D.T. Suzuki
TRT :60:00 Documentary Directed By: Michael Goldberg
Synopsis: After a brief summary of major historical events during his life of almost a century, we introduce DT SUZUKI's life story. Intersperced with this is lively discussion about the contribution he made to the spread of Zen philosophy, and to helping Westerners understand the Japanese way of thinking and being.
The Boulder Shambhala Center
TRT 0.24 Documentary
Synopsis: The history of the Boulder Shambhala Center
Tamdin's Journey: A Tibetan Village Project
TRT 0:19:00 Documentary Directed By: Christopher Kugelman
Synopsis: Tamdin's Journey: A Tibetan Village Project follows Tamdin, a Tibetan refugee, back to the country he was forced to leave 15 years earlier. This journey is his first opportunity to reunite with family and see the work he has dedicated his life to, improving the lives of a Tibetan villagers.