Horror at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

The 29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival at Berkeley has some very unusual horror selections. The event features special screenings of Histeria from Malaysian filmmaker James Lee, Nang Nak from Thailand’s Nonzee Nimibutr, and Living In Seduced Circumstances from filmmaker Ian Gamazon who hails from the Philippines. These are rare horror movies to be able to see on the big screen. You can find out more about the larger event, where these horror flicks will be showcased, at the website for the Center for Asian American Media.

BAM/PFA @ PFA Theater
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
March 11 – March 19, 2011

The Center for Asian American Media’s twenty-ninth annual SFIAAFF brings us the best in contemporary cinema from Asia and the Asian diaspora.

Living in Seduced Circumstances, March 12

SATURDAY MARCH 12
9:00 Living In Seduced Circumstances
Ian Gamazon (U.S./Philippines, 2010)
Ian Gamazon in Person
The codirector of Cavite returns with this psychological thriller involving a pregnant younger woman, a handicapped older man, some hypodermic needles, and a cabin in the woods. (74 mins)
For more information: http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN18999

THURSDAY MARCH 17
9:00 After Death/Horror Retro: Nang Nak
Nonzee Nimibutr (Thailand, 1999)
A husband and wife in rural Thailand are together “till death do us part”—and beyond, in this moody Thai horror film, based on traditional Thai folktales. (100 mins)
For more information: http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN19007

SATURDAY MARCH 19
8:00 After Death/Horror Retro: Histeria
James Lee (Malaysia, 2009)
Death from beyond stalks an all-girls high-school when six students pretend to be “possessed,” with entertainingly deadly results. Art house director James Lee turns to horror in this camp thriller, nearly banned for featuring Malaysia’s first on-screen lesbian kiss. (90 mins)
For more information: http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN19012

Special admission prices apply:
General admission: $12
CAAM and BAM/PFA members: $10 (limit 2 tickets per person per program)
Students, seniors, and disabled persons: $10 (limit 1 ticket per person per program)

Advance tickets for festival programs at the PFA Theater are available at the PFA Theater box office and BAM/PFA admissions desk, online, or by phone at (510) 642-5249.

Please note that PFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable, and may not be exchanged.
For information about festival screenings in San Francisco and San Jose or about purchasing PFA Theater tickets in San Francisco, visit the SFIAAFF website at caamedia.org.

The Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (between Telegraph and Bowditch) in Berkeley. Advance tickets are available by calling (510) 642-5249 or visiting http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/tickets

For more information on these and other programs, visit http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries

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