We continue with our recommendations for the San Diego Asian Film Festivals which will take place from November 2 – 11, 2023 in San Diego, USA.

To see the first part of this article please go HERE

House Rules by Aimee Pham, Kai Sampadian – USA | 2023 – 13 minutes
Plastic over the couch. No shoes inside, and definitely not on the bed. When Cass’ cute white hookup breaks her swinging single mom’s rules, there are surprising accidental consequences. (SDAFF 2023)

I have no legs, and I must run by Yue Li – China | 2022 – 15 minutes
Set within a visually dramatic training camp, an aging athlete must grapple with a talented young newcomer. (SDAFF 2023)

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In the Garden of Tulips by Julia Elihu – USA | 2023 – 13 minutes
On a nail-biting car ride to the border at the height of the Iran-Iraq war, a father and his Iranian-Jewish daughter cherish the last of each other’s company with fruit, song, and doom just off-screen. (SDAFF 2023)

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Primetime Mother by Sonny Calvento – Philippines, Singapore | 2023 – 15 minutes
A mother must dance vigorously and suffer dramatically when she auditions for a gameshow to crown the best mother. (SDAFF 2023)

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Say Something by Jiin Oh – USA | 2023 – 13 minutes
Despite a language barrier, a deacon’s daughter will say anything to win the affection of the worship band’s drummer. (SDAFF 2023)

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The Body of My Name by Rosie Choo Pidcock – Canada | 2022 – 4 minutes
Five Chinese Canadians come alive in joyous celebration, reclaiming their love for movement and the Chinese characters in their names. (SDAFF 2023)

The Fanatics by Laura Skokan – USA | 2023 – 13 minutes
A journalist hosts an unusual support group to save her daughter, who has fallen into a deep depression after the collapse of her cult. (SDAFF 2023)

Thirstygirl by Alexandra Qin – USA | 2023 – 10 minutes
On a road trip to treatment for her younger suicidal sister, Charlie attempts to hide her own struggles with a sex addiction. (SDAFF 2023)

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What they left behind by Xingyu Gu – USA | 2022 – 7 minutes
In this animated personal doc, a Chinese woman reflects on her grandparents’ lives and comes to terms with the death and patriarchal trauma which haunts her everyday life. (SDAFF 2023)

When you left me on that boulevard by Kayla Abuda Galang – USA | 2023 – 13 minutes
Fueled by flip phones, Arizona Green Tea, and early 2000s music, Ly and her cousins get high at a family Thanksgiving dinner in Southeast San Diego. (SDAFF 2023)

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To see the first part of this article please go HERE

For more information, please visit: https://sdaff.org/2023/