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Arts Culture & Entertainment February 2, 2015 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 11 38th Portland International Film Festival brings world cinema to area screens For the 38th year, the Northwest Film Center is bringing cinema from around the world to Portland with the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF). The festival, which takes place at several venues from February 5 through 21, includes 97 features and 60 shorts from more than 50 countries. One of the four films from Japan is Mizuho Nishikubo’s Giovanni’s Island, an animated story about the importance of familial bonds and perseverance through the greatest of hardships. The film, which is for viewers age eight and older, is based on true events. Some of the other films screening during the festival are Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s Dearest, a film based on a true story about the sensitivity, complexity, and indelible pain of child abduction; Ann Hui’s modernist biopic, The Golden Era, which tells the epic tale of Manchurian essayist and novelist Xiao Hong (1909-1941), one of the most radical and controversial Chinese female writers of the early 20th century; Liar’s Dice, by Geetu Mohandas, an atmospheric film that examines the ominous undercurrents in contemporary working-class India; and Daniel Ziv’s Jalanan (Streetside), a film that plunges viewers into the captivating story of three gifted and charismatic street musicians over a tumultuous five-year period in Jakarta. The following list gives moviegoers a quick glimpse of the Asian and Asia- themed films showing as part of the festival: China Black Coal, Thin Ice (February 13 & 16) Georgia Corn Island (February 7 & 14) Jostling to replace Barbara Boxer shows minority influence Continued from page 8 A generation ago in Cali- fornia, a political consul- tant could aim at a mostly monolithic block of older whites, but “now you need to know calculus,” says Democratic consultant Roger Salazar, alluding to turnout projections and other assessments that must be made of multiple voter groups. “The best political con- sultants of the future,” he says, “are going to have to have a math degree along with political science.” Think you’re an organ and tissue donor? Not if you haven’t told your family. Talk to your family about organ and tissue donation. Talk to your family about donating life. For a free donor card brochure, contact: Donate Life Northwest (503) 494-7888 1-800-452-1369 www.donatelifenw.org GLOBAL LENS. For the 38th year, the Northwest Film Center is bringing cinema from around the world to Portland with the Portland International Film Festi- val. The festival, which begins February 5, includes 97 features and 60 shorts from more than 50 countries. Giovanni’s Island (top photo) screens February 8 and 10, and The Golden Era is featured February 8 and 11. (Photos courtesy of the Northwest Film Center) Hong Kong Dearest (February 13 & 15) The Golden Era (February 8 & 11) India Liar’s Dice (February 16 & 21) Indonesia/The Netherlands/U.S. Jalanan (February 14 & 16) Denmark/Indonesia/Norway The Look of Silence (February 8 & 11) Iran Today (February 9 & 12) Japan Giovanni’s Island (February 8 & 10) The Light Shines Only There (February 6 & 8) The Little House (February 9 & 12) R100 (February 13) Romania The Japanese Dog (February 6, 11 & 19) South Korea A Girl at My Door (February 16 & 19) Turkey Come to My Voice (February 8 & 11) United States The Iron Ministry (February 10 & 16) Vietnam Nuoc 2030 (February 9 & 13) In addition to the many feature-length films, the “Short Cuts 6: International Ties” series features Asian filmmaker Yatao Li’s Carry On and others. “Short Cuts 6” takes place February 16 at 3:30pm. The festival ticket office is located in the lobby of the Portland Art Museum’s Mark Building, 1119 S.W. Park Avenue. To order advance tickets, call (503) 276-4310. For more information, or to view a complete schedule of films, visit <www. nwfilm.org>. Mark your calendar! New Owners The Year of the Sheep begins February 19, 2015. Newly remodeled Display advertising space reservations for our special Year of the Sheep issue are due Monday, February 2 at 5:00pm. The Asian Reporter’s Lunar New Year special issue will be published on Monday, February 16, 2015. All new equipment. Belmont Eco Laundry has large capacity washers and dryers, perfect for those comforters, sleeping bags, big family loads, work clothes, and more! You’ll get your laundry done in record time, leaving you time to spend with family and friends. Visit us at Belmontecolaundry.com for more details. 4725 SE Belmont St. Open daily 8 to 10 Better health here for you Delivering physical, behavorial health and dental health care for over 230,000 children, families and individuals on the Oregon Health Plan in the Portland Tri-County area. Together we are Olga Kalamafoni Member Guide, Health Share of Oregon www.healthshareoregon.org