This year, the 24th edition of SDAFF will showcase 160+ films from 30+ countries, in 30+ languages.7

Festival Schedule:

Thursday, November 2, 2023

7:00 pm: OPENING NIGHT - QUIZ LADY
San Diego Natural History Museum

Friday, November 3, 2023

4:00 pm: SHORTS: KINTEREST
Edwards Mira Mesa

5:10 pm: COBWEB
Edwards Mira Mesa

5:30 pm: RED, WHITE & BRASS
Edwards Mira Mesa

6:10 pm: MONSTER
Edwards Mira Mesa

6:40 pm: MA, I LOVE YOU
Edwards Mira Mesa

7:35 pm: HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY
Edwards Mira Mesa

7:55 pm: SLEEP
Edwards Mira Mesa

8:40 pm: AS IF IT’S TRUE
Edwards Mira Mesa

9:00 pm: MAD FATE
Edwards Mira Mesa

Saturday, November 4, 2023

10:20 am: ONLOOKERS
Edwards Mira Mesa

11:00 am: SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!
Edwards Mira Mesa

12:10 pm: THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT
Edwards Mira Mesa

12:20 pm: YOU & ME & ME
Edwards Mira Mesa

12:30 pm: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
Edwards Mira Mesa

12:55 pm: SHORTS: EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING
Edwards Mira Mesa

2:45 pm: ELEGIES
Edwards Mira Mesa

2:55 pm: SHORTS: CLOSE CONTACT
Edwards Mira Mesa

3:05 pm: ONE SECOND AHEAD, ONE SECOND BEHIND
Edwards Mira Mesa

3:30 pm: GROUNDED
Edwards Mira Mesa

5:20 pm | 85 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
NEW STRAINS

5:30 pm | 98 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: QUEER MATTERS

5:40 pm | 135 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
COBWEB

5:50 pm | 126 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
MONSTER

7:45 pm | 116 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
THE ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY DRIVER

8:10 pm | 100 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
MA, I LOVE YOU

8:20 pm | 75 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
RED CARD

8:30 pm | 106 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
RAGING GRACE

Sunday, November 5, 2023

12:00 pm | 120 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
FREE SCREENING
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: REEL VOICES

12:30 pm | 119 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
ONE SECOND AHEAD, ONE SECOND BEHIND

12:40 pm | 102 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: ASTRAL PROJECTIONS

2:35 pm | 119 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
ALL EARS

3:00 pm | 89 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE

3:10 pm | 107 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
KILLING ROMANCE

3:20 pm | 108 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
100 YARDS

5:30 pm | 57 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
CENTERPIECE FILM
EAST WEST PLAYERS: A HOME ON STAGE

5:40 pm | 86 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
RIVER

7:00 pm | 115 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
ABANG ADIK

7:35 pm | 130 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
CONCRETE UTOPIA

7:50 pm | 106 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
RAGING GRACE

8:00 pm | 108 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
MAD FATE

9:20 pm | 90 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

Monday, November 6, 2023

4:00 pm | 97 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
FREE SCREENING
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: KID OUTSIDER

5:50 pm | 86 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
RIVER

6:00 pm | 94 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
CLASSICS RESTORED
HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER

6:20 pm | 84 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
IN OUR DAY

6:35 pm | 108 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
SAND
Munnel ????

7:50 pm | 130 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
CONCRETE UTOPIA

8:05 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
NOWHERE NEAR

8:15 pm | 107 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
KILLING ROMANCE

8:55 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
TIGER STRIPES

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

4:00 pm | 71 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
FREE SCREENING
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: TAKE ME NOW FISH GOD

5:45 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
SMALL FRY

6:00 pm | 59 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
CLASSICS RESTORED
THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL

6:15 pm | 120 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
DIVINE FACTORY

6:25 pm | 86 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
THE TASTE OF MANGO

7:30 pm | 122 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
YOU & ME & ME

8:10 pm | 105 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

8:45 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
TIGER STRIPES

8:55 pm | 61 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
IN WATER

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

4:00 pm | 101 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
FREE SCREENING
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: ANIMORPHS

6:00 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
HOME IS A HOTEL

6:15 pm | 115 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
CLASSICS RESTORED
TYPHOON CLUB

6:40 pm | 178 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL
Bên Trong V? Kén Vàng

7:45 pm | 125 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
WONDERLAND

8:30 pm | 85 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: ARCHITEXXXUAL

8:40 pm | 95 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIA POP!
SLEEP

Thursday, November 9, 2023

4:00 pm | 89 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
FREE SCREENING
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: SOFT LANDINGS

5:45 pm | 132 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
AGRA

6:00 pm | 100 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
RALLY

6:20 pm | 84 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: LANDSCAPE MODE

6:30 pm | 215 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
YOUTH (SPRING)

8:25 pm | 108 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
MASTERS
100 YARDS

8:35 pm | 105 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS: ULTRA BAD OBJECTS

8:45 pm | 77 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
TERRESTRIAL VERSES

Friday, November 10, 2023

12:30 pm | 85 mins
Museum of Photographic Arts
ASIA POP!
RED, WHITE & BRASS

2:25 pm | 84 mins
Museum of Photographic Arts
MASTERS
IN OUR DAY

4:20 pm | 170 mins
Museum of Photographic Arts
CLASSICS RESTORED
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

6:00 pm | 180 mins
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla)
GALA
Chew the Scene

Saturday, November 11, 2023

12:20 pm | 106 mins
UCSD Price Center Theater
ASIA POP!
DAY OFF

12:30 pm | 31 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
THE OATH OF THE SWORD

2:20 pm | 91 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
EGGHEAD & TWINKIE

2:35 pm | 91 mins
UCSD Price Center Theater
ASIAN AMERICAN PANORAMA
COME HOME, MY CHILD

4:50 pm | 170 mins
Edwards Mira Mesa
CLASSICS RESTORED
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

5:00 pm | 85 mins
UCSD Price Center Theater
SHORTS PROGRAMS
FAMILIES-TO-BE: SHORT FILMS FROM TAIWAN

6:55 pm | 112 mins
UCSD Price Center Theater
CLASSICS RESTORED
AH FEI

7:00 pm | 83 mins
San Diego Natural History Museum
CLOSING NIGHT
MUSTACHE

Fest Date: November 2 - 11, 2023

Locations:
Edwards Mira Mesa, 10733 Westview Pkwy, San Diego, CA 92126
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla), 700 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
UCSD Price Center Theater, 9500 Gilman Drive, LA Jolla, CA 92093

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