1. filmmakers' brunch
- lots of bleary eyed folk standing/swaying around tables of muffins, breads, fruit, and domaldes
- met some filmmakers and gave them my card and told them a bit about vaff
- had to leave early to make it to a film
2. Screening: Patsy Mink
- documentary about the first asian american woman to make it to the senate
- she was denied entry into law schools in the 1950s because she was a woman
3. dinner by myself
- i had the best food experience at bushi-tei (1638 post street, across from the kabuki hotel)
- day boat scallops, golden beet carpaccio with a truffle tapenade, and a smooth delicious pinot gris from france
- food heaven
4. Screening: Ocean of Pearls
- a south asian tale about not compromising your morals and ethics to get ahead
5. Screening: Tales of Departures (8 shorts)
- a really well programmed selection of shorts
6. Party at Li Po bar in chinatown
- this is a super old chinese restaurant that's been converted into a great bar
- more drinking, some dancing in the basement, and some second hand smoking
- i managed to score a ride back to the hotel from the festival director
unconscious at 2am
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