SDAFF and Landmark Theaters invite you to an advanced screening of Nobody Knows on Thursday, February 17th, 7pm at Hillcrest Cinemas.

Premise: Four siblings live with their mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. All the children have different fathers and none of them have ever been to school. In fact, the very existence of three of the children has been hidden from the landlord. One day, the mother leaves behind a note, asking her twelve-year-old boy (Yagira Yuya, winner of the Best Actor Award at Cannes) to look after the others. Though abandoned, the children do their best to survive. But when they are forced to engage with the outside world, the fragile balance that has sustained them collapses. Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (After Life, Maborosi).

This film is Rated PG-13 by the MPAA. Running time 138 minutes. Fully subtitled.

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Print the invitation and present it to the screening representative at the theatre entrance. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY! Seating is first come, first served and cannot be guaranteed. Screening is overbooked to ensure a full house. Final count is based on those who have already entered the theatre. No admittance once film begins. The invitation admits you plus one guest and is non-transferable.

This film opens in select theaters on Friday, February 25th.

Thursday

It’s time for TNT again, tonight a Q&A session with Los Angeles-based Cerca Series artist Kori Newkirk. For his exhibition, Newkirk presents an experimental form of signature “pony bead” curtains, which he creates using the kind of small colored beads often seen in elaborate braided hairdos. DJ Tony (Naked records) and bkSOUL performing.

Friday

Under These Circumstances, works by Josh Cochran, Ben Horton, Pamela Jaeger, and Brendan Monroe. Runs February 4th-24th at the Voices 1156 Gallery in downtown. Opening reception from 4-11pm.

Music

Republic of Letters playing with Victory Mansion and The Phuzz at the Kensington Club. Hip-Hop act Heiruspecs spittin rhymes at the Brick by Brick with Agua Dulce and Castillo.

Film

Academy nominated films, The Sea Inside with Javier Bardem and Vera Drake both opening at Hillcrest Cinemas.

Saturday

Buzz band The Blood Arm (a favorite of Franz Ferdinand, The Killers and Interpol) performing at Saturday’s Transport at the Whistle Stop. Modest Mouse at Soma.

Sunday

“Cover me Badd” presents entire albums redone by local bands! Scarlet Symphony doing a surprise album, Rookie Card playing Weezer’s debut album and Brother Love rockin a metal version of The Jazz Singer done ala Neil Diamond. Tickets are $10 for this fundraiser show at where else? The Casbah.

Modest Mouse does a second show at Soma.

The madness has begun, the dates for this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival are Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st. Reserve your rooms here. Thanks to the ambitious outsiders we have info on some acts playing Coachella.

Radio 4 (coming to The Casbah, January 30)
Rilo Kiley
The Futureheads (coming to The Epicenter, March 12)
The Doves
Autolux (coming to The Casbah, March 24)
M83
The Bravery
Fiery Furnaces

Rumored Acts

U2 , Trail of Dead, Jay-Z, Gang of Four, Danger Mouse, Chemical Brothers, Outkast, Foo Fighters, Coldpla, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey, Interpol, The Faint, Franz Ferdinand, Polyphonic Spree, Boards of Canada, TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Squarepusher, Clinic, French Kicks, Secret Machines, Phoenix, Beep Beep, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Helio Sequence, R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Jimmy Eat World, Mos Def, Badly Drawn Boy, The Streets, Spoon, Cake, Postal Service, Shins, Sleater-Kinney, Arcade Fire, Moving Units

Tonight from 8pm-Midnight, the San Diego Asian Film Foundation is hosting a fundraiser for victims of the tsunami disaster at Thin Room (852 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp Quarter).

Join them for a night of films from Thailand and India, along with local news clips. Plus, food donated by China Camp, Emerald Seafood & Pearl Restaurant, Festivities Catering, Jasmine, O’Hungry’s, Saffron, and Star of India. Skyy Vodka drink specials.

Special Guest: Brandon Behle, local San Diegan who escaped the tsunami in Ko Phi Phi, Thailand. Brandon will be sharing his story at the fundraiser.

Lee Ann Kim, TV anchor/reporter for Channel 10, and the founding executive director of SDAFF will also be attending.

Open to the public, 21+.
Minimum $25 donation to Direct Relief International

Learn more about the cultures of the regions devastated by tsunamis while helping to save lives through your donation. All proceeds will be donated to Direct Relief International, a humanitarian aid organization recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the top U.S. charities in 2005. Direct Relief International passes on 99% of all donations directly to aid the victims.

The fundraiser’s feature presentation will be Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, a feature-length film from Thailand. Also scheduled to screen are two short documentaries by local filmmakers: Pyramid of Women by Cheryl Kanekar (India) and Ma-Nang by Dawn Poomee (Thailand).