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Sunday at 4:30 p.m., '80s Vietnamese punk doc New Wave looks pretty sweet. The directors of each film will do Q&As after.
Two shorts programs — Unspoken Bonds 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Acceptance 2 p.m. Sunday — take care of the rest of the films, including Jordan Hon's short Azure Dragon of the East, about local street artist BusyRawk's incredible Qing Long mural at 96 Street and Jasper Avenue.
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