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Cost: $7.50*
Short Film + Poetry Night: Samsāra Premiere (The Great Star Theater)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 6:30 pm | Cost: $7.50*
The Great Star Theater | 636 Jackson st.
*$7.50 with 50% off promo code: rebirth50
The Great Star Theater | 636 Jackson st.
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
This is a short film premiere of Ain’t Samsāra a B****h. When a Chinese American immigrant and devout Buddhist arrives in the afterlife, she must review her soul contracts — including the arduous relationship with her daughter. Will she finally be able to exit reincarnation?
The evening will include music, poetry, other short films, and Q&A with Samsāra cast and crew.
The theme of the night is to “Rest in the Middle”– one of the five invitations of death by Buddhist teacher and co-founder The Zen Hospice Project Frank Ostaseski. The intention is to provide a moment of respite to pull back and ponder what life is all about.
Line-up includes:
- Soft and sincere musical stylings by Nic Hampton www.sincerelynic.com
- Poetry by Library Laureate of SF Public Library– Chun Yu (in English & Mandarin) https://chunyu.org/
- Poetry by lorriekochange https://lorriechang.weebly.com
- Other Short Films by
- Chinatown Women advocate and dreamy photographer Zabrina Deng https://www.photobyzabrina.com/
- and mystic poet and filmmaker tamate uta https://www.instagram.com/tamate.uta/
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: $7.50*
*$7.50 with 50% off promo code: rebirth50
Categories: Discount Tix / Promo Codes, In Person, Live Music, Movies, Theater & PerformanceVenue: The Great Star Theater
Address: 636 Jackson st.
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