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Fresh from Cannes, Venice, and other prestigious international film festivals, these are premiere works by the world’s best directors

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3 FACES

Film 3 FACES Directed by Jafar Panahi Banned filmmaker Jafar Panahi (This is Not a Film) turns on his camera again, this time to probe…
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ASH IS PUREST WHITE

Film ASH IS PUREST WHITE Directed by Jia Zhang-ke In the heat of panic, Qiao fires a gun to protect the man she loves. For him, she…
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DEAD SOULS

Film DEAD SOULS Directed by Wang Bing Survivors of China’s Anti-Rightist Campaign of 1957-59 recount, with unflinching straightforwardness, the terrors of their imprisonment, the mundane…
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DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS

Film DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS Directed by Tsui Hark The Tang Dynasty’s most beloved sleuth returns to the big screen to outsmart secular and supernatural forces, while…
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A FAMILY TOUR

Film A FAMILY TOUR Directed by Ying Liang A dissident Chinese filmmaker exiled in Hong Kong finds a way for her young son to meet the…
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Folklore Episode 1: A Mother’s Love

Film Folklore Episode 1: A Mother’s Love Directed by Joko Anwar Official Selection 2018 Toronto International Film Festival A single mother with little to her name, Murni, struggles to...
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GRASS

Film GRASS Directed by Hong Sang-soo Young writer Areum (Kim Min-hee) rattles away on her MacBook, concocting a new story in a café. Meanwhile,…
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KILLING

Film KILLING Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Young ronin Mokunoshin is recruited away from countryside life and must grapple with a samurai sword he has…
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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: ASYNC AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY

Film RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: ASYNC AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible Legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant, The Last Emperor) performs his latest and most personal work, the acclaimed…
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SHOPLIFTERS

Film SHOPLIFTERS Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Scrambling just below the radar is a rag-tag family that subsists on petty thievery. When they decide to…
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VISION

Film VISION Directed by Naomi Kawase A forest ranger is visited by a French journalist in search of a mythic plant thought to alleviate…
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YOCHO (FOREBODING)

Film YOCHO (FOREBODING) Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Etsuko might be the only person who can resist the alien Dr. Makebe, who sucks concepts from humans,…