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A FIRST FAREWELL

Film A FIRST FAREWELL Directed by Wang Lina In this tender ode to Uyghur life, young farmboy Isa tries to hold it all together with the…
Discoveries

FROM TOMORROW ON, I WILL

Film FROM TOMORROW ON, I WILL Directed by Ivan Marković, Linfeng Wu Migrant workers in Beijing share an underground apartment, sleeping in shifts. A delivery man works all day while…
Masters

THE HORSE THIEF

Film THE HORSE THIEF Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang Navigating his Buddhist faith and the pressures to feed his family, Norbu turns to stealing horses. For years…

Live Well

Film Live Well Directed by Bingyu Jiang A calligraphy artist can't seem to catch any breaks in this offbeat portrait of a Chinese artist with…
Asia Pop!

SEND ME TO THE CLOUDS

Film SEND ME TO THE CLOUDS Directed by Teng Congcong Society tells Sheng Nan her life’s over because she doesn’t have a husband. A doctor’s report has even…

She Runs

Film She Runs Directed by Qiu Yang Teenage Yu is done taking the dance classes forced upon her by her father.

Sister

Film Sister Directed by Siqi Song Gorgeous felted stop-motion animation dedicated to the what if’s in life and the siblings we never had.
Masters

SO LONG, MY SON

Film SO LONG, MY SON Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai The three decades following the Cultural Revolution are traced by the strange fates of two families – once…
Asia Pop!

SUMMER OF CHANGSHA

Film SUMMER OF CHANGSHA Directed by Zu Feng A cop has already put in his resignation letter when a severed arm in a river brings him…
Special Presentations

TO LIVE TO SING

Film TO LIVE TO SING Directed by Johnny Ma Zhao Li lives for Sichuan opera but knows not everyone does. Only the elderly still show up for…

What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon

Film What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon Directed by Jian Luo Magic realism cradles a young woman who gives birth to a small jellyfish during a medical abortion and…
Asia Pop!

WILD GOOSE LAKE

Film WILD GOOSE LAKE Directed by Diao Yinan A wounded gangland boss becomes the subject of an epic manhunt after petty grievances over criminal territory erupts…