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Asia Pop!
BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV
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BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV
Directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Teruo Noguchi
Akio desires a stronger relationship with his stoic dad – so what’s a millennial to do? Befriend him…
Asia Pop!
CAN’T STOP THE DANCING
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CAN’T STOP THE DANCING
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Shizuka is unexpectedly hypnotized at a traveling show, and now she’s stuck with the most embarrassing of maladies:…
Asia Pop!
CHHICHHORE
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CHHICHHORE
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari
Teenaged Raghav thinks he's a loser for not getting into his dream college. To lift his spirits, Raghav's…
Asian American Canon
COLMA: THE MUSICAL
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COLMA: THE MUSICAL
Directed by Richard Wong
Director's Cut. The sleepy cemetery city of Colma is no haven for gays, artists, and dreamers. What better…
Asian American Panorama
COME AS YOU ARE
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COME AS YOU ARE
Directed by Richard Wong
How will two men in wheelchairs and one blind guy get to a Canadian “special needs” brothel to…
Asia Pop!
FAGARA
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FAGARA
Directed by Heiward Mak
After her father dies, Acacia discovers she has two half sisters when she sees chats with them on…
Asia Pop!
FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA
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FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA
Directed by Hideki Takeuchi
In this spirited alternate-universe fantasy, residents of the much-ridiculed Tokyo suburb Saitama finally get some respect when one…
Asia Pop!
GOODBYE MOTHER
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GOODBYE MOTHER
Directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh
In this poignant drama, when Nau Van must leave the US and return to Vietnam for his father’s…
Asia Pop!
HEAVY CRAVING
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HEAVY CRAVING
Directed by Hsieh Pei-ju
Ying-Juan just wants to be recognized for her cooking. Despite the popular dishes she cooks for kids, she’s…
Asia Pop!
HIT ME ANYONE ONE MORE TIME
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HIT ME ANYONE ONE MORE TIME
Directed by Koki Mitani
What if the nation’s most hated prime minister of all time loses his memory after a protestor chucks…
Asia Pop!
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SHOW
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IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SHOW
Directed by Hsieh Nien-Tsu
To appease the mob, a TV executive needs to lower the network’s value as quickly as possible. His…
Asian American Panorama
A KANDAHAR AWAY
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A KANDAHAR AWAY
Directed by Aisha Jamal
Kandahar, Saskatchewan is pretty inconspicuous until Abdul Bari Jamal impulsively buys land for his city-loving kids to remind…
Asian American Panorama
LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN
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LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN
Directed by Valerie Soe
Since the 1960s, the Taiwan government has hosted summer culture camps for young overseas Chinese. But “Love Boat,”…
Asian American Panorama
LUCKY GRANDMA
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LUCKY GRANDMA
Directed by Sasie Sealy
Grandma Wong can’t stand the idea of leaving her Chinatown apartment and moving in to her son’s posh…
Asian American Panorama
SUNRISE/SUNSET
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SUNRISE/SUNSET
Directed by Ougie Pak
Yeon Jae visits Min Suk in New York City, hoping to pick up the teenage romance where it…
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