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THE 12TH SUSPECT

Film THE 12TH SUSPECT Directed by Ko Myoungsung Nearly completely set in the tense confines of an ordinary cafe, this political whodunit swirls with post-Korean War…
Asian American Panorama

AMERICAN WOMAN

Film AMERICAN WOMAN Directed by Semi Chellas Inspired by the Patty Hearst kidnapping, a Japanese American radical must decide whether to protect the granddaughter of…
Discoveries

THE CHIEF OF YANCHENG DISTRICT

Film THE CHIEF OF YANCHENG DISTRICT Directed by Adiong Lu There once was a song / about sensuous spirits / that had everyone in Taiwan / aching to…
Asian American Panorama

CHINATOWN RISING

Film CHINATOWN RISING Directed by Harry Chuck, Josh Chuck ENCORE SCREENING - 20,000 feet of film gathering dust in Harry Chuck’s garage is now an electrifying documentary,…
Asian American Panorama

GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP

Film GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP Directed by Deann Borshay Liem Thirty years after the Korean War, South Korea emerged as the leader in international adoption, despite a flourishing…
Asian American Panorama

JERONIMO

Film JERONIMO Directed by Joseph Juhn An encounter with a taxi driver unearths the little-known history of Koreans trafficked to Latin America and the…
Asian American Panorama

LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN

Film 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

SEADRIFT

Film SEADRIFT Directed by Tim Tsai Investigating a sensational courtroom case, KKK targeting, and the capacity for reconciliation years later, director Tim Tsai revisits…
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…
Masters

THREE MAKES A WHOLE

Film THREE MAKES A WHOLE Directed by Zero Chou Zero Chou pays tribute to director Liu Li-li with a biopic in the mode of the soapy melodramas…
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WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED

Film WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED Directed by Mariam Ghani Long thought disappeared, five unfinished films reveal the scrappy directors and studios who persisted amidst the whims and…