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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…
Masters

BALLOON

Film BALLOON Directed by Pema Tseden Contraceptives become contraband as a sheepraising couple on the Tibetan grasslands tries to avoid fines from China’s birth…
Asia Pop!

BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV

Film 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…
Asian American Panorama

THE CANCER JOURNALS REVISITED

Film THE CANCER JOURNALS REVISITED Directed by Lana Lin In this deeply stirring and exploratory film, 27 women revisit the 1980 memoir The Cancer Journals, by legendary…
Asia Pop!

CAN’T STOP THE DANCING

Film 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:…
Masters

CASTLE OF DREAMS

Film CASTLE OF DREAMS Directed by Reza Mirkarimi An ex-con named Jalal reluctantly takes custody of his estranged young children after their mother falls deathly ill.…
Asia Pop!

CHHICHHORE

Film 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…
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 Canon

COLMA: THE MUSICAL

Film 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

Film 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…
Asian American Panorama

DRIVEWAYS

Film DRIVEWAYS Directed by Andrew Ahn While cleaning out the house of her late estranged sister, Kathy (played by the great Hong Chau) finds…
Asian American Panorama

EMPTY BY DESIGN

Film EMPTY BY DESIGN Directed by Andrea A Walter Feeling foreign in a country that is supposed to be home, a lonely stuntman and broken hearted grad…
Asia Pop!

FAGARA

Film FAGARA Directed by Heiward Mak After her father dies, Acacia discovers she has two half sisters when she sees chats with them on…
Masters

FAREWELL SONG

Film FAREWELL SONG Directed by Akihiko Shiota A love triangle can only simmer for so long before complications set in. And so a beloved pop…
Discoveries

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…
Asia Pop!

FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA

Film 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…
Discoveries

A FRENCH WOMAN

Film A FRENCH WOMAN Directed by Kim Hee-jung Once a promising actor, middle-aged Mira heads straight from a divorce and a lifetime in Paris to reunite…
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…
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…
Asia Pop!

GOODBYE MOTHER

Film 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

Film 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

Film 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…