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From Asia’s most innovative and thought-provoking filmmakers come new stories and new ways of telling them.

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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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THE HOUSE OF US

Film THE HOUSE OF US Directed by Yoon Ga-eun Fed up with her parents’ fighting, 12-year-old Ha-Na finds solace in friendship with two young sisters she meets…
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LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING

Film LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING Directed by Kavich Neang The iconic “White Building” of Phnom Penh, home to 493 families including the director’s own, is set to…
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MANOHAR & I

Film MANOHAR & I Directed by Amitabha Chaterji A love note to storytelling and the everyday people of Calcutta, an unlikely friendship develops between a young…
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PRESENT. PERFECT.

Film PRESENT. PERFECT. Directed by Shengzhe Zhu Shengzhe Zhu takes a deep dive into the phenomena of DIY live-streaming in China and emerges with a…
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THE SCIENCE OF FICTIONS

Film THE SCIENCE OF FICTIONS Directed by Yosep Anggi Noen After witnessing a faked moon landing in 1960s Indonesia, Siman’s tongue gets cut off, rendering him a possessed…
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VAI

Film VAI Directed by ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Amberley Jo Aumua, Becs Arahanga, Dianna Fuemana, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Matasila Freshwater, Miria George, Nicole Whippy From the producers of Waru, the profound and poetic life story of Vai--from struggling young girl to ceremonial…
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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…
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WILD SPARROW

Film WILD SPARROW Directed by Shih Li Deep in the Taiwan mountains, quiet young Han’s life with his great grandma is interrupted when his absentee…