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A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING

Film A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING Directed by Payal Kapadia India’s violent legacies of casteism and religious discrimination haunt the grainy black-and-white images in Payal Kapadia’s trance-like feature…
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A RIVER RUNS, TURNS, ERASES, REPLACES

Film A RIVER RUNS, TURNS, ERASES, REPLACES Directed by Shengze Zhu Shengze Zhu’s melancholic meditation on industrialization and homesickness, set at the banks of the Yangtze River in her…
Asian American Panorama

A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY

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Film A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY Directed by Ann Shin What makes us human? Can it be replicated? If you could preserve your consciousness forever, would you? Award-winning…
Asian American Panorama

ACCEPTED

Film ACCEPTED Directed by Dan Chen T.M. Landry College Preparatory is a legendary Louisiana K-12 school with astonishing rates of college acceptances. As documentarians…
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ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS

Film ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS Directed by Wang Qiong Filmmaker Qiong Wang excavates the dramatic impact of China’s one-child policy on her and her siblings’ upbringings. Approaching…
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INSIDE THE RED BRICK WALL

Film INSIDE THE RED BRICK WALL Directed by Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers In 2019, demonstrators occupied Hong Kong Polytechnic University to protest a pro-Beijing extradition bill. In the crowd, rubbing…
Asia Pop!

JAMES & ISEY

Film JAMES & ISEY Directed by Florian Habicht As endearing a birthday present as cinema has ever seen, this joyous documentary follows Maori elder Isey during…
Asian American Panorama

LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES

Film LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES Directed by Suzanne Joe Kai Suzanne Joe Kai’s documentary sheds light on the most illustrious byline in 1970s rock and roll journalism, covering…
Asian American Panorama

MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST

Film MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST Directed by Ann Kaneko Once a source of water, groundwater “mining” has made Owens Valley the nation's largest source of toxic dust.…
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THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART

Film THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART Directed by Juan Martín Hsu Filmmaker Juan Martín Hsu travels from Argentina to Taiwan to visit his mother, intending to investigate the circumstances…
Asian American Panorama

WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH?

Film WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH? Directed by Jeff Mizushima A documentary about LA-based, Japanese performance artist Lun*na Menoh. Or is it? With Lun*na, who once made a…
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WRITING WITH FIRE

Film WRITING WITH FIRE Directed by Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh India’s only all-female newspaper, Khabar Lahariya, is founded and run by Dalit (formerly “untouchable”) women. Rintu Thomas and…