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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…
Masters

INTRODUCTION

Film INTRODUCTION Directed by Hong Sang-soo Praying for a second chance at love, life, and redemption is a central motif in this sublime film,…
Asian American Panorama

ISLANDS

Film ISLANDS Directed by Martin Edralin Following the death of his mother, a single, middle-aged Filipino immigrant desperately searches for love while struggling to…
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…
Unknown Pleasures

KIM MIN-YOUNG OF THE REPORT CARD

Film KIM MIN-YOUNG OF THE REPORT CARD Directed by Lee Jae-eun, Lim Jisun Back in high school, Jung-hee and Min-young imagined their future lives as young Korean women through their poetry…
Classics Restored

KUMMATTY

Film KUMMATTY Directed by Govindan Aravindan Govindan Aravindan’s playful cinematic parable about a geriatric “boogeyman” who heralds springtime and turns children into animals.
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…
Asia Pop!

LISTEN BEFORE YOU SING

Film LISTEN BEFORE YOU SING Directed by Yang Chih-lin With young people migrating out of their deep mountain hometown, an elementary school faces being shut down, unless…
Classics Restored

LUMPIA

Film LUMPIA Directed by Patricio Ginelsa The first Asian American superhero movie! Back in 1996, Patricio Ginelsa started filming this ultra low-budget, comic book-inspired…
Asian American Panorama

LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE

Film LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Directed by Patricio Ginelsa Fogtown’s finest return to save a fab Fil-Am wedding from a queenpin slinging drugs disguised in lumpia. If…
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.…
Masters

MEMORIA

Film MEMORIA Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul reaffirms his place among the great living filmmakers with this sonic time-space odyssey set in Colombia’s…
Asia Pop!

MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

Film MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER I can show you the path to the Mystery Kung Fu Theater but I cannot reveal it to…
Asia Pop!

OFFICE ROYALE

Film OFFICE ROYALE Directed by Kazuaki Seki Beneath the polite, polished veneer of the Tokyo corporate churn is the bruising, no-holds-barred secret life of office…
Masters

ONE SECOND

Film ONE SECOND Directed by Zhang Yimou Hours before showtime, a movie reel is stolen, and the culprits become embroiled in the town’s grand plan…
Asian American Panorama

SEE YOU THEN

Film SEE YOU THEN Directed by Mari Walker Thirteen years after a sudden breakup, two exes reconnect: Naomi (SDAFF favorite Lynn Chen), an artist who questions…
Asian American Panorama

SILENT RIVER

Film SILENT RIVER Directed by Chris Chan Lee Grappling with an estranged wife and a mystery limp, Elliot checks into a highway hotel where thumps coming…
Asia Pop!

SINKHOLE

Film SINKHOLE Directed by Kim Ji-hoon Apartment residents exchange daily pleasantries and become fixtures in each other’s middle-class lives, when SINKHOLE!! Their entire building…
Classics Restored

TERMINAL USA

Film TERMINAL USA Directed by Jon Moritsugu In Jon Moritsugu’s post-punk twist on the family sitcom, Dad calls drug-dealing son Katzumi a “mutated stain on…
Unknown Pleasures

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…
Asia Pop!

TIME

Film TIME Directed by Ricky Ko Luminaries of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age star as washed-up former action heroes who now pay the bills…
Asia Pop!

TIONG BAHRU SOCIAL CLUB

Film TIONG BAHRU SOCIAL CLUB Directed by Tan Bee Thiam Sweet Ah Bee is the newest Happiness Agent at a resort deadly serious about cracking the happiness algorithm.…
Masters

WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY

Film WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi set out to make three short films about coincidence and imagination. The results are another…
Unknown Pleasures

WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE

Film WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE Directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad After Typhoon Haiyan hits, a son, his mother, and his friend navigate an uncanny city in ruins, targeting…