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A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION

Film A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION Directed by Edward Yang Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang skewers modern Taipei culture through a satirical lens with A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION, rarely seen…

Asian Cinema Club

Film Asian Cinema Club Directed by Hannah Marianetti, James Yu Ingeniously tongue-in-cheek and subversive, two friends make a documentary about a t-shirt business called Asian Cinema Club: a…

Bigger Is Better

Film Bigger Is Better Directed by Larry Tung A revealing look at the history, culture, and body politics of Asia’s bear subculture.
Unknown Pleasures

BLUE ISLAND

Film BLUE ISLAND Directed by Chan Tze Woon Through a mix of interviews, archival footage, and reenactment, recent protests for self-determination are knitted into Hong Kong’s…

Canker

Film Canker Directed by Lin Tu An influencer develops a gnarly canker sore, as the seductions of social media stardom fester on her open…
Asian American Panorama

DECOUPLING

Film DECOUPLING Directed by Yinan Wang After the birth of their daughter, Chinese international students Yinan and Yujing decide to have their 11-month-old baby…

Dust In The Wind

Film Dust In The Wind Directed by Zhishui Lin Striking and powerful images describe a woman's transformative confrontation with the cosmic cycles of life and death. When…

Firecracker

Film Firecracker Directed by Caroline Guo On the night of their first anniversary, a young woman is confronted with a life-changing decision for the…
Asia Pop!

GAGA

Film GAGA Directed by Laha Mebow Eldest brother’s decision to run for local office hits a snag when an unexpected pregnancy rocks his family…
Classics Restored

GIRL’S SCHOOL

Film GIRL’S SCHOOL Directed by Lee Mi-Mi From one of Taiwan’s pioneering women directors comes the high school drama of Chih-Ting and Chia-Lin, best friends…

Good Day

Film Good Day Directed by Zhang Zhi-teng A hapless father decides to go golfing during a typhoon—only his golf clubs are at the home of…

I Love You, Your Kamo

Film I Love You, Your Kamo Directed by Isaac Kau A woman recounts the milestones of a love that spanned—and was at times separated by—the continents.

Lunchbox

Film Lunchbox Directed by Anne Hu Three recipes—zongzi, turnip cake, and hand cut noodles—release painful memories baked into beloved foods.
Asia Pop!

MAMA BOY

Film MAMA BOY Directed by Arvin Chen The cute but awkward Hong can’t be forced into love. Not by his mom who tries to set…

Mestizo Love

Film Mestizo Love Directed by Solia Y. Reyes A real-life rom-com of two interracial couples exploring love, experience, and culture in one big family.

Only the Moon Stands Still

Film Only the Moon Stands Still Directed by Johnson Cheng When their matriarch collapses, a mother and daughter navigate running the family ballroom—and chasing other dreams—in the absence…

Opera

Film Opera Directed by Janelle Feng A Peking Opera troupe arrives in Vancouver and gets ready to take the stage.
Unknown Pleasures

REMEMBER ME

Film REMEMBER ME Directed by Hung Chun-hsiu Just off the coast of China is Kinmen, a heavily-fortified set of islands governed from afar by Taiwan.…

Ridiculous Nurshad

Film Ridiculous Nurshad Directed by Ikram Nurmehmet A group of Uyghur friends debate a dubious opinion about COVID-19 over a hearty meal, as Emir Kusturica’s…

Same Old

Film Same Old Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi After discovering his bike has been stolen, an NYC delivery gig worker’s night is thrown into turmoil.
Unknown Pleasures

STONEWALLING

Film STONEWALLING Directed by Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka Lynn has big plans for learning English and becoming a flight attendant. Having a baby with her unreliable…

The Acceptance Speech

Film The Acceptance Speech Directed by Kexin Yao Through a richly rhythmic stream of consciousness, an artist contemplates the narrative arc of an acceptance speech, while…

The Blessing

Film The Blessing Directed by Ziyao Liu An international filmmaking student struggles to make a video for her mother’s wedding. Grief, stress, and loneliness deconstruct…

The Making of Crime Scenes

Film The Making of Crime Scenes Directed by Hsu Che-Yu In 1984, KMT operative Wu Dun famously assassinated dissident writer Henry Liu in the Bay Area. Less known…

The Moon and the Tree

Film The Moon and the Tree Directed by Tsai Ming-liang Director Tsai Ming-liang captures moments with two Taiwanese artists: Lee Pei-jing, former pop star, now undergoing physical therapy,…
Asia Pop!

TOO COOL TO KILL

Film TOO COOL TO KILL Directed by Xing Wenxiong In this movie-in-a-movie comedy, a background actor with thespian dreams accepts the role of a lifetime: hitman in…
Masters

WHAT ABOUT CHINA?

Film WHAT ABOUT CHINA? Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha Trinh T. Minh-ha (Surname Viet Given Name Nam) revisits footage shot in rural China in 1993, reframed against…

Will You Look At Me

Film Will You Look At Me Directed by Shuli Huang A lushly shot exploration of time, about homophobia that stays and sticks and harms, about complicated histories and…