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Asia Pop!
Abang Adik
Film
Abang Adik
Directed by Jin Ong
Undocumented brothers, Abang and Adi, can only rely on each other. But can their brotherhood outlast the cruel,…
Asian American Panorama
The Accidental Getaway Driver
Film
The Accidental Getaway Driver
Directed by Sing J. Lee
Elderly Long just wants to grab some midnight snacks when a late night taxi request turns into a…
Unknown Pleasures
Agra
Film
Agra
Directed by Kanu Behl
Call center worker Guru still lives with his parents. Pent up in his own frustrations, he finds solace…
Classics Restored
Ah Fei
Film
Ah Fei
Directed by Wan Jen
One of the Taiwan New Cinema’s greatest films, AH FEI follows a family across the decades, as a…
Masters
All Ears
Film
All Ears
Directed by Liu Jiayin
Once an up-and-coming screenwriter, Wen Shan is now a eulogy writer, meeting with strangers to tell stories of…
Asia Pop!
As If It’s True
Film
As If It’s True
Directed by John Rogers
Gemma is an influencer whose stardom has flatlined. James is a singer-songwriter who could use some followers. When…
Asia Pop!
Day Off
Film
Day Off
Directed by Fu Tien-yu
After 40 years on the job, a tireless hairdresser takes a day off to visit an old client…
Masters
Evil Does Not Exist
Film
Evil Does Not Exist
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Villagers of a small, modest forest town live off the land and water. When a Tokyo talent agency…
Classics Restored
Farewell My Concubine
Film
Farewell My Concubine
Directed by Chen Kaige
Starring the legendary Leslie Cheung and Gong Li, this epoch-defining saga of two boys who become Peking opera…
Classics Restored
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Film
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Directed by Duane Kubo, Robert A. Nakamura
Mako and Pat Morita headline what was the most ambitious Asian American film of its time: a feature…
Masters
In Our Day
Film
In Our Day
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Ramyun, cigarettes, and soju. Fluffy cats and the light banter of artists. In parallel conversations, a poet and…
Masters
In Water
Film
In Water
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
A young actor brings two friends to the beach to make his first film, which he has no…
Unknown Pleasures
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Film
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Directed by Thien An Pham
After the death of his sister-in-law, Thiện vows to reunite her son with a long-absent father, whom neither…
Asia Pop!
Ma, I Love You
Film
Ma, I Love You
Directed by Chiu Keng Guan
For years, it's always been Qi Qi and her mom, tied at the hip. So when Qi Qi…
Masters
Monster
Film
Monster
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
From the world’s greatest director of children comes a Rashomon-like story of a mother who alleges that her…
Asian American Panorama
Red Card
Film
Red Card
Directed by Ougie Pak
Kevin is a waiter in a hostess bar that serves rich Chinese men passing through LA. One night,…
Unknown Pleasures
Sand
Film
Sand
Directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram
A former Tamil Tiger is released on bail. With his mother, he returns home in search of his…
Asian American Panorama
The Secret Art of Human Flight
Film
The Secret Art of Human Flight
Directed by H.P. Mendoza
After his wife suddenly dies, Ben copes with his debilitating grief by reaching out to an eccentric guru…
Unknown Pleasures
Small Fry
Film
Small Fry
Directed by Park Joongha
A YouTube celebrity famous for fishing videos, Ho-jun has rod, bait, and camera ready for a morning shoot.…
Unknown Pleasures
Terrestrial Verses
Film
Terrestrial Verses
Directed by Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
A new father’s name for his baby is rejected as impermissible. A man is accosted by unusual inquiries…
Classics Restored
Typhoon Club
Film
Typhoon Club
Directed by Shinji Somai
From one of Japanese cinema’s most influential filmmakers of the 1980s comes a junior high romp of meteorological…
Asian American Panorama
Waiting for the Light to Change
Film
Waiting for the Light to Change
Directed by Linh Tran
Five people unite for a week-long vacation at a lake house in hopes of maintaining their friendship. Desires…
Asia Pop!
Wonderland
Film
Wonderland
Directed by Chai Yee Wei
After his daughter moves to the United States for school, Loke befriends his new neighbor Tan, who also…
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