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Masters
100 Yards
Film
100 Yards
Directed by Xu Haofeng, Xu Junfeng
It’s non-stop showdowns when a kungfu master’s son battles his father’s #1 apprentice for the throne to the…
The 25th Filial Exemplar
Film
The 25th Filial Exemplar
Directed by Leon Cheo
A twisted Psycho’esque film of a man who dresses as his deceased sister to get approval from his…
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,…
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…
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Film
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Directed by Zhang Dalei
In this subdued ode to spectacle with gentle one-takes, a woman sells tickets to a movie for factory…
The Body Of My Name 名自字体
Film
The Body Of My Name 名自字体
Directed by Rosie Choo Pidcock
Five Chinese Canadians come alive in joyous celebration, reclaiming their love for movement and the Chinese characters in…
Carrion
Film
Carrion
Directed by Yvonne Zhang
While living with her mother running a hotel, the living and the dead, the tiny and the cosmic,…
Closing Dynasty
Film
Closing Dynasty
Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi
With gentrification claiming her neighborhood, Queenie roams the highs and lows of New York City, hustling to protect…
Asian American Panorama
Come Home, My Child
Film
Come Home, My Child
Directed by Jasmine Chinghui Lee
After a full life in Taiwan, Mama Yang moves to New York City, where she discovers a new…
Daddy-To-Be
Film
Daddy-To-Be
Directed by Pan Ke-yin
The heat is on when Jun gets two pieces of news: he’s to report for military service, and…
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
Elegies
Film
Elegies
Directed by Ann Hui
Ann Hui, celebrated icon of the Hong Kong New Wave, returns with musings about the past, present, and…
Facing the Sea in Spring Blossom
Film
Facing the Sea in Spring Blossom
Directed by Mel Sangyi Zhao
On a beach getaway with friends, a depressed art student tries to befriend his salty suicide hotline counselor…
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…
Asian American Panorama
Grounded
Film
Grounded
Directed by Justin Chan
William and McKenzie get engaged – but with a condition. William has to finally introduce his longtime girlfriend…
Here, Hopefully
Film
Here, Hopefully
Directed by Hao Zhou
Zee, a non-binary nursing student from China, is determined to survive exams, internships, and visa applications to build…
Asian American Panorama
How to Have an American Baby
Film
How to Have an American Baby
Directed by Leslie Tai
Award-winning documentarian Leslie Tai shines a light on the business of Chinese women having babies in the U.S.…
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run
Film
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run
Directed by Yue Li
Set within a visually dramatic training camp, an aging athlete must grapple with a talented young newcomer.
It follows It passes on
Film
It follows It passes on
Directed by Erica Sheu
Fragments of family history refracted through shards of glass and flickers of shadows, while recollections of Kinmen bombs…
Lux Chroma
Film
Lux Chroma
Directed by Ari Yong
In a technological dystopian metaverse, one man can save the world by color-correcting people's auras.
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…
Noise
Film
Noise
Directed by Julian Castronovo
Women audition to play a robot, but a scream is their only line.
On Another’s Sorrow
Film
On Another’s Sorrow
Directed by Yen Hao Hsuan
After the death of her mother, Ruo-ching is left to navigate the world of Taiwanese funerals while finding…
Pipa and Lizard
Film
Pipa and Lizard
Directed by ZHANG Hanyu
A small-town girl vies to join the local gang in this pulpy teen-drama.
Primitive Times
Film
Primitive Times
Directed by Hao Yu
In this hilarious animation, absurdity meets capitalist worklife dissonance as primitive cave scenes are voiced through interviews with…
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,…
Red Threads
Film
Red Threads
Directed by Yuchi Ma
Utilizing Sims 4 mechanics, browser/web cam framing, and red yarn, filmmaker Yuchi Ma explores the space between filial…
A Roadside Banquet
Film
A Roadside Banquet
Directed by Peiqi Peng
At her baby brother’s first birthday, Mai slowly turns into a feather duster.
She Sings for the World
Film
She Sings for the World
Directed by Beau Han Bridge
A mom’s clear passion for the work she did in China is a reminder to the documentarian that…
A Summer Dream
Film
A Summer Dream
Directed by Wendy Jia
Fern reminisces on her 22nd birthday, blending folklore, magic, and memory into one dream.
time_traveler
Film
time_traveler
Directed by Isaac Kau
Post-grad scenes of joy and alienation bleed into a language of fleeting moments between things.
To Write from Memory
Film
To Write from Memory
Directed by Emory Chao Johnson
Recorded conversations between mother and child play throughout filmmaker Emory Chao Johnson’s latest: a smart and, at times,…
What They Left Behind
Film
What They Left Behind
Directed by Xingyu Gu
In this animated personal doc, a Chinese woman reflects on her grandparents’ lives and comes to terms with…
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…
Masters
Youth (Spring)
Film
Youth (Spring)
Directed by Wang Bing
The great documentarian of 21st century China, Wang Bing returns to Huzhou garment factories in the first of…
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