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Unknown Pleasures

Discover Asia’s latest innovative filmmakers, with an alchemy of new stories and new ways of telling them.

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…
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Divine Factory

Film Divine Factory Directed by Joseph Mangat There are only saints in this film… a whole factory of them. In a country steeped in Catholicism,…
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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…
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Onlookers

Film Onlookers Directed by Kimi Takesue Western tourists crowd Laotian landmarks, cameras in hand. The locals notice, sometimes looking back, sometimes looking away, all…
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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…
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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.…
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The Taste of Mango

Film The Taste of Mango Directed by Chloe Abrahams Artist-filmmaker Chloe Abrahams’ debut documentary explores the entwined legacies of her mother, a Sri Lankan immigrant living in…
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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…
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Tiger Stripes

Film Tiger Stripes Directed by Amanda Nell Eu At 12 years old, Zaffan is the first in her class to undergo physical changes in her body.…