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Abiding Nowhere

Film Abiding Nowhere Directed by Tsai Ming-liang The 10th installment of Tsai Ming Liang’s epic Walker series, in which a monk moves with mesmerizing slowness…
Special Presentations

All That We Love

Film All That We Love Directed by Yen Tan Margaret Cho plays Emma, whose dog has just passed and whose ex-husband is back in town. In other…
Unknown Pleasures

All We Imagine as Light

Film All We Imagine as Light Directed by Payal Kapadia In her dazzling debut fiction feature, Payal Kapadia turns the day-to-day happenings of two roommates, Prabha and Anu,…
Asian American Panorama

Anxious.

Film Anxious. Directed by Nida Chowdhry In this surreal dark comedy, Ruby’s anxiety-filled SoCal life of maid-of-honor duties, convenience store job woes, in-store crush,…
Classics Revived

Beast of the Yellow Night

Film Beast of the Yellow Night Directed by Eddie Romero To celebrate legendary Filipino director Eddie Romero’s centennial, here is one of his most notorious and bonkers horror…
Asian American Panorama

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts

Film Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts Directed by Shaun Seneviratne When a long-distance couple reunites in Sri Lanka, their trip is far from romantic. Plagued by mishaps, often…
Asian American Panorama

Bitterroot

Film Bitterroot Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung In Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, a middle-aged Hmong American man grapples with loss and pressure at home and at…
Unknown Pleasures

Black Box Diaries

Film Black Box Diaries Directed by Shiori Ito Shiori Itō’s memoir, about her plight to prosecute her powerful and well-connected rapist, was a disruptive cultural force…
Asia Pop!

Black Dog

Film Black Dog Directed by Guan Hu A gorgeous story of companionship and a China in flux, Lang (Eddie Peng) leaves prison to find his…
Classics Revived

Bona

Film Bona Directed by Lino Brocka The great Nora Aunor stars as Bona, who drops out of high school to follow around a second-rate…
Asia Pop!

Boong

Film Boong Directed by Lakshmipriya Devi Armed with a slingshot and sass, young Boong and his best friend set off on a 100 mile…
Masters

By the Stream

Film By the Stream Directed by Hong Sang-soo At the invitation of his niece (played by Kim Minhee), a once-famous theater director leads university students in…
Masters

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

Film The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Directed by Kazuhiro Soda In Ushimado is a small shrine famous for its feline residents. Tourists arrive with their cameras and local…
Masters

Caught By the Tides

Film Caught By the Tides Directed by Jia Zhang-ke Musical merriment, cross-country moves, ground-shattering economic shifts. Caught in the rollercoaster that is contemporary China, Qiaoqiao takes destiny…
Special Presentations

Cells at Work!

Film Cells at Work! Directed by Hideki Takeuchi In the Urushizaki household, high schooler Niko takes care of her widowed dad. She packs his bentos and…
Asia Pop!

Confession

Film Confession Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita When he thinks he's about to die, a man confesses to his friend that he once committed a…
Asia Pop!

Dead Talents Society

Film Dead Talents Society Directed by John Hsu A raucous coming-of-undead comedy, a timid new ghost has 30 days to scare the living with flair, enough…
Asian American Panorama

Extremely Unique Dynamic

Film Extremely Unique Dynamic Directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas A pair of stoner best friends spend their last weekend together filming their magnum opus– a meta-movie about…
Asia Pop!

Girls Will Be Girls

Film Girls Will Be Girls Directed by Shuchi Talati Mira becomes the first female student to be Head Prefect. But a budding romance with a new male…
Asia Pop!

The Glassworker

Film The Glassworker Directed by Usman Riaz Young Vincent and his glass artisan father live peacefully outside of politics. But when Vincent falls for the…
Unknown Pleasures

Güle-Güle

Film Güle-Güle Directed by Ko Bong-soo In this dry travel comedy, bad chemistry abounds as seven assorted Korean strangers meet on a package tour…
Asian American Panorama

Home Court

Film Home Court Directed by Erica Tanamachi In this fiery doc, basketball prodigy Ashley Chea steps onto every court knowing she's the best player and…
Asian American Panorama

Light of the Setting Sun

Film Light of the Setting Sun Directed by Vicky Du Equal parts unflinching and compassionate, Vicky Du sifts through her family’s history during Taiwan's tumultuous post-war decades, striving…
Asia Pop!

Little Red Sweet

Film Little Red Sweet Directed by Vincent Chow May has just started her dream job as a flight attendant and is already planning to take her…