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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,…
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…
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

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…
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…
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…
Masters

Living in Two Worlds

Film Living in Two Worlds Directed by Mipo O Based on a true story, Dai Igarashi was raised by his deaf parents to be an ordinary young…
Asia Pop!

Love Lies

Film Love Lies Directed by Ho Miu Ki Widowed for years, a successful gynecologist joins a dating app and meets a handsome Frenchman. Unfortunately, the dashing…
Classics Revived

Mahjong

Film Mahjong Directed by Edward Yang A young French girl comes to Taiwan to rekindle her romance with an older man but finds herself…
Asian American Panorama

Moloka’i Bound

Film Moloka’i Bound Directed by Alika Tengan After years behind bars for drug charges, Kainoa is given a second chance to reunite with his estranged…
Asia Pop!

My Favourite Cake

Film My Favourite Cake Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam A senior Iranian widow lives uneventfully in Tehran until she meets a taxi driver of her own age.…
Asia Pop!

My Sunshine

Film My Sunshine Directed by Hiroshi Okuyama A young figure skater finds herself with a new dance partner: a bright-eyed boy smitten with his new…
Masters

Phantosmia

Film Phantosmia Directed by Lav Diaz A decorated ex-military officer has developed phantosmia, a condition whereby he can’t shed a phantom smell lodged in…
Asia Pop!

Pierce

Film Pierce Directed by Nelicia Low Zi-Jie always felt that his brother was wrongfully imprisoned for killing an opponent during a fencing match. So…
Asia Pop!

Pooja, Sir

Film Pooja, Sir Directed by Deepak Rauniyar On the India-Nepal border, two boys are kidnapped, including the young son of a congressman. Pooja, a policewoman…
Unknown Pleasures

Regretfully at Dawn

Film Regretfully at Dawn Directed by Sivaroj Kongsakul An aging veteran prefers simple countryside days with his dog and teenage granddaughter Xiang. In his heart, he…
Asian American Panorama

Stranger

Film Stranger Directed by Zhengfan Yang The world is full of hotel rooms, spaces of transience fashioned like homes. In seven vignettes, STRANGER captures…
Masters

A Traveler’s Needs

Film A Traveler’s Needs Directed by Hong Sang-soo New to Seoul, Iris (icon and certified baddie Isabelle Huppert) has a drinker’s intuition and tricky spontaneity that…
Masters

An Unfinished Film

Film An Unfinished Film Directed by Lou Ye An ode to the indelible bonds of filmmakers, Lou Ye’s sly subversion and tenderness shine in this pandemic-era…
Unknown Pleasures

Viet and Nam

Film Viet and Nam Directed by Trương Minh Quý In the dark and humid depths of a coal mine, two men seek refuge in each other’s arms.…
Asia Pop!

We Were Dangerous

Film We Were Dangerous Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu There’s only one possible outcome when you isolate young, queer, rebellious Māori and Pākehā teenagers in a school…
Classics Revived

When the Tenth Month Comes

Film When the Tenth Month Comes Directed by Đặng Nhật Minh When a woman’s husband dies in war, she recruits a local teacher to write letters as her husband…