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14 Paintings
Film
14 Paintings
Directed by Chen Dongnan
As “copy painters” in China’s Dafen village are rebranded as original artists by the government, this doc follows…
All Quiet on the Westlake
Film
All Quiet on the Westlake
Directed by Wei Zishuo
An older couple from Deqing County, China — one deaf and one deafblind— navigate the world together through…
Baby Gay
Film
Baby Gay
Directed by Arielle Frances Bagood
Desperate to finally prove her bisexuality, Stevie Lee bluffs her way into a lesbian threesome.
Bird-Window Collisions
Film
Bird-Window Collisions
Directed by Hu Chin-ya, Song Cheng-ying
Two graduate students study the remains of birds to make a case against their silent killers: the giant…
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…
Break no.1 & Break no.2
Film
Break no.1 & Break no.2
Directed by Lei Lei
Vintage light fixtures. Images and videos of a mundane past. Snowy caps and pedestrians seared into memory, to…
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…
Chuff Chuff Chuff
Film
Chuff Chuff Chuff
Directed by Chao Koi Wang
Suspended in time and space on old monitors and an ever-chugging train, a couple spends a summer afternoon…
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…
Don’t Ruin The Movie
Film
Don’t Ruin The Movie
Directed by Xiangzi Xu
Camera-head man hates noisy people in the movie theatre and deals with them in his own eccentric way.
Euphoria
Film
Euphoria
Directed by Hsiao-Tsun Chiu
When a convenience store run snaps a wife out of a reverie, she finds herself covered in blood,…
Green Gold Land
Film
Green Gold Land
Directed by Wangyuxuan Xu
“Professor” Ho Chi-Sheng, one of many Chinese immigrants who started farming cannabis during the pandemic, finds that success…
Hey Dad
Film
Hey Dad
Directed by WeiFan Wang
A boy treks through a surreal landscape to try to tell his father the truth about himself.
The Horse
Film
The Horse
Directed by Lan Yi-tzu
Superstar Mavis Fan plays a young woman dealing with the emotions of moving out of her apartment. Then…
I’m afraid it’s not good to say
Film
I’m afraid it’s not good to say
Directed by Zhu Yuankun
In a cacophony of lively phone messages and news clippings, a young filmmaker juggles academic pressures and new…
The Inescapable Desire of Roots
Film
The Inescapable Desire of Roots
Directed by Lam Li Shuen, Mark Chua
Hair sprouts wildly from unusual places on a figure that careens wildly in response. As body, city, and…
Is this now the time I should let you go?
Film
Is this now the time I should let you go?
Directed by Tsai Yi-Chin
A blend of animation, home videos, and analog film, this experimental short explores the ways a lost loved…
The Land At the Bottom of the Sea
Film
The Land At the Bottom of the Sea
Directed by Jen Liu
The final chapter of Jen Liu’s Pink Slime Caesar Shift series is a cannibalistic communion of lab-grown meat,…
Lift Off
Film
Lift Off
Directed by Rui (Grey) Han
Memories of the past take flight as a college student soars over oceans to reconnect with her childhood…
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…
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…
Unknown Pleasures
Mistress Dispeller
Film
Mistress Dispeller
Directed by Elizabeth Lo
Husband. Wife. Mistress… Mistress Dispeller. Four people entwined in China’s new industry of “mistress dispelling” in which an…
One Note
Film
One Note
Directed by Jamie Ting
It's 10:36pm, and Joyce notices a mistake on her college application video. Will the last minute help of…
Asian American Panorama
Paper Marriage
Film
Paper Marriage
Directed by Jeff Man
Fanny decides to pay unemployed Jeff to enter into a green card marriage with a year to prepare…
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…
ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong
Film
ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong
Directed by Daphne Xu
Lively and provocative, a playful experiment that layers audio and visuals around ping pong at NYC's Seward Park…
pulling away
Film
pulling away
Directed by Jintao Sun
Caught between haunting memories and hopes for a fresh start, Li Hang's new life in Beijing is hindered…
Rock Springs
Film
Rock Springs
Directed by David Huang
Close-knit Chinese immigrant miners in Wyoming wait to hear from a loved one in the days before a…
Sandcastles
Film
Sandcastles
Directed by Carin Leong
A look at two Singapores -- one in Michigan buried beneath shifting sand dunes as a result of…
Classics Revived
Shanghai Blues
Film
Shanghai Blues
Directed by Tsui Hark
On the eve of Japan’s attack, a soldier and a young woman meet under a bridge, vowing to…
The Stag
Film
The Stag
Directed by An Chu
A portrait of a man and his two sons, working in a deer antler harvesting farm.
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…
A Summer’s End Poem
Film
A Summer’s End Poem
Directed by Lam Can-zhao
A country boy about to start middle school takes a taxi-scooter into the city, but must convince a…
Swimming Lessons
Film
Swimming Lessons
Directed by Meloddy Gao
A dead cousin and a feverish summer visit to her grandparents in China prompt a young girl’s search…
Tayal Forest Club
Film
Tayal Forest Club
Directed by Laha Mebow
Two Atayal teenage boys lost in the woods meet an ancestral spirit, who may or may not be…
Three
Film
Three
Directed by Amie Song
A newly arrived Chinese immigrant finds herself caught in a tension trifecta of a lesbian daughter, new church…
typhoon diary
Film
typhoon diary
Directed by Grace Zhang
Compiling footage and audio from Hong Kong, New Orleans, Las Vegas, and NYC, in a sensory exploration of…
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…
Watercolor Piggie
Film
Watercolor Piggie
Directed by Jofan Liao, Yan-Jyun Chen
Join Piggie on an adorable musical adventure as she sets out to buy watercolors and bring her imaginative…
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