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Mandarin
Classics Restored
Accidental Trio
Film
Accidental Trio
Directed by Pai Ching-jui
Tonight, a member in each of the three families in an apartment building in Taipei is not coming…
Unknown Pleasures
Amoeba
Film
Amoeba
Directed by Tan Siyou
At an authoritarian all-girls school, four misfit teens form a secret gang. Their fumbling rebellion unearths buried desires…
Anatomy of a Call
Film
Anatomy of a Call
Directed by Arnold Tam
Three phone calls, three loosely intertwined characters treading water in Hong Kong, from a burnt-out film producer, a…
Classics Restored
The Arch
Film
The Arch
Directed by T'ang Shushuen
Madam Tung (Lisa Lu), a devoted widow, is to be honoured by the court with the establishment of…
Better Life
Film
Better Life
Directed by Jessica Liu
Yearning for his unemployed daughter to be a cookie cutter overachiever, an aging father discovers the Be Successful…
Asia Pop!
Blind Love
Film
Blind Love
Directed by Julian Chou
A sensitive teenager discovers the secret affair between his mother and a mysterious woman, unraveling the perfect facade…
Asian American Panorama
Characters Disappearing
Film
Characters Disappearing
Directed by Connor Sen Warnick
New York City, 1971. Mei, Chris and Leonard trace intersecting paths amidst tragedy and disaster, framed within a…
Asia Pop!
Clash
Film
Clash
Directed by Jiang Jia-chen
Food delivery guy Liu Yonggan gathers thirty buddies to form a ragtag underdog football team called the “Dock…
Asian American Panorama
Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story
Film
Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story
Directed by Frank Chen
CK Yang, an indigenous Taiwanese athlete, and Rafer Johnson, the first African American flag bearer at the Olympics,…
Durian, Durian
Film
Durian, Durian
Directed by Nelson Yeo
Two lonely souls. One durian tree.
Asia Pop!
Family Matters
Film
Family Matters
Directed by Pan Ke-Yin
Spanning twenty-four years, Family Matters follows the seemingly ordinary lives of a Taiwanese family. Each member faces a…
Asia Pop!
Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Film
Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Directed by Tsai Chia-ying
Five years ago, three friends agreed to go mountain climbing despite noticing a mountain closure notice. The consequences…
Inflatable Doll
Film
Inflatable Doll
Directed by Junyi Yang
A young filmmaker projects her post-breakup confessions, revelations, and lingering feelings onto an inflatable doll.
Special Presentations
Left-Handed Girl
Film
Left-Handed Girl
Directed by Shih-Ching Tsou
When a mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, they try…
Asian American Panorama
Lucky Lu
Film
Lucky Lu
Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi
In New York City, a Chinese food delivery driver’s world unravels after his bike—his sole livelihood—is stolen. With…
NERVOUS ENERGY
Film
NERVOUS ENERGY
Directed by Eve Liu
Fueled by feverish ambition, two best friends conspire to shed their boyfriends and pursue their filmmaking dreams without…
Masters
Resurrection
Film
Resurrection
Directed by Bi Gan
In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, one creature remains entranced by the fading…
Special Presentations
Rosemead
Film
Rosemead
Directed by Eric Lin
In a race against time, an ailing woman is stricken by the discovery of her teenage son’s violent…
Surfing Taiwan: Past, Present, Future
Film
Surfing Taiwan: Past, Present, Future
Directed by James Wicks
Three Taiwanese surfers reflect on the past, present, and future of surfing in Taiwan.
Classics Restored
Take Out
Film
Take Out
Directed by Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Facing violent retaliation from a loan shark, restaurant deliveryman Ming Ding has until nightfall to pay back the…
Through Your Eyes
Film
Through Your Eyes
Directed by Nelson Yeo
The fates of four individuals intertwine in an '80s discotheque, each yearning for connection and escape under the…
Asia Pop!
The Waves Will Carry Us
Film
The Waves Will Carry Us
Directed by Lau Kek-Huat
When Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, he expects grief, not chaos. But everything turns…
Yú Cì (Fish Bones)
Film
Yú Cì (Fish Bones)
Directed by Kevin Xian Ming Yu
A poisonous fish bite brings together Bowen, a nonbinary Asian American from Queens, with their estranged parents and…
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