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Afterlives
Film
Afterlives
Directed by Kevin B. Lee
A filmmaker meets three women who have spent years attending to the lasting traces of extremist propaganda videos.…
Unknown Pleasures
Ah Girl
Film
Ah Girl
Directed by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla
Since her parents separated, Ah Girl has lived in a small flat with her younger sister, her Dad…
Masters
All of a Sudden
Film
All of a Sudden
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Set in France and Japan, ALL OF A SUDDEN follows the director of a care facility for the…
Asia Pop!
Arrested Memory
Film
Arrested Memory
Directed by Sabu
After developing amnesia, Lee is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of a Japanese businessman.…
Asian American Panorama
The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook
Film
The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook
Directed by Valerie Soe
A collective of mostly BIPOC women sewists resolve to save the world at the start of the COVID-19…
Asia Pop!
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava
Film
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava
Directed by Nông Nhật Quang
When an unplanned baby enters the lives of a conservative mother, neurodivergent daughter, and detached gay son, the…
Special Presentations
Ba’s Book
Film
Ba’s Book
Directed by Ashley Da-Lê Duong
After a father writes a memoir in the form of letters to his daughter about his harrowing experiences…
Asian American Panorama
Bedford Park
Film
Bedford Park
Directed by Stephanie Ahn
When Audrey meets Eli, a Korean-American with a fractured past, they journey through an unexpected relationship that starts…
Asian American Panorama
Beyond the Smiles: Yani Tseng
Film
Beyond the Smiles: Yani Tseng
Directed by Frank W Chen
The historic and unparalleled rise, fall, and epic comeback of global golf icon Yani Tseng who returns to…
Classics Restored
Charlotte Sometimes
Film
Charlotte Sometimes
Directed by Eric Byler
Michael lives a simple life of books in an upstairs unit, a quiet interrupted only by the regular,…
Masters
The Day She Returns
Film
The Day She Returns
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
An actress, who, having stepped back from acting after marriage and a subsequent divorce, returns to the profession…
Masters
Dust
Film
Dust
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
The Walker passes a Basque farmer, a silent man, a woman who drinks water incessantly, and a woman…
Asia Pop!
Edjop
Film
Edjop
Directed by Katski Flores
A biopic about student-activist Edgar Jopson during martial law-era Philippines. A young man born to privilege, Edjop woke…
Classics Restored
Eve and the Fire Horse
Film
Eve and the Fire Horse
Directed by Julia Kwan
When Eve and Kareena lose their beloved grandmother, they turn to religion and folklore to grieve: Kareena is…
Unknown Pleasures
The Friend’s House is Here
Film
The Friend’s House is Here
Directed by Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei
In Tehran’s underground art scene, two young women build a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. But when…
Asia Pop!
Fujiko
Film
Fujiko
Directed by Taichi Kimura
Fujiko brings her daughter Mari into the world. Yet joy quickly turns to heartbreak when her husband’s family…
Asian American Panorama
Genevieve’s Garden
Film
Genevieve’s Garden
Directed by Katie Colosimo
After being dumped and laid off in quick succession, Lily finds herself at a rising influencer’s new wellness…
Unknown Pleasures
A Girl Unknown
Film
A Girl Unknown
Directed by Zou Jing
A Chinese girl is passed between three families from the age of 6 to 18, receiving each time…
Asia Pop!
Gohan
Film
Gohan
Directed by Atta Hemwadee, Baz Poonpiriya, Chayanop Boonprakob
For ten years, a stray dog roamed with nothing but a pure heart – a heart that carried…
Classics Restored
Good Neighbors
Film
Good Neighbors
Directed by Lee Hsing
The Chen family, new arrivals from China, open a traditional-medicine clinic beside the Ng family’s Western one, creating…
Asia Pop!
The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony
Film
The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony
Directed by Habiba Nosheen
In a place where girls and sport rarely mix, joy, ambition, and quiet rebellion take root as three…
Unknown Pleasures
Hearing
Film
Hearing
Directed by Lê Bảo
Ninh installs decibel meters in public spaces and homes, and observes the silence that haunts relationships. His fear…
Asian American Panorama
Hoop Like This
Film
Hoop Like This
Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar
The 12 best Indian basketball players from around the world join forces to compete for $1 million on…
Unknown Pleasures
The House on the Moon
Film
The House on the Moon
Directed by Nelson Yeo
When famed archer Hou Yi goes missing on his quest to save the dying sun, his lover Chang…
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