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Asia Pop!
Arrested Memory
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Arrested Memory
Directed by Sabu
After developing amnesia, Lee is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of a Japanese businessman.…
AWAKE BEFORE YOUR GAZE
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AWAKE BEFORE YOUR GAZE
Directed by Lin Yi-Chi
Two mixed-race children of the U.S. military in Taiwan--one speaking Hakka, the other Taiwanese--slowly uncover a history their…
Asian American Panorama
Beyond the Smiles: Yani Tseng
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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…
Masters
Dust
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Dust
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
The Walker passes a Basque farmer, a silent man, a woman who drinks water incessantly, and a woman…
FLORENCE FROM OHIO
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FLORENCE FROM OHIO
Directed by Stevie Wang
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal bridges the generational divide with her mother Florence, who immigrated from Taipei, Taiwan to Youngstown,…
Classics Restored
Good Neighbors
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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…
Unknown Pleasures
Hearing
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Hearing
Directed by Lê Bảo
Ninh installs decibel meters in public spaces and homes, and observes the silence that haunts relationships. His fear…
Unknown Pleasures
The House on the Moon
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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…
Asia Pop!
I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish
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I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish
Directed by Chao Koi-Wang, Hu Chin-Yen
A broke man and a young girl with unusable casino chips form an unlikely alliance, hoping to outplay…
I’M ON THE WAY TO YOU
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I’M ON THE WAY TO YOU
Directed by Yung Shiuan Yang
A woman travels between north and south, to and from homes, growing up and away. A mixed media…
Lethe
Film
Lethe
Directed by Liang-Hsin Huang
After his death, a sculptor with Alzheimer’s goes on a self-healing voyage on the river Lethe as he…
Masters
Moonglow
Film
Moonglow
Directed by Isabel Sandoval
In corruption-ridden 1970s Manila, a jaded female police detective, unknowingly the mastermind behind a successful heist, teams up…
Night Journey
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Night Journey
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
The Walker enters the dream of a small town in Eastern Europe. A cold autumn night. The townspeople…
PRAYING MANTIS
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PRAYING MANTIS
Directed by Joe Hsieh
A praying mantis mutant seduces and preys on men out of desperation to save her child.
SOMEWHERE IN TIME, RIVER AND STONE
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SOMEWHERE IN TIME, RIVER AND STONE
Directed by Paulie Huang Chih-Chia
Stone and River were together in their past lives. In this life, they have yet to recognise each…
THIS IS NOT MY COW
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THIS IS NOT MY COW
Directed by Lin Chih-wen
In a village often disturbed by military drills, the army sends soon-to-retire soldiers to take care of cows…
Masters
We Are All Strangers
Film
We Are All Strangers
Directed by Anthony Chen
When 21-year-old Junyang’s relationship with his girlfriend takes an unexpected and life-altering turn, the young couple is forced…
THE WHISPER OF MIDWIVES
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THE WHISPER OF MIDWIVES
Directed by Chih-Han Li
With limited opportunities for clinical midwifery training in Taiwan, young midwife Kai-Lin Tang travels to a traditional clinic…
Unknown Pleasures
Will You Still Be My Friend
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Will You Still Be My Friend
Directed by Lu Po-shun
Jun, a naive thirteen-year-old boy from a village in southern Taiwan, shares a secret bond with his best…
You are not Part of the Cake
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You are not Part of the Cake
Directed by Ting-Jui Chen
Ping faces conflict with her girlfriend Lala's homophobic and aggressive father, The Man.