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Asia Pop!
I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish
Film
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…
Asia Pop!
Ideal and Weird Family
Film
Ideal and Weird Family
Directed by Kim Jihyun
Da-sun and Hee-soo, a lesbian couple, decide to divorce. As their two children struggle to choose which mother…
Asia Pop!
In Love With You
Film
In Love With You
Directed by Duman Yerkimbek
A young musician and a university student meet in Almaty under random circumstances, cautiously open to the possibilities…
Special Presentations
In Waves
Film
In Waves
Directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen
Amid the sun-filled surf culture of SoCal, two lovestruck teens face a tragic twist of fate but find…
Asian American Panorama
Just Like Me and You
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Just Like Me and You
Directed by Bob Davis
It's freshman year in college, and Joseph tries to find a place separate from his sister and his…
Classics Restored
Just Like Weather
Film
Just Like Weather
Directed by Allen Fong
Chan and Christine marry young, but their relationship is unstable. Under director Allen Fong's direct 16mm lens, the…
Masters
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
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Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
Directed by Lav Diaz
The 17th century was a period of continual building of churches in the Philippines, and thousands of natives,…
Masters
Look Back
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Look Back
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Fujino, a young girl with complete confidence in her talent for drawing manga, and Kyomoto, a reclusive classmate…
Masters
Moonglow
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Moonglow
Directed by Isabel Sandoval
In corruption-ridden 1970s Manila, a jaded female police detective, unknowingly the mastermind behind a successful heist, teams up…
Asia Pop!
Mystery Kung Fu Theater
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Mystery Kung Fu Theater
THE MYSTERY TEASES.
THE THEATER BECKONS.
THE KUNG PLEASES.
THE FU RECKONS.
Masters
Narrative
Film
Narrative
Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong
As Thailand’s justice system continues to suppress efforts toward civic accountability, NARRATIVE weaves together the testimony of family…
Asia Pop!
No Good Men
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No Good Men
Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat
Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, is convinced no good men exist in her country,…
Masters
Not a Hero
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Not a Hero
Directed by Rima Das
Exiled from city comforts to his ancestral village, Mivan meets his embittered aunt, befriends a horse and joins…
Asia Pop!
Now I Met Her
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Now I Met Her
Directed by Xiao Luxi
Shiyi never knew his mom—until his 18th birthday, when a diary crashes into his life revealing the hilarious…
Masters
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
Film
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
With her brother, Sanghee visits her mother on Jeju Island. It’s been 10 years. Her mother's restaurant has…
Asian American Panorama
Pinball
Film
Pinball
Directed by Naveen Chaubal
In a contemplative coming of age portrait, PINBALL follows Yosef, a spirited athlete, in Louisville, Kentucky as he…
Unknown Pleasures
The Seoul Guardians
Film
The Seoul Guardians
Directed by Cho Chul-Young, Kim Jong-Woo, Kim Shin-Wan
Follow six tense hours on the ground and inside Seoul's National Assembly after the sudden declaration of martial…
Masters
Sisa
Film
Sisa
Directed by Jun Robles Lana
To the world, Sisa is a madwoman driven to the fringes of sanity by unimaginable loss. But beneath…
Asia Pop!
The Specials
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The Specials
Directed by Eiji Uchida
When a gig to kill a yakuza boss requires a dance competition, an unlikely group of hitmen must…
Asian American Panorama
Take Me Home
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Take Me Home
Directed by Liz Sargent
Anna, a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance…
Asian American Panorama
TikTok Never Dies
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TikTok Never Dies
Directed by Hao Wu
As TikTok faces a U.S. ban, three influencers take their fight to the Supreme Court, only to discover…
Unknown Pleasures
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest
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Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest
Directed by Viv Li
A Chinese misfit ricochets between Berlin’s alternative frenzy and Beijing’s family order, transforming cultural whiplash into an offbeat…
Asian American Panorama
Tycoon
Film
Tycoon
Directed by Charlotte Zhang
Two young grifters dream up their next big score while conspiracies unfold in Los Angeles on the cusp…
Asian American Panorama
Uncommitted
Film
Uncommitted
Directed by Razi Jafri
Arab and Muslim grassroots leaders and their elected allies spearhead the Uncommitted National Movement, striving to secure a…
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