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Unknown Pleasures

Tickle expectations with Asia’s latest innovative filmmakers, with an alchemy of new stories and new ways of telling them–including a film smuggled from Iran, a surreal take on a cosmic myth, and an artist hilariously finding her place in the world.

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest

Film 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…

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Will You Still Be My Friend

Film 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…