Korean Cinema Today
The Berlin FileIn this spy action film directed by Ryoo Seungwan, North Korean secret agent Pyo Jongsung finds himself unable to trust anyone, including his wife and closest friend. He must go on...
Flash Forward
Good NightLeigh and her husband Winston invite their closest friends over to celebrate Leigh’s 29th birthday. But the birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces a shocking news to...
Wide Angle
Jalanan ("Streetside")In Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, nearly 7,000 buskers, earn a living by performing in the streets. This film follows the lives of three such people. They are Titi who lives un...
Wide Angle
There Is No Poetry HereIn Sri Lanka, the public responds to violent oppression by the government with violence. Following the images of violence back to back, a determined man stands up. To resist this r...
A Window on Asian Cinema
RealAtusmi and Koichi had loved each other since they were primary school sweethearts. One day, Atusmi falls into a coma for a year after a failed suicide attempt, but Koichi stays by ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
TrappedNazanin is a medical student moved to Tehran having a problem getting into the school dormitory, so that she has to find a rent. Although she has to support herself by giving priva...
A Window on Asian Cinema
BendsThis debut feature by Flora Lau, a rising female filmmaker of Hong Kong, was invited to the 66th Cannes Film Festival for Un Certain Regard. Two cities, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, are...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Shallow Yellow SkyThe surroundings in this film is not merely a background, but a key axis of the images. A young couple from Tehran moves to a temporary residence in a hope to make a better loving ...
Wide Angle
KilimanjaroGoren lives with his wife, doing simple labor. By chance, he learns about the Kilimanjaro, which promises to give “the best moment of one’s life.” Goren’s dull, repetitive existenc...
Wide Angle
The HarvesterIn a plantation harvesting tropical fruit, laborers work like prisoners. Missing his wife, Tonton tries to escape but is captured. Unable to stand the violent foreman, Tonton and h...