Wide Angle
The Master“We knew that such films existed but we had never watched them. Arthouse films of the 1990s were like ghosts to us.” This is what the protagonists in this documentary say about a m...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Murmur of the HeartsBrother and sister Nan and Mei have grown up together on beautiful Green Island off the western coast of Taiwan, listening to their mother’s bedtime tales of magical mermaids. But ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Man Who Became a HorseIn a place where languor and emptiness hover more ominously than death, a man, unwilling to part with his married daughter after the death of his wife, takes drastic measures to ke...
A Window on Asian Cinema
AvalancheThis is the second feature film by Morteza Farshbaf, who won the New Currents Award at the Busan International Film Festival with his debut film Mourning. One of the judges,...
Wide Angle
Spring AwakeningEven though a single-parent family might make you think of it as somewhat broken and in complete, there was always laughter coming from the back door. Their family was like an aqua...
Wide Angle
For We Are StrangersXuan, a prison counsellor, is assigned to an inmate due for release after serving time for a minor felony. The inmate, Adrien, fails to recognise her. Xuan′s subsequent actions blu...
Wide Angle
Hpakant Jade LifeThe world’s best jade can be found around volatile Hpakant, Myanmar. For many residents of Hpakant, options for a better life are limited, and can mean either leaving home, engagin...
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FamilyA father who leads a lackluster life suddenly becomes excited about the prospect of reunions for families separated by the Korean War. To the son, having such an energetic father i...
New Currents
Radio SetThis film tells the story of Arunachalam, an old man alienated from his children. All his life, Arunachalam has worked in a cotton mill, and the only happiness he has is listening ...
Wide Angle
The ShameWhat happens when a lifelong bonded laborer suddenly finds a voice? A newly “freed” man is at loose ends when sudden autonomy threatens to unravel everything he knows. Prajapati’s ...