A Window on Asian Cinema
Singing in GraveyardsPepe has been an impersonator of legendary rock musician Joey Smith for thirty years. He ekes out a living by singing at a shabby bar, his performances gradually getting worse. Nev...
New Currents
The DonorThe Donor describes the dark side of modern Chinese society by telling a story where the good will to protect a family brings about tragedy after all. Yang Ba is not able to...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Chronicles of HariChronicles of Hari begins with two young documentary filmmakers interviewing Yakshagana artists. Yakshagana is a type of Indian folk theater in which all the characters are ...
Wide Angle
A Little TigerAyutthaya Witthayalai School was founded by King Rama VIII in 1939, seven years before his untimely death. A filmmaker recollects the many stories and memories he had as a student ...
Wide Angle
MissingOne winter night, the man lying down in an empty room alone cannot get to sleep because of an unidentified noise. The man, whose mother recently passed away, finds the source of th...
Wide Angle
The Boy is with UsA son, Youngmin, disappears suddenly. One year later, to his parents’ relief, Youngmin is found. However, his mother begins to notice strange things about Youngmin, and gradually c...
Wide Angle
Family PlanNine years ago, high school girl Jeongmin suggested a bizarre plan to her same-sex lover, Yoonseong, that they have a child who looks like both of them. Jeongmin’s wedding, schedul...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Long ExcuseThe Long Excuse tells the story of a husband left alone by his wife’s sudden death after 20 years of marriage. Sachio is a writer living a celebrity life occasionally aired ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Solo, SolitudeWhile helping factory workers on strike, Indonesian poet and activist Wiji Thukul is struck in the face and loses the sight from one of his eyes. To find sanctuary during the natio...
Wide Angle
Single BeliefXimending was once the trendiest place in Taipei. It was also the shooting location for Lee Kang-sheng’s first leading feature film, Rebels of the Neon God. Twenty years lat...