A Window on Asian Cinema
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I WaitDeep in the dense forest of Bhutan, apart from secular society, a unique ceremony takes place every Year of the Monkey, which comes in every twelfth year in Buddhist monk and direc...
A Window on Asian Cinema
A Yellow BirdRecently released from prison, Siva works part time at funerals while searching for his wife and daughter, who left him shortly after he was put away. In spite of his desperate eff...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Desperate SunflowersNatsuko is a natural-born, self-centered con artist. Her cousin, Tetsuko, is disciplined and has worked hard to become a successful attorney. Although Tetsuko is married and has a ...
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...
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 ...
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...
A Window on Asian Cinema
ApprenticeIs it be possible to become friends with the person who took the life of a family member? Aiman, a young prison guard, is transferred to the country’s most secure prison where he m...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Diamond IslandA little known story, but one worth telling is the story of the hopes and dreams of younger generations in a fast-developing world. Development has been repeated many times, but no...
A Window on Asian Cinema
ExpresswayA thriller about a contract killer who wants to retire. Ben used to have a wife and son but ended up lonely after living for decades traversing the dark underworld. He wants to mak...