A Window on Asian Cinema
RaptureWhile catching cicadas in the middle of the night with other villagers, Mangkungchi suddenly vanishes. Believing the rumors that he has been kidnapped by organ traffickers, Kasan’s...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Ripples“Japan’s ranking in the Global Gender Gap index is 116th out of 146 countries. We remain a male-dominated society. Many households still uphold the old traditions where the men go ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Inshallah a BoyInshallah a Boy was the first Jordanian film ever to be invited to the Cannes Film Festival. A woman, whose husband suddenly dies leaving her to raise her young daughter alo...
A Window on Asian Cinema
AgraKanu Behl′s latest feature explores sexuality in the context of India’s patriarchal society through the prism of a man’s sexual discontent. Guru, a young man who works in a call ce...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Scavenger of DreamsBirju and Shona live in the slums with their daughter Muni. Together they navigate Kolkata’s affluent neighborhoods each very morning, collecting trash on a handcart. They sift thr...
A Window on Asian Cinema
If Only I Could Hibernate“If only we could hibernate like bears in the winter, never get cold, never catch the flu,” says Ulzii’s younger brother. Ulzii’s family lives in a hut in Ulaanbaatar. His mother h...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Whispering MountainsA virus sweeps across Sri Lanka, triggering a wave of suicides among young people. The government proclaims that only ancient healing rituals can eliminate the virus. As parents de...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Inside the Yellow Cocoon ShellIn a noisy outdoor restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, three men are chatting when a motorcycle accident happens on the road right next to them. Thien doesn’t pay much attention to it,...
A Window on Asian Cinema
One Second Ahead, One Second BehindOne Second Ahead, One Second Behind is a Japanese remake of the successful Taiwanese film My Missing Valentine (2020). Under the direction of Yamashita Nobuhiro, best...
A Window on Asian Cinema
A Song Sung BlueIn Harbin, China, in the early 2010s, fifteen-year-old Xian goes to live with her estranged father when her mother, a doctor, takes a job in Africa for a year. Her initial anticipa...