New Currents

• Iran
• 2014
• 94min

Hooman Seyedi’s debut film 13 is about a 13-year-old boy’s loneliness and rebellious rage at the violence that surrounds him. Struggling with an abusive father at home and bullied by his classmate at school, it is clear that no on...

New Currents

• Lebanon,Qatar
• 2014
• 100min

Miracles come from the heart and in Amin Dora’s heart-warming debut, a baby boy is born with the blessing of everyone in a close-knit small village in Lebanon. His name is Ghadi, and he was a child with Down syndrome. One day, bec...

New Currents

• Korea
• 2014
• 102min

Sang-seok is an unknown actor who has yet to be in a commercial movie. He dreams of participating in the Busan International Film Festival but his reality is miserable. His friends Jaeho and Taehee decide to shoot a movie with him...

New Currents

• Iran
• 2014
• 101min

In this film about a woman on a search for her memory, Goli returns to her hometown in the northern part of Iran, Rasht, after twenty years. Farhad, who claims to be an old classmate is there to welcome her back, however, she does...

New Currents

• Philippines
• 2014
• 116min

A bittersweet story about a daughter who comes to understand and forgive her father after his death. Imelda runs a garment business, and one day hears about the lonely death of her father. As she prepares for the funeral she refle...

New Currents

• Japan
• 2014
• 70min

In this teen drama about the dreams and passions of high school students, Natsu is a soccer team assistant at Sanno High School. After a horrible tournament season in the summer, Natsu is requested to resign. She refuses and fight...

New Currents

• Taiwan
• 2014
• 107min

This is a film that depicts the mental state of the people involved in a court case involving a school rape. Huihua, a music school freshman, is raped by Professor Lee. She files a suit against him with the help of another profess...

• 2013 APM Project

New Currents

• China
• 2014
• 98min

A new angle on a coming-of-age film about the friendship between two teenage girls. A new transfer student, Li Xiaolu, and class president Wang Xiaobing instantly become close friends. They feel a connection right from the start, ...

New Currents

• Iraq
• 2014
• 98min

Director Shakhwan Idrees’ debut film is a black comedy rooted in the Iran-Iraqi conflict. In a small Kurdish village in northern Iraq, Abdulrahman prepares for his nephew Serwan’s wedding. However, the happy day is soured when the...

New Currents

• India,France
• 2014
• 85min

More than 60,000 children go missing every year and this psycho-thriller film portrays the horror of child trafficking and exploitation in India. After 10 years, police inspector Joshi continues the hunt for his missing daughter, ...

• 2008 APM Project