A Window on Asian Cinema
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful MysteryThe film begins on the day before the execution of Jose Rizal, one of the national heroes of the Philippines. Starting from political propaganda movements to reform the Spanish col...
A Window on Asian Cinema
[Special Screening] RewardKamal Tabrizi is a veteran filmmaker who has been always interested to depict the themes that others hesitate to approach to. He made Leily is with me (1995) in the midst of...
Gala Presentation
RageThis film reveals that “truth” to human beings is actually just an “easily shakable belief.” Lee Sang-il’s screen adaptation of Yoshida Shuichi’s original novel features a star-stu...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Bangkok NitesA captivating film set against the open yet secretive world of red-light districts. Japanese Self Defence Force veteran Ozawa first came to southeast Asia many years ago, then even...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Duck NeckWen Jie meets and befriends Yang Dan, an actress, at a theater workshop. She also meets her boyfriend, Li Yihuan. A strange emotional vibe develops between the trio, and, when Li Y...
Korean Cinema Today
Autumn, AutumnJihyun attends an interview in Seoul before taking a train back to his hometown of Chuncheon. On the way he sits next to a middle-aged couple. The film soon separates into two stor...
World Cinema
Sweet DreamsTorino,1969. The pastoral childhood of nine-year-old Massimo is shattered with the mysterious death of his mother. Thirty years later, Massimo is a successful journalist at La S...
A Window on Asian Cinema
A Death in the GunjIn winter 1979, a family gathers at their holiday home in Gunji, a resort town in India, to see in the New Year together. While introverted cousin Shyamal, free-spirited eldest bro...
A Window on Asian Cinema
[Special Screening] The Nights of Zayandeh-roodWhen looking at the filmography of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, we’ve been noticing a title Nights of Zayande-rood. Thinking about Makhmalbaf style and the subjects he has usually be...
Korean Cinema Today
Hyeon’s QuartetAfter watching the play The Quartet, Heon, Eun, Jun, and Kyeong decide to join an acting workshop. The one month-long class is led by Mirae, an actress. Heon, as the younges...