A Window on Asian Cinema
Ama KhandoIn an overwhelmingly charming Alpine region in northern Nepal, Khando runs into a Khampa soldier while working in the mountains, falling in love and giving birth to a son. Her life...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The OrphanageThis story begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1989, toward the end of the war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, which began in 1979. Around the time the Soviet military begin...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Gangs, The Oscars, and The Walking DeadHuang is a nameless filmmaker who has dreamed of being a filmmaker since he was young. He produces a movie with his best friend Chiu, but they suspend the filming due to the lack o...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Nina WuThe Chinese Myanmar director Midi Z chellenged reinventing his style with this psychological thriller. Nina Wu, a girl used to live in a small town playing at a local theater, leav...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Goodbye MotherVan, a young Vietnamese bachelor graduated in the US, returns to his hometown in Vietnam with his Vietnamese-American boyfriend, Ian. His mother is very happy with her son’s visit,...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Changfeng TownChangfeng is a small town, hidden deep in the mountains. This remote town is home to a movie theater, a dentist’s office, a car repair shop, several small stores, and a lonely elem...
A Window on Asian Cinema
It Stopped RainingYukisuke, a young, leggy bio-archeologist, gets to know Koyomi, a young land, selling Taiyaki on the street, similar to Korean fish-shaped bun. He is fascinated by her and visits h...
A Window on Asian Cinema
They Say Nothing Stays the SameDoichi in his 40s is a boatman who is transporting villagers to towns beyond the river. While working all day ferrying the villagers, Doichi only talks to Kenzo, a young neighbor. ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Saturday AfternoonThe director Mostofa Sarwar FAROOKI, has been exploring social justice and fairness through his films including Television, the closing film at Busan International Film Fest...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Promised LandA new film directed by ZEZE Takahisa, who asks fundamental questions about doubts and trusts. Takeshi, who is treated as an odd one in his village, makes a living by mending used i...