A Window on Asian Cinema
DeclarationHareesh and Reshimi are a married couple who have moved from a city in Kerala to Delhi. Working at a factory that produces medical gloves, they are preparing to move abroad. One da...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Hanging GardensIn the outskirts of Baghdad is a landfill covered with mounds of garbage and known by the locals, ironically, as the “hanging gardens.” The wasteland is filled with all sorts of di...
A Window on Asian Cinema
SchemeWhen Masha receives a personal message from Ramil, a social media celebrity, she decides to meet him. Ramil takes money from a middle-aged man and borrows a luxury apartment to thr...
A Window on Asian Cinema
NezouhThe latest film by Soudade Kaadan, whose first film, The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018), won the Lion of the Future award at the Venice International Film Festival. Damascus is...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Home for SaleDamir is being threatened in an abandoned factory. Loan sharks even go to his home, where his pregnant wife, Cholpon, and their young daughter are. The loan sharks harass the famil...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Hong Kong FamilyOn the evening of the family’s traditional winter solstice dinner, Chun and Ling, their daughter Ki and son Yeung, and Ling’s brother Ming gather at Ling’s mother’s house. Tired of...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Beyond the WallA blind man attempts suicide in an apartment where he lives alone. His attempt falls through when the police suddenly show up and say that they are looking for a woman. The tension...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Wind Will SayChen (Lee Kang-Sheng), a middle-aged journalist who remarried after divorce, visits his ex-wife’s home to see his daughter Icy, who is back from the UK. Icy, however, loses her lug...
A Window on Asian Cinema
MariamMariam, who lives with her husband Abdul and three daughters, is in the final month of her pregnancy. The girls, who are unable to attend school due to the Covid pandemic, need at ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Tora′s HusbandAfter a long lockdown brought on by the pandemic, the city is astir with ambulances and people mourning. People’s lives are in jeopardy due to hardship and anxiety. Jaan, who runs ...