World Cinema
Urban HymnSeventeen year old orphan, Jamie Harrison is a long-term resident at Alpha House, a shabby council run assessment centre in south west London. As the film opens, Jamie, along with best friend Leanne Dixon is involved in looting du...
Korean Cinema Today
VeteranVeteran sees director Ryoo Seung-wan and actor Hwang Jeong-min working together again following Ryoo’s previous film, The Unjust. Detective Docheol, who is keen and good at his job, expects a promotion when he finally cracks a big...
World Cinema
VivaJesus does make up for a troupe of drag queen singers in a bar in Havana. He dreams of being a drag queen singer himself one day. He asks his mentor and the bar owner, Mama for the opportunity, but when he finally gets his chance ...
New Currents
Walnut TreeWalnut Tree is film about a wedding that introduces, with compassion, warmth, and laughter, the everyday lives of people living in a small village in Kazakhstan. The wedding ceremony is not at all a small or trivial event, but a f...
Wide Angle
We Shall OvercomeWe Shall Overcome chronicles the demonstrations opposing the construction of a new army base in Okinawa in 2014 with empathic and supportive eyes and becomes the very example of a traditional activist documentary. Instead of keepi...
New Currents
West North WestWest North West depicts the story of young people who have lost a sense of direction in their lives. For them, “empathy” is more important than “understanding.” The film mostly revolves around a lesbian couple, Kei and Ai. Kei wor...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
When Night Falls at MyeongdongMadam Yoon works at the bars and cafes in Myeong-dong, dreaming of meeting the man of her dreams or opening up her own establishment. A widow of 10 years, she has an air of dignity about her despite her chosen profession. Plenty o...
Wide Angle
Where am I?: Beyond Girl and WomanA story about African female genital mutilation(FGM) told from multiple sides. An interview-style documentary, the film contains various opinions from people from all walks of life on the deep-rooted custom. From supporters of FGM...
Wide Angle
Where Mermaids GoYujin, a pharmacist, receives news that her mother has been in a diving accident at sea, and, after hurrying to Jeju Island, discovers that the coastguard has been unable to find her. In a magical twist, Yujin′s mother returns as ...
Wide Angle
William WilsonWilliam is a poker player and a cheat. Wilson is a white Bengal tiger who beats William at his own game. As William tries to escape Wilson, he meets and faces new characters in the Parisian night, ultimately returning to his true ...