A Window on Asian Cinema
A Corner of HeavenWhen his mother suddenly vanishes, a young boy wanders the valley wasteland along the YellowRiver with only a letter from his mother in his possession. He ends up at a coal mining village where he finds a job. But when the backbre...
Wide Angle
A Familiar TasteKyungeon lives with mom and her sister. Her mom is about to marry a man with a son and invites them to a meeting to introduce each other. After the meeting, Kyungeon goes to meet her daddy, who hasn’t met for a long time. (NAM Don...
A Window on Asian Cinema
A Few Cubic Meters of LoveIn the outskirts of metropolitan Tehran, Iranian as well as Afghan employees work in a shabby factory. Marona lost her mother and house to a bombing in Afghanistan then fled to Iran with her father, a former soldier. She falls in ...
Korean Cinema Today
A Girl at My DoorYoung-nam is newly appointed as the head of a police substation in a rural village. She acquaints herself with a young girl named Dohee. Bullied by her family and friends, Young-nam tries to protect Dohee. Living with her “father ...
Korean Cinema Today
A Hard DayOn the way to his mother’s funeral, a detective accidentally hits a person with his car. He takes the body with him and puts it into his mother’s coffin. The moment he feels relieved, he receives a call. This caller insists that h...
Wide Angle
A Lullaby Under the Nuclear SkyAs a documentary director and a citizen who used power created at the nuclear plant, Kana Tomoko feels it her responsibility to report the leak situation in tsunami-battered Fukushima. After returning to Tokyo she finds out that s...
Korean Cinema Today
A Matter of InterpretationFilmmaker Lee Kwang-kuk noted for his unique style of deriving a story from another story in his debut film Romance Joe(2011) returns with another interesting narrative structure in his 2nd film A Matter of Interpretation. The fil...
Korean Cinema Today
A Midsummer′s FantasiaA Korean filmmaker journeys to a small rural town in Japan, Gojo with his assistant director Mijung who interprets for him. The film is in two parts whereby the first tells the story of the filmmaker’s encounters with interesting ...
World Cinema
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceSam and Jonathan are salesmen selling new products resemble a modern Don Quixote and Sancho. Through their journey, the various angles of the human condition with all its humor, tragedy, vulnerability and greatness are highlighted...
Wide Angle
A Rose RebornAn employee goes to a meeting with a Chinese investor, one who likes riddles when his company gets into financial trouble. Now he begins an unexpected journey to meet the investor. (NAM Dong-chul)