World Cinema
EuphoriaEuphoria, Lisa Langseth’s first English-language film following Pure and Hotell (produced in Swedish), tells the story of two sisters reunited after a long separation. The main setting in this film is a Hospice Center in a dense f...
Special Programs in Focus
Gate Of FleshIn an impoverished and burnt-out post-World War II Tokyo ghetto, Maya joins a band of prostitutes defending the neighborhood, squatting in a bombed-out building. Although she learns the way of life in the group?no sex for free?she...
Wide Angle
GonerEun-myeong, a model by profession, is treated as a has-been due to an injury and her age. She prepares herself for an upcoming audition which may be her last chance, but her body and mind are driven to the limits.
Wide Angle
Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the MonthJodilerks reports for her last night of work at a local gas station that’s on the verge of closure. Previously dedicated and diligent, Jodilerks uses her last day to indulge in some bad behavior, reflecting the anarchy of the worl...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Birds without NamesBased on the novel of the same title by Numata Mahokaru, which received rave reviews for its remarkable aesthetic style and astute psychological descriptions, Birds without Names exemplifies and enhances the merits of the original...
Wide Angle
After ChosunThe film is about three 1.5 generation Korean-Japanese. They are Director Kim Im-man, writer Park Sunam, and Uncle Park Choel-ung. The film explores the lives of these three men who aren’t accepted in either Japan or Korea, and ar...
Wide Angle
Alice in WonderlandAlice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way. Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based o...
Korean Cinema Today
FebruaryMin-gyeong is preparing for a public servant’s test by stealing lectures. She steals change from the dumpling restaurant she works at part time. Her father’s settlement costs and custody costs aside, she cannot even pay her overdu...
World Cinema
In the FadeKatja lives with her six-year-old son, Rocco, and her husband, Nuri, who gives consultations to Turks and Kurdish immigrants settled in Germany. When she loses her husband and son in a bomb attack, she becomes a plaintiff and a wi...
Flash Forward
Life GuidanceIn a perfect capitalist future?maintained by the jovial middle class, with the lower class kept under wraps?Alexander decides to rebel. His defiant remarks soon make him a target for “Life Guidance” agents, and he finds himself su...