Midnight Passion

• Korea,Thailand
• 2011
• 105min

A Taekwondo medalist Moon and his wife Yun have been running a Taekwondo stuio in Bangkok for twenty years with their children. They are living a happy life, but Moon’s son Taeju, against his father’s will, wants to become a fam...

World Cinema

• France,Iran
• 2011
• 84min

Everyone in a family is busily preparing for a wedding and the backyard is full of activity. Then suddenly, grandfather dies. His last wish as the Mullah (a Muslim scholar) is for his family to leave on a trip to bury his body in ...

Wide Angle

• Singapore
• 2011
• 11min

A poor father who steals to provide for his son is overwhelmed by lingering guilt and regularly pleads with God for forgiveness. Though a second theft is more easily accomplished he begs forgiveness once again. The film examines t...

Special Programs in Focus

• Hong Kong,China
• 2011
• 106min

A visually stunning reflection on lustful desire, Yonfan’s [Colour Blossoms] tells the story of Meili, a realtor, who visits a mansion after being asked to handle its sale. There, she meets the mysterious Madame Umeki, and finds h...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2011
• 92min

This film’s eloquence is not merely testament to more intimate filmmaking. The rhythm of the film’s presentation is captured naturally, converting the unknown actors’ murmurs into drama. Crossing the line between professional and ...

Wide Angle

• Taiwan
• 2011
• 95min

2008 AND PUFS Fund An intensely human documentary film that follows the lives of foreign women over 10years. Foreign women workers in a Taiwan hospice for the elderly are there to provide for their families. They comfort themselv...

New Currents

• Korea
• 2011
• 106min

This low budget period drama is a rare beast indeed, costing a mere 70 million Won. For those with no time for expensive blockbusters, this film will be a welcome anomaly. Stanley PARK produced, wrote and directed the film as well...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 97min

Following on the success of [Leafie], which broke the box office record for Korean animation, selling over 2 million tickets, [The King of Pigs] offers yet another kind of meaningful film in Korean animation history. Director Yeon...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2011
• 129min

[Himizu] is based on a manga of same name by popular Japanese animator Minoru Furuya, first published in 2001. The son of a violent father and a runaway mother, Sumida, wishes for an ordinary life. He feels alone despite being su...

Wide Angle

• Tunisie
• 2011
• 74min

Produced with the support of Al Jazeera, [No More Fear] follows the Tunisian Revolution in real time, an event that heralded the beginning of this year’s‘ Arabian Revolution’. The revolution began when one citizen set himself on f...