Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2011
• 120min

Momo moves to an island with her mother, but she feels uneasy there. The island seems to be a place of exile for the natural born city girl, and her busy mother leaves her alone in the old house. Most of all, she misses her father...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2011
• 85min

The story of a master of the ordinary turning into an extraordinary Master of martial arts combines with a drama of betrayal and revenge. A farmhouse cook named Tu, a fat and humble rabbit and pancake cook, finds a dying Kung Fu m...

Gala Presentation

• China,Hong Kong,China
• 2011
• 115min

[Wu Xia] is director Peter Chan’s masterpiece. The film balances classical martial arts film aesthetics with the suspense of modern detective films, marries Chan’s specialty?strong plotting, nuanced characters?with a refreshing ac...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 98min

A [Fish] ranks, along with [The Passion of a Man Called Choe Che-u] of New Currents, among the truly great finds at this year’s festival. Shot entirely in 3D with a budget of about $70,000, the film is a ‘trans-mystery drama’ abou...

Special Programs in Focus

• Hong Kong,China
• 2011
• 101min

[Bishonen] is a beautiful love letter dedicated to a tragic love where accidental encounters and fateful farewells all entangle. Jet sells himself to strangers, longing for a true love. He runs into a cop, Sam, and the two soon be...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 98min

[Beautiful Miss Jin] is a well-made local film that emphasized the importance of ‘living together.’ The title, of course, is ironic expression of the reality. Miss Jin is certainly not beautiful yet her mind is. She is a homeless ...

Wide Angle

• Thailand
• 2011
• 25min

A local government official visits a farmer and asks him to plant an experimental seed. Soon, a gigantic, unknown plant starts growing in the farmer’s yard. With its appearance, strange incidents start to happen in the village. As...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2011
• 109min

Highly independent with a strong, unique character is the ideal of womanhood that Yuya Ishii prefers to portray. In [Mitsuko Delivers], Mitsuko, possessed of a truly singular personality, embodies this image of the ideal woman. Pr...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 91min

2011 ACF Post-production Fund In this story of a middle-aged woman who is caught between her religious beliefs and reality, WhangJung-min, who garnered rave reviews for her performance in [Save the Green Planet], succeeds in leav...

New Currents

• Vietnam,Switzerland
• 2011
• 91min

A special story with a blurry line between reality and the surreal, humanity and the spirit, [Here or There] is an experimental piece open to multiple interpretations. The setting is a small Vietnamese seaside town. The daily liv...