A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2008
• 114min

The film starts on a day when Yokoyamas’ second son Ryota, accompanied by his new wife, visits the house of his parents. The family has not gathered together; after some small talk and a banquet, a faint tension still exists betwe...

Open Cinema

• UK,Canada
• 2008
• 95min

To me it is more about the passion for a particular cause. I remember the Vietnam War very vividly. I knew people who fought against it and also those who went to that war. I also remember the Civil Rights movement, and what that ...

Wide Angle

• Latvia
• 2008
• 20min

An unidentified man roams a city looking for boys and men fit to win a mysterious green bag from him. Marija, a woman at home alone, is oddly chosen to receive one. But that’s just the beginning of the story.

World Cinema

• France,Canada
• 2008
• 110min

Fifteen-year-old Jen and her mother Sarah have their life disrupted by the handsome Ian-a dead ringer for Jen’s father, who recently died by suicide. Until Ian’s arrival, Jen had been coasting through her life, emotionless and sol...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2008
• 10min

An old woman survives financially by picking up rubbish and waste. One day, within the waste, she finds a baby inside a box. She becomes attached to the baby as they have things in common. Will the old lady choose the box or the ...

Special Programs in Focus

• Romania
• 2008
• 90min

Ovidiu spends most of his day hanging around and occasionally helping his mother who runs a small kiosk. The only wish he dreams is to open up his own one. One day, Ivanov, a shady local businessman suggests huge dough for an erra...

Wide Angle

• Taiwan
• 2008
• 15min

Two lovers play a joke on the girl in the backseat. But once the car stops, an afternoon drive in the country takes a wrong turn as the girl in the backseat now controls the fun.

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2008
• 126min

Due to her mother-in-law’s insistence, a country wife Soon-ee visits her husband Sang-gil, who has enrolled in the army. However, the husband, who has left behind a girlfriend at the university he attended, gives her a cold respon...

Special Programs in Focus

• Hong Kong,China
• 2008
• 85min

It is hard to find superhero films in China because their culture of emphasizing the importance of physical training (especially with Kung Fu) to become a superhuman. The first superhero from China, the Super Inframan inherited th...

Midnight Passion

• United States
• 2008
• 98min

To track a serial killer, two FBI agents are sent to a small town. They have three witnesses. They separate them into different rooms for the questionings. The problem is each witness tells the different story. Which one is telli...