Flash Forward
MagnusInspired by a true event, Magnus tells the story of a young man that neither parent expected to live beyond his mid-teens. With an ineffective mother on one side, and a hedonistic, oblivious father on the other, Magnus’ illness dr...
Special Programs in Focus
MahjongIn Mahjong, Taipei is not only a rapidly emerging city where young people are wasting their youth; it is also a playground which multinational interest groups wish to reap their shares. By following four young men trying to surviv...
World Cinema
Making OfMaking of revolves around three characters: Bahta, a breakdancer with his eyes on Europe; Latfi, an actor playing Bahta; and his director Nouri (director Bouzid playing himself). Bahta’s constrained Tunisian life has given birth t...
Wide Angle
MeiIf Jian does not confess his feelings to the woman he has a crush on tonight, he may never see her again.
World Cinema
MeisieDirector Darrell Roodt continues his examinations of South Africa with the story of Meisie, a young girl and gifted mathematician who yearns to learn and only needs an opportunity to do so. Blindly obeying her father and staying a...
New Currents
Milky Way Liberation FrontDirector Yoon Seongho has been representing a new style and ideas of the digital generation through many digital shorts. The lead character Young-jae, who resembles the director, hopes to become a movie director. However, he break...
World Cinema
Mirush“Mirush is the story of a boy on the run. It is a story of a boy who longs for a father he cannot remember, but of whom he has created clear images. It is also a story of turning your back on what you desire the most, in order to ...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
MoneyBong-su (KIM Seung-ho) is a hardworking farmer, but his situation shows no sign of improving, no matter how diligently he toils. He has even postponed his daughter′s wedding several times because of financial strain. Bong-su sells...
Wide Angle
MosaicA widow finds a receipt from a pawn shop among her husband’s belongings. The pawn shop owner tells the widow that a pawned good is only retrievable when exchanged for another item. She pawns her watch and gets back her husband’s l...
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Mr. ParkWith this film, KIM Seung-ho would win his second straight Best Actor Award at the 1961 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, further cementing his status as a premier acting talent. Here, he plays Park, a plasterer who repairs the neighbor...