World Cinema
American Splendor"Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff." So savs Harvey Pekar, a bona fide American original. Cleveland native, hospital file clerk, and hilariously grumpy observer of life′s unpredictable pageant, Pekar is a comic book writer and...
New Currents
An Estranged ParadiseLiving a tranquil life in the serene and beautiful city of Hangzhou, Zhuzi and his fiancee Linshan are content. However with the uncharacteristic early arrival of the cold rainy season, Zhuzi suddenly becomes uncomfortable and ext...
Special Programs in Focus
An Unforgettable SummerRomania in the 1920′s. In a border town on the left bank of the Danube, the local nobility attend a glittering ball. Army Captain Petre Dumitriu and his beautiful young wife Marie-Therese are the toast of the event. Deeply faithfu...
Wide Angle
And ThereafterIn order to escape from the sufferings of war, grandma Young-ja married an American and left the country with high hopes of happiness. However, due to differences in culture and language barrier, she has not adjusted well to her n...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Arimpara - A Story That Begins at the EndMurali Nair, a master of satire, has created a completely new type of psychological horror film. The life of a rich landowner turns into a nightmare as a wart below his lips grows bigger everyday. By showing how weak and pathetic ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
August SunFrom a history wracked by war comes three journeys of common people. August Sun is a film that captures war′s deadly impact on the individual. Several voyages travel on three axes: A family that abandoned their home in fear of pur...
Wide Angle
Being NormalHyun-jung lives with her friend named J who has both male and female’s sexual organs. She gets deeply involved in J’s life and conflicts break out. The film starts off as Hyun Jung’s raw curiosity about androgyny, but it leads to ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Bird Man TaleOn November 11, 2002, Theys Eluay, the leader of the national Assembly of Papua who had spent all his life fighting for separation from Indonesia, died. His death, full of mystery, is dealt with in this film by Indonesian director...