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A TRAVELER’S NEEDS

Film A TRAVELER’S NEEDS Directed by Hong Sang-soo A French woman drinks makgeolli in Korea after losing her means of income, then teaches French to two…
Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CENTERPIECE: BITTERROOT

Film CENTERPIECE: BITTERROOT Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his…
Narrative

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE

Film BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE Directed by Riley Yip Ching, a stuttering high school girl, runs a used lingerie business online with her best friend, Rachel. Buried…
Narrative

BOAT PEOPLE

Film BOAT PEOPLE Directed by Ann Hui One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at…
Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CENTERPIECE: CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING

Film CENTERPIECE: CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING Directed by Connor Sen Warnick Three young people, caught between their political and spiritual commitments, long to find peace in a melancholic and…
Narrative

CU LI NEVER CRIES

Film CU LI NEVER CRIES Directed by Pham Ngoc Lan A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from…
Narrative

FUCKTOYS

Film FUCKTOYS Directed by Annapurna Sriram Fucktoys is a campy romp that explores the intersection of intimacy, exploitation, and class in a pre-millennium alternate…
Narrative

MONGRELS

Film MONGRELS Directed by Jerome Yoo In the summer of 1991, a grieving Korean family immigrate to the Canadian prairies
amidst a troubling feral canine…
Narrative

SOFTSHELL

Film SOFTSHELL Directed by Jinho Myung Following the death of their mother, a Thai American brother and sister navigate their early adult lives in…
Narrative

THE MOTHERLOAD

Film THE MOTHERLOAD Directed by Van Tran Nguyen A Vietnamese American mother-daughter duo attempt to heal their rift by reenacting and satirizing scenes from celebrated Vietnam…
Asian man in a suit kneeling and looking to the side, in the background is a bald Asian man standing Gala & Showcases, Narrative

CLOSING NIGHT: YELLOW FACE

Film CLOSING NIGHT: YELLOW FACE Directed by Annette Jolles Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast…