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Ancient Soul directed by Alvaro Gurrea
2021 | Docu-fiction | Spain | Osing with English subtitles Berlinale Forum (2021) Documenta Madrid (2021) Yono, or Mbah Jhiwo (Ancient Soul), is one of the miners who carry large sulfur rocks up the side of the Kawah Ijen crater every day. One morning, his wife unexpectedly leaves the family home, changing a routine where time had seemed to stop. Since then, trapped like Sisyphus in an eternal task and guided by his faith in getting her back, Yono will confront similar events which will transform their aspect as his beliefs change from animism, to Islam, and to capitalism. An ethno-fictional film that explores otherness and questions the myth of progress in the neo-colonial reality of the islands of the South Seas. |
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Barbarian Invasion directed by Tan Chui Mui
2021 | Martial Arts | Malaysia, Hong Kong, The Philippines | Malay, Chinese, Tamil, Burmese and more, with English subtitles Shanghai International Film Festival - Golden Goblet Competition Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. |
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This Day is Over directed by Qi Rui
2021 | Fiction | China | Chinese with English subtitles Won Firebird Award at HKIFF 2021 (March) Rotterdam Bright Future 2021 (June) In the mountains, girls are growing like wild flowers. An anonymous love letter shames them to the core. They decide to leave the mountains together, to look for their fathers, who work in far-off Shenzhen. Presented by The Hong Kong International Film Festival Collection |
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Death Knot directed by Cornelio Sunny
2021 | Horror | Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesian with English subtitles Udine FEFF (2021) BIFAN (2021) A mother's dying warning fails to keep her estranged children away from the homestead. Siblings Hari and Eka return to find that their mother's reputation as a witch precedes her. Based on rumors of seasonal suicides by hanging in rural Indonesia, Death Knot is rising star Cornelio Sunny's feature debut. |
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Money Has Four Legs directed by Maung Sun
2020 | Black Comedy | Myanmar | Burmese with English subtitles A young director is funded to shoot a film based on his father's reputation. His producer is breathing down his neck about censorship; his actors would rather be live-streaming; his alcoholic brother-in-law breaks the camera. His rent is going up; his wife is losing hope. Money has four legs, and it's only ever running away from him. A comedy of errors which pays homage to Myanmar's rich history of cinema (and its struggle with censorship), Maung Sun's debut feature is bound to have you facepalming and laughing through the darkness. Busan International Film Festival 2020 Official Selection Production Country : Myanmar Production Year : 2020 Running Time : 98min Genre : Comedy, Thriller, Crime Production Company : Electronic Pictures Production |
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Me and the Cult Leader directed by Atsushsi Sakahara
2020 | Documentary | Japan | Japanese with English subtitles In 1995, Aum Shinrikyo, a Tokyo-based Doomsday cult, conducted the largest terrorist attack in Japan’s history. 13 people were killed and 6000 people were injured as a result of Aum’s sarin gas attack perpetrated on three crowded Tokyo subway trains during rush hour on the morning of March 20, 1995. Director Atsushi Sakahara was on one of those cars and has suffered lifelong damage to his nervous system and effects of PTSD as a result. Twenty-years later, Atsushi faces the cult. Presented by The Hong Kong International Film Festival Collection Currently in Cinemas in Hong Kong and Japan. Selected Press: 
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Drama Queen directed by Kay Nguyen
Duong (Huong Giang, Miss International Queen 2018) has never felt comfortable in their body until surprise circumstances force them to go into hiding. Suddenly, they are finally able to transition into the body she has always wanted. When her father becomes ill, she enrolls in a pageant hoping to win the cash prize for his hospital bills, unknowingly attracting undue attention from the goons who forced her into hiding in the first place. One of the few films from Asia featuring a trans-woman actor, Drama Queen is a marvelously fun gem full of surprises. In collaboration with Skyline Media in Vietnam for European territories |
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Goodbye Mother
Van returns home with his boyfriend, Ian, on the anniversary of his father's death. He's come to help move the tomb, come out to his mother, and introduce Ian to his family. Unable to find the right moment as his relatives bombard him with questions about his future, he finds out one night that his mother is seriously ill. In collaboration with Skyline Media in Vietnam for European territories |