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Asian Focus

Highlighting visionary films and voices from across Asia, reflecting the region’s depth and diversity.

Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

All of Us Girls

Film All of Us Girls Directed by Yifeng Wang In a series of late-night conversations, Yifeng breaks the culture of silence surrounding sexual assault by opening up…
Asian Focus, Human Rights, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

All The Mountains Give

Film All The Mountains Give Directed by Arash Rakhsha Two young Kurdish men make their living by smuggling goods across the treacherous border between Iraq and Iran.
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Alone in Tehran

Film Alone in Tehran Directed by Amen sahraei A girl in a silenced, nearly abandoned city, with nothing but her phone, she began to record the…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Apollon By Day Athena By Night

Film Apollon By Day Athena By Night Directed by Emine Yildirim RAISED AS AN ORPHAN, DEFNE, A CRANKY NEWBIE PSYCHIC, FINDS HERSELF IN THE ANCIENT TOWN OF SIDE (ANTALYA),…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Beautiful evening, beautiful day

Film Beautiful evening, beautiful day Directed by Ivona Juka
Four close friends, Lovro (21), Nenad (20), Stevan (22), and Ivan (20), fought against the Ustashas and Nazis…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Caught in the Frame

Film Caught in the Frame Directed by Shaobo CHEN At the transit hub, every waiting soul carries an untold saga. The voiceover narrates each commuter's tale—only to…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Clay Bird

Film Clay Bird Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi Clay Bird follows 9-year-old Sichu and her potter grandfather. After lashing out at him due to
school bullying, she…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Death Education

Film Death Education Directed by Yuxuan Ethan Wu In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young s. On the traditional…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Women in Film

Gingerbread for her dad

Film Gingerbread for her dad Directed by Alina Mustafina Three generations of women from one family travel from Kazakhstan to Poland to find the grave of the…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Handwoven

Film Handwoven Directed by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Matthew Wisdom, Mihika Das A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life…
Asian Focus, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Holy Curse

Film Holy Curse Directed by Snigdha Kapoor During a visit to India, 11-year-old Radha battles with family members who believe that an ancestral curse is…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Women in Film

Holy Electricity

Film Holy Electricity Directed by Tato Kotetishvili
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

HOLY HEAVÊNESS

Film HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by Farnoosh Abedi, Mohammad Ghaffari, Negah Khezre Fardyardad Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Moment of Choice

Film Moment of Choice Directed by Huai-Yu Chang, Yunghan Chang Caught between an unplanned pregnancy and a dream job in Silicon Valley, Anne must decide whether to sacrifice…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight

Nukkad Naatak

Film Nukkad Naatak Directed by Tanmaya Shekhar After being expelled for robbing their college canteen, two misfit best friends must pull off an impossible community…
Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Penosar

Film Penosar Directed by hosein fatahi Hemat is an old shepherd who lives with his wife in Alborz mountains in Iran. In his free…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Restraining Order

Film Restraining Order Directed by Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit Dori issued a restraining order against her violent husband but she didn’t imagine he would find a way...
Animation, Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Rocked by the Wind

Film Rocked by the Wind Directed by Hsiao-Shan Huang Yearning to connect with his bandmates and wanting a break from chores, high school senior Shuan headed to…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Sarnevesht

Film Sarnevesht Directed by yaser talebi After the death of her mother 18-year-old Sahar is left in charge of her poor, mentally disabled father...
Asian Focus, International Spotlight

TASHI

Film TASHI Directed by Tenzin Dargye Tashi, who is a writer, has been guilty for many years for hurting a dog with the same…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Congress

Film The Congress Directed by Eko Krisna Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Turtle Walker

Film Turtle Walker Directed by Taira Malaney In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India's coastline and the spectacular Andaman…