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Asian Focus

This spotlight offers a rich look at Asian cinema, featuring films that capture the region’s diverse cultures and histories. Each work brings insight and nuance to the social, political, and personal stories shaping life across the continent.

ARCHIVAL, Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

1983

Film 1983 Directed by Adla Massoud Four decades after surviving the 1983 US Embassy bombing in Beirut — one of only two people to…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight

After the Song

Film After the Song Directed by Ryohei KUMAMOTO Kiita, a 14-year-old boy, grows up surrounded by music under the care of his blind mother, Hanae, who…
Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight

Bear Entanglement

Film Bear Entanglement Directed by Ted Sharks Satoshi, a bear hunter, lives a quiet life with his wife, Sachi, who cannot speak. Their peaceful routine…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Broken Dawn

Film Broken Dawn Directed by Hae-0h Park At dawn in Seoul, an elderly substitute driver faces indifference and rudeness while navigating the challenges of working…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Child of the Rouge

Film Child of the Rouge Directed by Taz F. Stark The recounting of a young girl's entry into the world on April 17th, 1975, the day the Khmer…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Eight Walls Two Doors

Film Eight Walls Two Doors Directed by Miaochun Zhang As protests erupt back home, a Chinese woman living in a New York hospital travels between her past…
Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience

Enver

Film Enver Directed by Hsi-lun Chen, Will Wen-jeng Chen A Uyghur surgeon in exile in the UK turns a long-buried secret into public testimony, yet one question…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

From Gaza with Love

Film From Gaza with Love Directed by Charles Villa, Suhail Nassar Before the war, Suhail Nassar was a graphic designer. Since then, he has been filming the children of…
Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Getar Hero

Film Getar Hero Directed by Teddy Stern In the neon streets of Bombay, a down-on-his-luck cowboy has one night to recover his stolen guitar or…
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Home From The Vietnam War

Film Home From The Vietnam War Directed by Mat Hames Haunted by the war he tried to forget, a decorated U.S. veteran returns to Vietnam with a friend…
Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Hoop Like This

Film Hoop Like This Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar Twelve players come together to form the world’s first professional Indian origin basketball team, risking their careers, reputation,…
American Indie Spotlight, Asian Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Ladybeetle

Film Ladybeetle Directed by Jessica Che, John Che May, an anxious 18-year-old, struggles to move on from living a life dictated by the behavioral patterns she…
Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, The Immigrant Experience

Mark Hama: In Service

Film Mark Hama: In Service Directed by Brendan Leahy At 16, Mark Hama entered the Yashica camera factory to support his father and siblings; years later, he…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Sandiwara

Film Sandiwara Directed by Sean Baker Michelle Yeoh delivers a transformative performance, amid Penang’s vibrant cityscape. In collaboration with Academy Award-winning Director Sean Baker,…
Animation Spotlight, Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

See you tomorrow.

Film See you tomorrow. Directed by Keiya Ando A five-year-old boy wakes to find his beloved dog has died in the early morning. As he drifts…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Sight of Fish

Film Sight of Fish Directed by Wanqing Xu At a remote mountain stream, streamer Yin Lu rehearses a cruel fishing livestream—until a mysterious boy emerges from…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

The Everydayness

Film The Everydayness Directed by Shuyao Chen
Asian Focus, Human Ties, International Spotlight

The Last Room in Hanoi

Film The Last Room in Hanoi Directed by Coz Greenop The Last Room in Hanoi is a dark, romantic drama that delves into the depths of grief, love,…
Animation Spotlight, Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Trading Cards

Film Trading Cards Directed by Radheya Jang An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Unbroken Reins

Film Unbroken Reins Directed by Udi Zaken On the vast Kazakh steppe, a young boy named Nurzhigit finds joy and purpose in caring for horses,…