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Ming ghost
Ming Ghost tells the story, just as the famous film Rashomon by Kurosawa does from different angles, of a murder in a deserted forest. The…Published on: -
Chu jia nü
A meticulous and beautifully photographed feature film set in the Chinese countryside. Chu jia nü pursues a tradition in socially-critical tales about the period before…Published on: -
To liv(e)
In 1990 Liv Ullman visited Hong Kong, and on that occasion she condemned the deportation of Vietnamese boat people from Hong Kong. Ullman’s visit inspired…Published on: -
Impermanence
Fate brings together three fascinating lost souls – a monk with a sack of money, an innkeeper with an uneasy conscience, and a father who’Published on: -
Dragonfly Eyes
Chinese artist Xu Bing’s directorial debut could be described as The Truman Show, but in Real Life. He weaves a story of a boy and a…Published on: -
Fuck Off 2 – Images from Finland
To mark the hundredth anniversary of Finnish independence, Donner again picked up the subject of his legendary Fuck Off!. How is Finland getting on? APublished on: -
AAA Cargo
Part-fiction documentary tracing the movements of the New Silk Road. AAA Cargo follows distribution networks which are expanding across vast regions bPublished on: -
Father to Son
On his 60th birthday, Van Pao-te is told he is seriously ill. Together with his son, he goes in search of the father who abandoned…Published on: -
Stammering Ballad
A contemporary version of a young Woody Guthrie, eccentric folkie Ga Song wanders from city to city, scoring gigs wherever he goes. The stubbornPublished on: -
An Impossibly Small Object
In the maze of streets, parking lots and alleyways in Taipei, an eight-year-old girl enjoys herself late one evening with her kite. A photographer takPublished on: