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SDAFF 2022 Film Review: Gyeong-Ah’s Daughter
Sometimes, people grow best when they’re apart from those they love the most. In Gyeong-Ah’s Daughter, directed by Kim Jung-Eun, this is a hard lesson …
Umma, a Psychological Horror that Skims the Surface of Generational Trauma
There’s a saying about how nobody wants to turn into their mother. That couldn’t be truer for the protagonist in Iris K. Shim’s directorial debut, …
We Were Dreamers: Book Review
If you’ve ever watched the bus fight scene in the movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, you’ll know that the onscreen choreography …
HBO Max’s 2022 APA Visionaries Competition Shows Viewers the Power of Love
For its sixth year, HBO and HBO Max presented the theme of “Power of Love” for their APA Visionaries short film competition. The top three …
Exploring ‘Pompo: The Cinephile’ with Director Takayuki Hirao
Pompo: The Cinephile is an animated film adaption of a manga about Gene, a timid film enthusiast who works as an assistant for one of …
Exploring ‘Sing a Bit of Harmony’ with the Cast
When artificial intelligence starts to evolve into something more human, one might not expect that the first thing it would do is sing a song. …
Exploring ‘Belle’ with Director Mamoru Hosoda
Oscar-nominated director and animator Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Belle, which earned the title of third highest-grossing Japanese movie of 2021, is set to premiere in …
SDAFF 2021: Capsule Reviews
Writing with Fire (dir. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, India) “I believe journalism is the essence of democracy,” says veteran journalist Meera of Khabar Lahariya, …
The Silent Forest: Taiwanese thriller tackles tough and troubling topics
Appearing in this year’s New York Asian Film Festival lineup is Chen-Nien Ko’s 2020 film, The Silent Forest, based on a real life scandal at …