Full-length documentary
Dear Tomorrow
Japan has recently become a hot tourist destination—a place everyone wants to be. But behind the neon lights of its big cities lies a major loneliness epidemic.
Films
Full-length documentary
Devi
Once at the forefront of the fight for equality and justice, her voice has now become inconvenient for the regime. Nepali politician Devi Khadku is one of thousands of women who were subjected to violence during the country’s civil war.
Full-length documentary
Eyes of the Machine
They forced her to teach Mandarin at a Uyghur internment camp. Now, safely abroad, this eyewitness to Chinese tyranny exposes the oppression that also struck her own family.
Full-length documentary
Child of Dust
This haunting film, infused with longing and hope, follows Sang, a Vietnamese man who, after years of living on the margins of society, takes a courageous step: to meet his American father for the first time.
Full-length documentary
I, Poppy
In the Indian countryside, where poppy cultivation has been an almost sacred mission for generations, an unequal struggle unfolds between the locals and a corrupt state apparatus.
Virtual reality
If You See a Cat
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the world through a cat’s eyes? This immersive virtual reality film offers a way to look at things from an unusual perspective.
Full-length documentary
North South Man Woman
North Korean women seek love and stability in South Korea. This intimate and often humorous portrait explores relationships between two divided worlds.
Full-length documentary
Queer as Punk
“We’re Malaysian and queer!” The chant that opens every show sets the tone for punk band Shh…Diam!’s fight for freedom in a strictly Muslim country – both on stage and off.
Full-length documentary
River Dreams
The inner world of the Aksai River intertwines with the intimate dreams of young Kazakh women. Moving from poetic reflections on identity and the future, the protagonists gradually arrive at clearly formulated views on the state of their country.
Full-length documentary
She
This atmospheric film tells the story of Vietnamese women working in giant electronics factories. Their testimonies reveal lives shattered by capitalist exploitation and their marginalized position within a patriarchal system.
Full-length documentary
Slave Island
An activist fights against slavery, which is still a living practice on the Indonesian island of Sumba. The struggle against it clashes with a system of ideology and faith in which not all lives are of equal value.
Full-length documentary
SPI
Dreams of her late grandfather bring director Sayun back to her native village, where she seeks to reconnect with her family legacy and traditional way of life.
Full-length documentary
Stardust
A journey across the vast Kazakh steppe in search of fragments of Soviet rockets reveals decades of the Soviet legacy. The lingering impacts of the Russian military-industrial complex continue to weigh heavily on the local population.
Feature film
Sunshine
A young gymnast unexpectedly falls pregnant before her Olympic selection trials. Her dilemma reflects the stifling reality of Philippine society and the possibility of deciding her own bodily autonomy despite external pressure.
Feature film
Yen and Ai-Lee
Eight years after a desperate act to save her mother, Yen is released from prison and returns home to see her. She discovers that her home is no longer the place she once knew. Yet, while time has relentlessly moved on, the most painful things remain unchanged.