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Taiwan
Review: “Green Jail” Bears Witness to a Forgotten Period of Taiwanese History
By
Brian Hioe
China
Review: Jia Zhangke’s “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue” Meanders Through Modern Chinese Literature
By
Anthony Kao
China
“76 Days” Features Heart-Wrenching Footage of Wuhan During the Worst Days of COVID-19
By
Richard Yu
Venezuela
Review: “Once Upon a Time in Venezuela” Is an Immersive Dive Into a Vanishing Village
By
Kieran Davey
Philippines
Philippine Documentary “A Thousand Cuts” Traces the Rise of Authoritarian Fascism
By
Jamin Shih
Japan
Review: “Book-Paper-Scissors” Honors Japanese Artisan Culture Amidst Modernity
By
Jackie Chen
Japan
Interview: “Japanology” Host Peter Barakan—Japan’s Accidental Ambassador
By
Akshay Suggula
Iran
Review: “Filmfarsi” Reveals A Hidden Side to Iranian History Through Exploitation Cinema
By
Oscar Harding
Angola
Review: “Another Day Of Life” Vibrantly Relives Angola’s Civil War
By
Oscar Harding
Documentaries
“Love Boat: Taiwan” Traces Asian Diaspora and Taiwanese Identities
By
Anthony Kao
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