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Documentaries

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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