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Documentaries

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

Trailers

Trailer: Explore Vibrant Asian Cuisines In Netflix’s “Street Food”

By Richard Yu

China

Review: “One Child Nation” Tells The Story of a Nation At War With Its Own Population

By Emily Hsiang

News

Review: Ai Weiwei’s “The Rest” Offers a Scathing Critique of Europe for Denying Human Dignity to Refugees

By Emily Hsiang

Ireland

Review: “The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid” Depicts Two Irelands At War

By Oscar Harding

Egypt

Interviewing “Tickling Giants” Director Sara Taksler on Standing Up to Abuses of Power

By Emily Hsiang

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