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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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