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Taiwan

Review: “She’s Talking in Island” Depicts A Roving Dialog Between Taiwan’s Sunflower Generation and Gen Z

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: Recently Restored Taiwanese Film “Teenage Fugitive” Peeks Back at Tsai Ming-liang’s Earlier Output

By Brian Hioe

Pakistan

Review: Saim Saqid’s “Joyland” Explores Gender and Family in Pakistan

By JM Sarmiento

Japan

Review: Japanese Indie Film “Amiko” Depicts the Inner Life of a Quirky Child

By Brian Hioe

South Korea

Review: “Dauren’s Wedding” Revels in Bigotry about Korean Kazakhs

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens

By Brian Hioe

Independent Films

Review: “Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family

By Brian Hioe

Kazakhstan

Review: Kazakh Indie Film “Mountain Onion” Quirkily Muses About Family, Gender, and Chinese Stereotypes

By Richard Yu

China

Review: “Dear Mother I Meant to Write About Death” Offers a Powerful Look at Mortality and Mother-Daughter Relations

By Brian Hioe

Philippines

Review: “12 Weeks” Grapples with Reproductive Rights in the Philippines, Amidst Patriarchy and Conservatism

By JM Sarmiento

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