NYAFF 2025

Documentaries

Review: “Lisa Lu Plays Herself” Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage

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Taiwan

Review: Chung Mong-hong’s “The Embers” Is Convoluted and Politically Problematic

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Hong Kong

Review: HK’s “Valley of the Shadow of Death” Explores Clash of Morals and Faith

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Indonesia

Review: “This City is a Battlefield” Serves Steamy Romance Amidst Indonesian Revolution

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Hong Kong

Review: Hong Kong Heist Movie “Smashing Frank” Delivers Hackneyed Take on Social Inequality

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Taiwan

Review: Taiwan’s “Unexpected Courage” Melodramatically Heroicizes Childbirth

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Philippines

Review: “Sunshine” Tackles Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion in a Conservative Philippines

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Hong Kong

Review: “The Way We Talk” Examines Hong Kong’s Deaf Community and Culture

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Myanmar

Review: “MA – Cry of Silence” Paints Stirring, Personal Portrait of Post-Coup Myanmar

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Taiwan

Review: Taiwanese Movie “Daughter’s Daughter” Tugs at Heartstrings with Mother-Daughter Dynamics

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