Seventeen Years (China, 1999)
One of the toughest balancing acts that thoughtful Chinese filmmakers must maintain is how to avoid offending the powerful censorship bureau without compromising their artistic...
Tokyo.Sora (Japan, 2002)
Hiroshi Ishikawa has a long career in filmmaking but only has a few features credits to his name. His work as a director of TV...
Uzumasa Limelight (Japan, 2014)
Ken Ochiai’s nostalgic character study Uzumasa Limelight is a welcome Japanese entry in a minor but surprisingly varied category of movies about stunt performers, which...
The Bookworm Literary Festival 2016: Catching Up with Beijing’s LGBT Community
2015 was so tumultuous for Beijing’s LGBT community that this year’s Bookworm Literary Festival devoted a panel to the recent trials and triumphs of the...
2016 Chinese Visual Festival (CVF), London Venues, May 11-20
The 6th Chinese Visual Festival (CVF) will be held in London from May 11th – 20th at King’s College London, BFI Southbank and the Bertha...
The Mermaid (China/Hong Kong, 2016)
A new Stephen Chow film is always a momentous event. And not just for the whole of Asia, but also for me. First off, Chow,...
The Bookworm Literary Festival 2016: Political Satire and Organised Dissent in Hong Kong
This second report on the Bookworm Literary Festival 2016 focuses on two talks on the fluctuating political climate of Hong Kong from guests who have chronicled...