Month: November 2020

Nobody (Taiwan, 2020) [SDAFF 2020]

A growing appetite for material exploring LGBTIQ issues appears to be settling into Chinese language film industries, with recent years providing a string of pictures...

Me and the Cult Leader (Japan, 2020) [SDAFF 2020]

The full Japanese title of Sakahara Atsushi’s first feature-length documentary is 贖い: 悪の陳腐さに関する新たな報告 (Aganai: aku no chinpusa ni kansuru aratana hokokui), which can be translated...

Gemini (Japan, 1999)

Shinya Tsukamoto’s horror/drama Gemini is loosely based on the short story “The Twins” by Edogawa Rampo. The cult director’s first period piece takes place during...

Archiving Time (Taiwan, 2019) [SDAFF 2020]

Produced by the Taiwan Film Institute (TFI) and helmed by director-cinematographer Lu Yuan-chi, Archiving Time is an engaging documentary look into TFI’s mission and around-the-clock...