Song Lang (Vietnam, 2018) [NYAFF 2019]
Leon Le has done a marvelous job directing his first feature film, Song Lang. Ambitious and rich in both screenplay and mise-en-scène, it tells the...
5 Million Dollar Life (Japan, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
Originally from Hiroshima, after graduating from high school, Moon Sung-Ho studied filmmaking in South Korea and then returned to Japan to shoot commercials and short...
Someone in the Clouds (Taiwan, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
Weng Hsiao-pei (Yao Yi-Ti) is an aspiring reader of tarot cards, following in her grandfather’s footsteps. She uses her gift to give romantic advice to...
Furie (Vietnam, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
Some films seem to exist for the sole purpose of showcasing a performer’s talent, and this is certainly true in the case of Lê Văn...
Uncle and House (China, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
2018 saw a slew of critically acclaimed films coming out of China’s southern Guizhou province, including Bi Gan’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, Rao Xiaozhi’s...
The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale (South Korea, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale, is a horror comedy that takes place in a remote South Korean village which becomes the epicenter of a...
Jam (Japan, 2018) [NYAFF 2019]
Jam is return to form for actor-director, Sabu. After some thematic and stylistic drift, which has seen him give light-hearted family drama a chance with...
Lying to Mom (Japan, 2018) [NYAFF 2019]
Katsumi Nojiri has had a long career working as an assistant director on a diverse array of films such as the comedies Seto and Utsumi (2016)...
Winter After Winter (China, 2019) [NYAFF 2019]
Following his successful first feature Seven Days (2015), Xing Jian continues his masterful use of black and white in Winter After Winter. Set in 1944...
Sub-Zero Wind (South Korea, 2018) [NYAFF 2019]
After getting a few shorts under her belt, director Kim Yu-ri is not afraid to aim high in her feature film debut as Sub-Zero Wind...