After her college graduation, Yezi (Ye Zi) comes back home to spend her last summer vacation with her grandmother (Zheng Shengzhi), who has been living alone ever since grandfather passed away. The house is filled with grandma’s memories that gradually begin to take on actual forms in life. Sometimes they appear as a cat, a plant or a total stranger, while at other times, they manifest themselves as grandpa or even Yezi’s childhood self. At the same time, grandma slowly slips into the abyss of amnesia and time begins to lose meaning. Haunted by those tireless memories, Yezi finds herself wandering among fragments of her family history, where she recollects a deserted childhood and befriends her own past. One night, everyone gathers by a fish pond for a grand farewell. When it seems to be another one of grandma’s dreams, all the loved ones decide to stay.
- 12/19/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
London East Asia Film Festival (Leaff) is back with a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. Seven strands runs throughout the festival: Official Selection, Competition, Documentary Competition, Actor Focus: Lee Jung-Jae, Filmmaker Focus: Cinematographer Mark Lee, Classics Restored and Halloween Horror Special.
The festival screenings and events will take place at five venues around London. Following the Opening Gala at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on 19th October, Leaff will continue for 11 days at Odeon Luxe West End, the Cinema at Selfridges, Chiswick Cinema and the Cinema Museum in London! Squid Game star, Lee Jung-Jae will be attending Leaff for the Opening Gala screening of “Hunt”.
Leaff aims to champion the growing collaboration in East Asian filmmaking with a philosophy that marks a shift in the cinematic landscape of East Asia, and moves away from cultural and cinematic borders. The Festival vision is to bring a much wider,...
The festival screenings and events will take place at five venues around London. Following the Opening Gala at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on 19th October, Leaff will continue for 11 days at Odeon Luxe West End, the Cinema at Selfridges, Chiswick Cinema and the Cinema Museum in London! Squid Game star, Lee Jung-Jae will be attending Leaff for the Opening Gala screening of “Hunt”.
Leaff aims to champion the growing collaboration in East Asian filmmaking with a philosophy that marks a shift in the cinematic landscape of East Asia, and moves away from cultural and cinematic borders. The Festival vision is to bring a much wider,...
- 9/25/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Slow films aren’t for everyone, and nor should they be. Certain films demand patience as they take you for a relaxing ride, revealing their inner workings at a leisurely pace. Such is the case for Niu Xiaoyu’s “Virgin Blue”, a slow, soft, and consistently confusing film, but not one that’s without moments of stark humanity and longing. Oh, and bear costumes.
Virgin Blue is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
Yezi (Yezi) is a college graduate who decides to stay with her grandmother (Shengzhi Zheng) for the summer. The two struggle to sleep and find themselves daydreaming when awake, wandering through a quiet existence. As the summer drags on, Yezi finds herself soaking in the memories of her childhood and family, eventually finding herself unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
Yezi sleepwalks through her mostly sedentary life at an achingly slow pace, with the line between...
Virgin Blue is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
Yezi (Yezi) is a college graduate who decides to stay with her grandmother (Shengzhi Zheng) for the summer. The two struggle to sleep and find themselves daydreaming when awake, wandering through a quiet existence. As the summer drags on, Yezi finds herself soaking in the memories of her childhood and family, eventually finding herself unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
Yezi sleepwalks through her mostly sedentary life at an achingly slow pace, with the line between...
- 7/31/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
First International Film Festival (First Iff) is dedicated to preserving the diverse voice of young filmmakers in Chinese-language cinema and offering an effective and fair evaluation standard. From the perspective of industry and art, First Iff aspires to provide the explorers of cinematic art with forward-looking guidance, encouragement and companionship.
The Official Selections for Xining’s Competition 2022 can be found here and three curated programmes are presented: Narrative, Short Films and Documentary.
Competition Selected – Narrative
Summer Diary (World Premiere)
Wu Shuang | 2022 | China | 90min | Fiction
During a summer holiday, Xiaohai, who lives alone in the desert with his father, becomes sick of his monotonous lifestyle and decides to go into town to find his mother and finish his composition. However, the road into town is not very smooth and the traffic is a nightmare, making his hometown a forgotten place in the world. A strange encounter with Yuanyuan reveals Xiaohai’s...
The Official Selections for Xining’s Competition 2022 can be found here and three curated programmes are presented: Narrative, Short Films and Documentary.
Competition Selected – Narrative
Summer Diary (World Premiere)
Wu Shuang | 2022 | China | 90min | Fiction
During a summer holiday, Xiaohai, who lives alone in the desert with his father, becomes sick of his monotonous lifestyle and decides to go into town to find his mother and finish his composition. However, the road into town is not very smooth and the traffic is a nightmare, making his hometown a forgotten place in the world. A strange encounter with Yuanyuan reveals Xiaohai’s...
- 7/29/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
For the first time in two years, the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will have a full return to big-screen viewing as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary!
Following a fully virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition, Nyaff is delighted to present this year’s 60+ new and classic titles fully in person at Film at Lincoln Center and the Asia Society, from July 15 to July 31. Mark your calendars now to celebrate this major cinematic anniversary in July!
We’ll be announcing more titles and exciting guests in coming weeks, but here are some initial highlights to look out for:
Thailand Fast & Feel Love © 2022 Gdh 559 Co.,Ltd.
The 20th Anniversary edition of Nyaff will kick off with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and starring Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who will be honored on stage with the Screen International Rising Star Award.
Following a fully virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition, Nyaff is delighted to present this year’s 60+ new and classic titles fully in person at Film at Lincoln Center and the Asia Society, from July 15 to July 31. Mark your calendars now to celebrate this major cinematic anniversary in July!
We’ll be announcing more titles and exciting guests in coming weeks, but here are some initial highlights to look out for:
Thailand Fast & Feel Love © 2022 Gdh 559 Co.,Ltd.
The 20th Anniversary edition of Nyaff will kick off with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and starring Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who will be honored on stage with the Screen International Rising Star Award.
- 6/17/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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