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To the Wonder

8.7

Li Wen Xiu, a girl from a small town in Altay, dreams of becoming a writer in the big city but faces constant setbacks. After returning home and working at her mom's store, she meets a Kazakh boy, Batay. As she connects…

Gasohug

7.7

Eve has the ability to see fragments of her future in her dreams and she believes that the gas station guy is her 'enchanted prince' whom she has been seeing glimpses of in her foretelling dreams. Pun is just an ordinary…

Seqalu: Formosa 1867

8.0

A docudrama about the early days of western influence in Taiwan. Set in 1867 following the shipwreck of The Rover, this TV series will explore how William Pickering and Dr. Patrick Manson helped bridge the gap between…

Dersu Uzala

7.9

A Russian army explorer who is rescued in Siberia by a rugged Asiatic hunter renews his friendship with the woodsman years later when he returns at the head of a larger expedition. The hunter finds that all his nature…

Sacrificed Youth

7.6

A young woman is sent to live and work among the Dai people in Yunnan area during the Cultural Revolution. Having trouble fitting in at first, she begins to find joy in herself and the community as she learns to adopt…

Let Me Understand Your Language

7.6

Xu Hao Ran’s life changes when he falls in love with Yu Bo, a Dai girl. Embracing her culture, he becomes passionate about protecting the rainforest and its animals. But their love faces obstacles. Yu Bo’s romantic…

Red Flowers and Green Leaves

7.5

In a Hui Muslim village in Northwest China, a young couple begin their arranged marriage without knowing each other’s secrets. Confronted with tasks of mundane life, will they learn forgiveness and nourish true love?…

Holy Light

7.5

Intellectual Yi Gao Yuan and Tibetan girl Gesang Mei Duo fall in love while studying at Tibet’s first modern school, against the backdrop of Tibet’s peaceful liberation and the region’s transformative journey into…

The Bird People in China

7.4

The story tells of a Japanese businessman, who is sent to assess some gems in a remote Chinese village, and a member of the yakuza, who is accompanying him to make sure his organization gets its proper share. The scenery…

Manta Ray

7.2

Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the forest. He rescues the stranger, who doesn’t speak a…

Brother

7.2

After his mother's death, Kitamura Taiga resents his father’s obsession with rally racing. He moves to Tokyo for university, but years later, learns from childhood friend Uechi Miho that his father has passed away.…

Ainu Mosir

7.1

Kanto is a fourteen-year-old boy and a descendant of Japan’s indigenous Ainu people. He lives with his mother, Emi, who runs a souvenir store in the small town of Hokkaido, where the Ainu people embrace tourism to…

Tale of the Lost Boys

6.9

It is the story of the friendship between two men — Alex, a Filipino mechanic, and Jerry, a Taiwanese aborigine student. The two meet randomly when Alex flees to Taipei from Manila after leaving his girlfriend pregnant.…

Arisaka

6.6

A witness under police escort is attacked. A policewoman, the only one who survives, is sheltered by indigenous people, but assailants hunt her down... An action thriller set in Bataan. (Source: TIFF)

Gan Jun Man Nu

In 1937, Tian Man Nu, a soldier of the 128th Division of the Gan Army, accidentally travels to the modern era. After witnessing the prosperous age of peace forged through blood and sacrifice, where should he go from…

Only Thought of You

Chen Tian Xin, a young woman battling a hereditary illness, travels to Tibet seeking peace, where she becomes entangled with filmmaker, football player, and designer—ultimately discovering strength, purpose, and a…

Depart at Dawn

Tale of the Land

May, a Dayak girl, has not stepped on land for a decade. She lost her parents over a land conflict, and has since been living in a floating house with Tuha, an old man that saved her life. The trauma has stayed with…

The Wedding Dance

In 1942, a Kalinga woman is personally invited by her husband, a warrior of their tribe, to his new wedding dance. (Source: cinemalaya.org) ~~ Adapted from the short story "The Wedding Dance" by Amador T. Daguio.

The Inhabitant

Based on real-life trials of the Atis, the indigenous people of Central Panay, a 16-year-old chieftain’s daughter fights tooth and nail with her people for their ancestral land. (Source: letterboxd.com)