Curated Lists

Explore films through themes, movements, and moments.

This curated list brings together films selected around a shared theme, moment, or aesthetic approach. Rather than standing alone, the films are meant to be viewed in relation to one another, revealing connections and contrasts across different contexts.

Each list reflects a long-term curatorial perspective shaped by careful observation, not algorithms or trends. Viewers may follow the sequence or explore freely, allowing individual interpretations to emerge through comparison.

The list invites a slower way of watching, treating independent Asian cinema as an ongoing conversation rather than isolated titles.

Between Here and There: Fluid Dwellings
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Between Here and There: Fluid Dwellings

5 films
Beyond the Family: Existential Moments in Southeast Asian Cinema
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Beyond the Family: Existential Moments in Southeast Asian Cinema

6 films
Specters of the Image
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Specters of the Image

7 films
Wandering, Memory, and the Reconstruction of Identity
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Wandering, Memory, and the Reconstruction of Identity

9 films
Women Passing Through an Era——Images of the Feminization of Poverty in China
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Women Passing Through an Era——Images of the Feminization of Poverty in China

6 films
Stories That Say What We Can’t
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Stories That Say What We Can’t

6 films
The Limits of Seeing: Images, Noise, and the Unrecorded
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The Limits of Seeing: Images, Noise, and the Unrecorded

8 films
Unfinished Journeys Home: Diaspora, Migration and the Redefinition of Home
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Unfinished Journeys Home: Diaspora, Migration and the Redefinition of Home

8 films
Things Didn’t Go According to Plan
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Things Didn’t Go According to Plan

6 films
Beyond the Assembly Line: Restructuring the East Asian Labor Landscape
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Beyond the Assembly Line: Restructuring the East Asian Labor Landscape

5 films
Living Elsewhere
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Living Elsewhere

8 films
How Film Develops Memory: 16mm, 8mm, and the Ghost of the Image
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How Film Develops Memory: 16mm, 8mm, and the Ghost of the Image

10 films
The Female Gaze – “Body and Camera: An Exploration of Contemporary Chinese Women’s Independent Filmmaking”
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The Female Gaze – “Body and Camera: An Exploration of Contemporary Chinese Women’s Independent Filmmaking”

8 films
Religion in Independent Cinema: The Religious Landscape of Contemporary China
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Religion in Independent Cinema: The Religious Landscape of Contemporary China

14 films
Seeing the Nonhuman: The Gaze of Animals, Objects, and Ghosts
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Seeing the Nonhuman: The Gaze of Animals, Objects, and Ghosts

8 films
What Happens After Nora Leaves: Departure, Drifting, and New Nomadism of East Asian Women
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What Happens After Nora Leaves: Departure, Drifting, and New Nomadism of East Asian Women

7 films
What on Earth Are Fathers Doing?
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What on Earth Are Fathers Doing?

8 films
Echoes from Afar: A Global Touring Program of Chinese Independent Cinema, February 2026
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Echoes from Afar: A Global Touring Program of Chinese Independent Cinema, February 2026

15 films
Faltering Bodies, Unfinished Lives: A Program on Failure and Becoming
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Faltering Bodies, Unfinished Lives: A Program on Failure and Becoming

8 films
Millennium Cities: Visual Memories of Urban and Rural China
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Millennium Cities: Visual Memories of Urban and Rural China

9 films
Mothers, Mothers, Mothers
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Mothers, Mothers, Mothers

7 films
No Place for Youth – Struggles and Departures of a Generation
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No Place for Youth – Struggles and Departures of a Generation

11 films
The Body as Battlefield – A Program on Body Politics
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The Body as Battlefield – A Program on Body Politics

11 films
Working Class Goes to Heaven
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Working Class Goes to Heaven

5 films