Spotlight on Japan
Young sales executive Kawamura leads a picture-perfect life. He’s handsome, well-liked, has a great job that he excels at, and is about to marry the CEO’s daughter. On his way…
Spotlight on Japan
Sakura Ando (SHOPLIFTERS, MONSTER) plays Neri, a ruthless con woman who helps run complex-and profitable-phone scams in the slums of Osaka. When her younger half-brother Joe (Ryosuke Yamada) gets out…
Documentaries, Indigenous Lens, Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler's BAD PRESS, which world premiered at Sundance, chronicles a political battle over media freedom that resonates well beyond the Native American communities depicted. When the…
Centerpiece Presentation, Spotlight on Korea
In the opening moments of director Um Tae-hwa’s riveting new disaster epic, an earthquake renders much of Seoul a smoldering ruin. But as survivors begin efforts to restore order, it…
Indigenous Lens
Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Kelly Reichardt acting staple Lily Gladstone, who will soon reach mainstream stardom with the upcoming KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON directed by Martin Scorsese) has…
Don Lee In Focus, Spotlight on Korea
Fierce gang boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee from TRAIN TO BUSAN, THE ETERNALS, THE ROUNDUP series) is violently attacked after a fender bender on a rainy night. After fighting back,…
Don Lee In Focus, Spotlight on Korea
Seven years after the last ''roundup,'' Detective Ma Seok-do (HIFF43 Maverick Award honoree Don Lee) joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. Soon, he finds out this case…