Set in the majestic mountains of Taiwan, this documentary relies on extensive archival and testimonial material to tell…
This documentary follows Wu and Tang, two young Chinese trying to find their true passion in life amidst the pressures …
This documentary takes us to Guangzhou, China, where three enterprising African women try to make their way in business…
A trip to a big city means for Lee and Jia to leave behind the old red house where they have lived for the last few yea…
In a remote mountainous region of China, Hou Junli and his family remain in a small village that has seen so many leave…
This documentary, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, is a visceral portrait of the irreverent youth of a small tow…
Unveiling a little-known version of the beginning of World War II, this informative documentary brings to light the her…
Chinese descendants in Serbia may go unnoticed in a rural farm, small retail stores or as employees in a mall. Will the…
A Chinese filmmaker isolates thirteen actors in a weapons factory where they must live as in times of the Cultural Revo…
This is a portrait of a young Chinese man filmed over the course of several years, from his fervent patriotism in his s…
This documentary reflects on outdoor film screening in today’s China. Several people of various origins and ages give t…
This documentary follows Dragon, who makes a living smuggling people fleeing North Korea through the border with China.…
Reminiscing about the days of the repressive cultural revolution, the Chinese artist Mu Xin tells us in this documentar…
This short film takes us to the mountainous south of China to draw a subtle portrait of a 10-year-old girl. Her dream: …
Through an acute investigation across several continents, this documentary educates us about the lithium, the mineral t…
With a “direct cinema” approach, this film follows Peipei, a young female artist who does not conform to the institutio…
This beautiful documentary tells the reunion of four Chinese musicians who reminisce the golden years of the symphony o…
This short documentary follows the rock music producer Jia Qu in his challenge to promote the genre in the youth scene …
A Chinese businessman promises a large investment project in the small municipality of Kalmar, in Sweden. A humorous do…
In an intimate and exciting journey to the root, the film follows a family based in Okinawa, Japan, that visits Taiwan …
The pass of time has left a blank space in a sentence written on the facade of a humble rural house in China: "Only__is…
For many years, the mountain has been moved between two countries, Brazil and China. Romulo, an ex-mineworker, heads in…
This beautiful film is about the meeting of craftsmanship and art at the St Gallen Art Foundry, in Shanghai.
Structured in a selection of scraps of a diary, the director's voice takes us into his inner world, addressing his homo…
A curious introspective look at the history of the pig, which, in the hands of director Jan Vromman, is the story of th…
A young Chinese entrepreneur decides to spend a weekend in a new apartment in the city of Kadakaisi, a replica of the C…
A small town in Austria is duplicated in a new residential project in China. The author of the documentary undertakes a…
Shih captures the return of Paola Shih to Taiwan to meet with her father after twenty years of separation. Following Pa…
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