Dead Talents Society
Dir. John Hsu
In the Dead Talents Society, ghosts haunting humans are less of a scare, and more a performance that can grant…
The Falls
Dir. Chung Mong-hong
All the synopses going around the internet won’t fail to let you know that The Falls takes place at the…
The Exiles
Dir. Ben Klein & Female director
Through her irreverent, no-bullshit point of view, Chinese documentarian Christine Choy balances out The Exiles’ painful reckoning with a traumatic…
The Great Buddha+
Dir. Huang Hsin-Yao
Given today’s access to cameras, it’s so easy to peek into the lives of other people. Sometimes those peeks seem…
The Monk and the Gun
Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji
To plenty of countries around the globe, democracy has become so ubiquitous that we forget it’s relatively new, at least…
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang
Serene and almost silent, Goodbye, Dragon Inn is a film contemplating an old movie theater in Taipei. In its heyday,…
At the Moment
Dir. Lien Yi-Chi & Norris Wong
With the worldwide pandemic, there were less and less opportunities for a potential meet-cute when everyone was encouraged to stay…
Let's Talk About CHU
Dir. Remii Huang
Ensemble romance stories are great for exploring different aspects of relationships, but this time, Taiwanese comedy drama Let’s Talk About…
Ilo Ilo
Dir. Anthony Chen
At the height of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, a small Singaporean family scrambles to keep their middle-class status afloat.…
Taipei Story
Dir. Edward Yang
Slow and almost silent, Edward Yang’s second feature film pins us down in a fast-moving city. In 1980s Taipei, Chin…
Flowers of Shanghai
Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written like a stage play, directed like the viewer is a fly on the wall, and shot with a love…
Pushing Hands
Dir. Ang Lee
After a long life lived in a home one chose, it can be hard to uproot your entire life, especially…
The River
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang
Pain, in and of itself, is terrible, but more so when you can’t determine the solution. The River is centered…
American Girl
Dir. Feng-I Fiona Roan & Fiona Roan
American Girl follows 13-year-old Fen as she returns to Taiwan from the US and tries to make sense of a…
Iron Monkey
Dir. Yuen Wo-Ping & Yuen Woo-Ping
Say what you will about Quentin Tarantino, but when he recommends a martial arts film, you just have to watch…
Classmates Minus
Dir. Huang Hsin-Yao
It’s slower and stranger than most comedies you may be used to, but there’s still lots of heart to be…
Eat Drink Man Woman
Dir. Ang Lee
Eat Drink Man Woman takes place in Taipei, Taiwan in the mid-1990s. It tells the story of an aging father…
Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story
Dir. Frank W Chen & Tommy Yu
Though it doesn’t delve too deeply into any pressing issues in baseball or into its protagonist’s Taiwanese roots, Late Life:…
Rebels of the Neon God
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang
Slow cinema might be an acquired taste for many viewers, but Tsai Ming-liang’s gorgeous feature debut about Taiwan’s aimless youth…
