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3 Days To Forever
directed by Riri Riza, 1970-; produced by Mira Lesmana, 1964-; performed by Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982- and Tutie Kirana, 1952- (Indonesia: Miles Films), 1 hour 39 mins
Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by ca...
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directed by Riri Riza, 1970-; produced by Mira Lesmana, 1964-; performed by Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982- and Tutie Kirana, 1952- (Indonesia: Miles Films), 1 hour 39 mins
Description
Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by car takes three as the two young people take detours to explore the exotic countryside while smoking joints and popping pills. Their adv...
Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by car takes three as the two young people take detours to explore the exotic countryside while smoking joints and popping pills. Their adventures open honest but painful dialogue between the two throughout the rest of their trip. Through sparring and silence the two are growing closer - perhaps closer than cousins should. Adult
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982-, Tutie Kirana, 1952-
Contributor
Mira Lesmana, 1964-
Author / Creator
Riri Riza, 1970-, Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982-, Tutie Kirana, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Miles Films
Topic / Theme
Sexuality
Copyright Message
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3 Women
directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012 and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 34 mins
3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antiqu...
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directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012 and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 34 mins
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3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antique rugs from being smuggled out of Iran -- is forced to drop everything when her elderly mother goes missing. Her mother, who is in the...
3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antique rugs from being smuggled out of Iran -- is forced to drop everything when her elderly mother goes missing. Her mother, who is in the early stages of dementia, absconds with one of the rugs Manoo has been trying to protect and journeys to the village from which she was forced to flee as a young woman. Pegah, the youngest of the trio, embarks on her own journey -- a road trip into the desert -- during which time she meets a fellow traveler who is also trying to "find" himself. This beautifully told narrative highlights in a powerful way the human condition in all its strengths and frailties.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Author / Creator
Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-, Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Family, Cultural life, Identity (Psychology)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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6 Hours
directed by Moon Seong-hyeok, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Hyo-jin Kim, fl. 2009-2009, Hyo-joo Kim, fl. 2009-2011 and Min-yeong Chu, fl. 2009-2009 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2009), 30 mins
This drama was directed by Moon Seong-hyeok and features Min-yeong Chu, Kim Hyo-joo, and Hyo-jin Kim.
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directed by Moon Seong-hyeok, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Hyo-jin Kim, fl. 2009-2009, Hyo-joo Kim, fl. 2009-2011 and Min-yeong Chu, fl. 2009-2009 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2009), 30 mins
Description
This drama was directed by Moon Seong-hyeok and features Min-yeong Chu, Kim Hyo-joo, and Hyo-jin Kim.
Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Hyo-jin Kim, fl. 2009-2009, Hyo-joo Kim, fl. 2009-2011, Min-yeong Chu, fl. 2009-2009
Author / Creator
Moon Seong-hyeok, fl. 2008-2012, Hyo-jin Kim, fl. 2009-2009, Hyo-joo Kim, fl. 2009-2011, Min-yeong Chu, fl. 2009-2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Cities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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10 to 11 = 11'e 10 kala
directed by Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012; produced by Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012, Sinefilm; performed by Laçin Ceylan, fl. 1992-2013, Nejat Isler, 1972- and Mithat Esmer, fl. 2009 (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Sinefilm, 2009), 1 hour 51 mins
Living on the fourth floor of Emniyet Apartment Building, Mr. Mithat has, against all threats he has faced, managed to protect his collection, which he has been working on since years and that has left him with only a small space to live in. Any piece that he searches for to maintain the coherence of the collectio...
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directed by Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012; produced by Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012, Sinefilm; performed by Laçin Ceylan, fl. 1992-2013, Nejat Isler, 1972- and Mithat Esmer, fl. 2009 (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Sinefilm, 2009), 1 hour 51 mins
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Living on the fourth floor of Emniyet Apartment Building, Mr. Mithat has, against all threats he has faced, managed to protect his collection, which he has been working on since years and that has left him with only a small space to live in. Any piece that he searches for to maintain the coherence of the collection could lead him anywhere in Istanbul. For Mr. Mithat, Istanbul is as unlimited as his collection. For Ali, Istanbul is limited with Em...
Living on the fourth floor of Emniyet Apartment Building, Mr. Mithat has, against all threats he has faced, managed to protect his collection, which he has been working on since years and that has left him with only a small space to live in. Any piece that he searches for to maintain the coherence of the collection could lead him anywhere in Istanbul. For Mr. Mithat, Istanbul is as unlimited as his collection. For Ali, Istanbul is limited with Emniyet Apartment Building and its surroundings. Coming from the village to Istanbul, Ali started to work as concierge in the apartment , and when his daughter contracted asthma due to the humidity in the concierge`s floor, Ali sent his family back to their home in the village for a while until the conditions were ameliorated. When the other tenants of the apartment building, out of fear of an earthquake and with the ambition to own a more valuable building, prefer to have the building demolished to be rebuilt again, Mr. Mithat begins the most challenging of wars he gave for his collection. The building now is the shared destiny of these two men who live alone. Their relationship that begins to keep the collection intact takes on a different level with Mr. Mithat turning Istanbul over to Ali, and it ends where they change each other`s destinies unknowingly.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Laçin Ceylan, fl. 1992-2013, Nejat Isler, 1972-, Mithat Esmer, fl. 2009
Contributor
Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012, Sinefilm
Author / Creator
Pelin Esmer, fl. 2005-2012, Laçin Ceylan, fl. 1992-2013, Nejat Isler, 1972-, Mithat Esmer, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009-08-25, 2009-09-25
Publisher
Sinefilm
Topic / Theme
Friendships, Apartment buildings, Collecting and collectables
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Sinefilm
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About a Bad Boy
directed by Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006; produced by Korea National University of Arts (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2006), 10 mins
A teenager who killed his mother and a detective who investigates him. What is the truth between them?
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directed by Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006; produced by Korea National University of Arts (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2006), 10 mins
Description
A teenager who killed his mother and a detective who investigates him. What is the truth between them?
Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Korea National University of Arts
Author / Creator
Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Mothers, Police interrogations, Adolescence, Murder, Crime
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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About Love
directed by Darezhan Omirbayev, 1958- (South Korea and Kazakhstan: Jeonju International Film Festival), 37 mins
Based on the short story by celebrated Russian novelist Anton Chekov, About Love begins with a chance meeting between Kairat -- an introverted scientist -- and his old school friend Askar at a local shop. After becoming reacquainted with one another, Askar invites Kairat to his home to meet his family. There, K...
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directed by Darezhan Omirbayev, 1958- (South Korea and Kazakhstan: Jeonju International Film Festival), 37 mins
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Based on the short story by celebrated Russian novelist Anton Chekov, About Love begins with a chance meeting between Kairat -- an introverted scientist -- and his old school friend Askar at a local shop. After becoming reacquainted with one another, Askar invites Kairat to his home to meet his family. There, Kairat meets his friends beautiful wife Togjan. As the years after meeting Askar and his family pass, Kairat and Togjan develop a deep...
Based on the short story by celebrated Russian novelist Anton Chekov, About Love begins with a chance meeting between Kairat -- an introverted scientist -- and his old school friend Askar at a local shop. After becoming reacquainted with one another, Askar invites Kairat to his home to meet his family. There, Kairat meets his friends beautiful wife Togjan. As the years after meeting Askar and his family pass, Kairat and Togjan develop a deep love for one another. However, as they both discover, it is a love that can never go beyond their own private feelings. From the Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-18
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Darezhan Omirbayev, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Jeonju International Film Festival
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Adarna and the Memory of Crystal
directed by Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950 and Mila del Sol, 1923- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 6 mins
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches th...
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directed by Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950 and Mila del Sol, 1923- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 6 mins
Description
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches the bird? Who turns to stone? In this seven-minute found-footage opus, Vicente Salumbides’ 1941 take on this beloved classic is condens...
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches the bird? Who turns to stone? In this seven-minute found-footage opus, Vicente Salumbides’ 1941 take on this beloved classic is condensed and retold silently, in glorious black and white. Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950, Mila del Sol, 1923-
Contributor
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Author / Creator
Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949, Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950, Mila del Sol, 1923-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Birds, Family, Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Khavn de la Cruz. All rights reserved.
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Agrarian Utopia
directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market...
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directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
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Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and hone...
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and honeycomb when their income proves to be too meagre to feed the family. In contrast, a neighboring farmer, a retired teacher, farms his land organically and hopes to keep the land fertile with the rice stalks, so that he will always be able to grow food for himself. Thai director Uruphong Raksasad had grown up in the same village where the film is beautifully shot, and had chosen to use local farmers as his actors. Awards/Festivals: NETPAC Special Mention Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam; Special Mention Award, Barcelona Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Brisbane International Film Festival; Golden Hanoman Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; Best Narrative Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival; !f Inspired Award - Most Inspired Director, !f International Independent Film Festival, Istanbul; Special Jury Award, Millenium International Documentary Film Festival; Green Chilies Award (Best Film), Asian Hot Shot Berlin Festival; Hong Kong International Film Festival; Singapore International Film Festival; Jeonju International Film Festival; Libertas Film Festival; Filmfest Munchen; Vancouver International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival; Flanders International Film Festival Ghent; Mumbai Film Festival; Vienna International Film Festival; Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome; Mar del Plata International Film Festival; Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival; International Film Festival Bratislava; International Film Festival of Kerala; Pune International Film Festival; Fajr International Film Festival; San Francisco Asian American Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Contributor
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009
Author / Creator
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009, Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Extra Virgin Co
Topic / Theme
Thai, Agrarian occupations, Domestic life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Extra Virgin Co.
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Ah, Man
directed by Lee Sung-hee, fl. 2008-2008; performed by Je-Hoon Lee, fl. 2008 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2008), 12 mins
This drama was directed by Lee Sung-hee.
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directed by Lee Sung-hee, fl. 2008-2008; performed by Je-Hoon Lee, fl. 2008 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2008), 12 mins
Description
This drama was directed by Lee Sung-hee.
Date Written / Recorded
2008
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Je-Hoon Lee, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Lee Sung-hee, fl. 2008-2008, Je-Hoon Lee, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Religious faiths, Ethics, Morality, Bible, God, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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Aki Ra's Boys
directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decid...
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directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
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Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacki...
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacking in self-pity. Like most children, he is mischievous and inquisitive. He wants to be a wrestler, a rap artist, a football player. And he rarely acts as if his disability is a hindrance. This film looks at the world through Boreak’s eyes, and through the eyes of his good friend, Vannak. It is a world at once bleak and brimming with possibilities. Our camera follows the boys as they explore a rapidly changing Cambodia. And we travel with Boreak from Siem Reap to his hometown near the border with Thailand – an area still studded with millions of landmines; a place where impoverished villagers have little choice but to cultivate the very land that might one day claim their lives. Through Boreak, we also meet Aki Ra, a former child soldier, trained by the Khmer Rouge army to lay landmines. Now in his 30s, Aki Ra is haunted by his violent past and hopes to make amends by giving children like Boreak a home, and by helping remove the millions of landmines still buried in his country. A journey into the minefields shows us just how treacherous Aki Ra’s job is. On this trip, he removes two mines. But there are many more waiting to be found. Waiting to wreak havoc. Ultimately though, the film is a celebration of a child’s tenacity and indomitable will to overcome the odds. Boreak may be a victim, but he doesn't behave like one. His zest for life is infectious, his ability to laugh, a testament to the courage and strength children can have in the face of adversity.
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Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
James Leong, fl. 2006-2012, Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Lianain Films
Person Discussed
Aki Ra, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Explosive mines, Soldiers, Amputations, Friendships, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Lianain Films
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