The Mad Phoenix
A Cantonese librettist enjoys immense popularity over the course of decades, followed by decline.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Actors: Elaine Ng Yee-Lee, Poon Chan-Leung, So Yuk-Wah, Tse Kwan-Ho
Goto, Island of Love
In an isolated community on a mythical island, a pompous dictator holds public executions and lets criminals fight in the streets.
Heart of a Dog
Old Prof. Preobrazhensky and his young colleague Dr. Bormental inserted the human’s hypophysis into a dog’s brain. A couple of weeks later, the dog became “human looking”. The main question…
The Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy,…
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu’s father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.
Almighty Zeus
A young boxer becomes a viral star when he defends an old Asian man from a bully. This gets the attention of a Middleweight champion who decides to challenge him…
Where We Go from Here
This anthology film explores three sudden acts of violence and examines the impact on the innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire: In Binghamton, New York, an ESL instructor faces domestic…
Crimson, the Color of Blood
A mad doctor performs a head transplant on an injured criminal, which results in him being even more dangerous and murderous than before.
Love on Safari
An American web designer inherits an animal reserve in South Africa. A no-nonsense ranger takes her on a safari in hopes that she will fall in love with the land,…
Kisapmata
A retired police sergeant has an unnatural stranglehold over his wife and daughter. His claustrophobically enclosed world is threatened when his daughter Mila finds herself pregnant and was forced to…
A Family Thing
Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a…