Schedule
July 12, 2025
To Kill a Mongolian Horse
Xiaoxuan Jiang
12:30 PM
97 minutes
Saina, a herdsman by day and horseback performer by night, clings to his heritage on the wintry steppes of Inner Mongolia, as he’s forced to confront the crumbling of the world he once knew.
Free Talk: Keep It Short!
1:00 PM
Q&A
Get a glimpse into the incredible world of Asian short filmmaking with the newest generation of filmmakers.
Pavane for an Infant
Chong Keat Aun
3:00 PM
Q&A
117 minutes
In this nuanced portrait of motherhood on the margins, an employee at a center for abandoned babies in Malaysia bonds with a teenage girl.
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
Chen Mei-juin
6:00 PM
Q&A
54 minutes
At 98, Chinese American icon Lisa Lu tells her own story—from breaking barriers as James Stewart’s leading lady to transforming cinema from Hollywood to Hong Kong.
Lilim
Mikhail Red
8:00 PM
Q&A
108 minutes
Issa and her younger brother Tomas escape violence at home to a desolate orphanage run by nuns, in this vicious, slow-burn tale of immorality that goes for the jugular.
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