New York Asian Film Festival

New York Asian Film Festival
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 12:30pm
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street

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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