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Gong Li in 'Red Sorghum' (1987), directed by Zhang Yimou.
New York

Dec. 2: 'Red Sorghum' on the Big Screen

1987 film was a breakout for four major talents.
Clockwise from top left: Gong Li, Ruan Lingyu, Maggie Cheung, Xie Fang, Xue Jinghua, Brigitte Lin.

GODDESS: Chinese Women on Screen

Nine Chinese classics celebrate screen divas.
Texas

Women Hold Up Half the Sky

Pulitzer winner Sheryl WuDunn discusses documentary that educates on women's issues.
Hong Kong screen icon Stephen Chow (L) in 'Fight Back to School II' (1992).

Asia Society's La Frances Hui on the Subversive Humor of Stephen Chow

Asia Society's Film Curator offers an appreciation of the seemingly nonsensical humor of Hong Kong movie icon Stephen Chow for the Asian American Writers' Workshop.
New York

A Year of China Events at Asia Society

Through major exhibitions and programming in arts and culture, policy, and business, Asia Society explores China’s vibrant past and present as a window onto its exciting future.
John Bradshaw, Jr., Asia Society Texas Center Director of Development; Maya Jafer; Sabrina Motley, Texas Center Director of Programs & Education; and Jeff Roy. (Kristin Busch)
Texas

Asia Society Gives QFest Asian Focus

Touching glimpse into transgender issues, tradition, and identity.
'Shanghai Calling' star Daniel Henney (L) on-set with director Daniel Hsia (R). (Gao Yuping)
New York

Playing With Cultural Assumptions

'Shanghai Calling' director Daniel Hsia discusses his film prior to July 25 screening.
Mao Zedong signs Sidney Rittenberg's copy of the Little Red Book at a gathering of Party leaders during the Cultural Revolution. (Personal Collection of Sidney Rittenberg)

Movie Review: How an American Became a 'Revolutionary' in Mao's China

Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews the new documentary about Sidney Rittenberg, an American who was also once a full-fledged member of the Chinese Communist Party.
A scene from the new documentary film 'Silenced Voices.'

Watch: New Film Shows Sri Lanka's Media Battered, but Not Beaten

Asia Society Associate Fellow Vasuki Nesaih says a new film about Sri Lanka's suppressed media sheds light on a troubled, but continually creative press corps.
Texas

Children's Film Festival Offers Inspiring, Magical Works

Curated by REDCAT and Northwest Film Forum, this award-winning festival makes its Houston debut.
A Kathputli colony puppeteer in New Delhi. (Joshua Cogan)

Delhi Artists: Tomorrow They Disappear

New doc captures creative community's forced relocation.
A scene from director Ken Ochiai's Frog in the Well (2010).
New York

Watch: Trailers For Seven New York Japan CineFest Films

Presented by Asia Society New York and Mar Creation on June 8, 2012, the New York Japan CineFest will feature seven award-winning live action and animated shorts with the filmmakers in attendance.
A scene from director Ken Ochiai's Frog in the Well (2010).
New York

Watch: Trailers For Seven New York Japan CineFest Films

Presented by Asia Society New York and Mar Creation on June 8, 2012, the New York Japan CineFest will feature seven award-winning live action and animated shorts with the filmmakers in attendance.
'Beijing Taxi' director Miao Wang at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on June 2, 2012. (Wendy Tang/Asia Society Hong Kong Center)
Hong Kong

Miao Wang: Inside 'Beijing Taxi'

Filmmaker focuses on ordinary lives and the 2008 Olympics.
Judi Dench in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.'

Review: 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai's thoughts on the new movie.
Still from 'Together: Dancing with Spinner Dolphins.' (Dolphin Dance Project)
New York

Watch: Trailer for NY Japan CineFest

The June 8 event will feature seven award-winning live action and animated shorts.
The scandal surrounding ousted Chinese official Bo Xilai (L) got Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom thinking about some of his favorite noir books about China. (Bo Xilai photo by Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

Summer Reading: Shanghai Noir

Five books portray one shady city.
Chitra Ganesh, 'Gopa in the Garden, Prem Sanyas' (2012), charcoal on paper, 141 x 191.8 cm.

Chitra Ganesh's 'Ghost Time'

Artist evokes silent cinema in new works.

Recent Film Series

New York

40th Annual Asian American International Film Festival

Asian CineVision in association with Asia Society is pleased to host the 40th annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF).
"Broken Memory" (Dir. Tomoko Mikanagi)
New York

New York Japan CineFest

Jun 1-2: Celebrate emerging Japanese and Japanese American filmmakers.
Hong Kong

SPOTLIGHT: Philippine Cinema 2017

A unique and delightful program that offers a chance for us to re-understand the Filipino culture.

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