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Mountainfilm on Tour Comes to Houston

Asia Society Texas Center presents one of America's longest-running film festivals.
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Stumbling Onto Ai Weiwei

Our interview with Oscar shortlisted filmmaker Alison Klayman.
(L to R) Han Sanping, Chairman, China Film Group; Peter Shiao, CEO, Orb Media Group; Lewis Coleman, President, Chief Financial Officer, DreamWorks. (Molly Ann/Asia Society)

Opening China to Hollywood

In L.A., rare public exchange between industry insiders.
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Jonathan Landreth reports on eve of U.S.-China Film Summit.
Nicolas and Antoine Hazard, Korean brothers adopted together, with their adoptive mother in France in 1983.

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The filmmaker examines the Korean adoption model.
Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra poses for the press after winning the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award at the Asian Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Oct. 26, 2010. (Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images)

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Career peaks from the late Bollywood master.
Gong Li in 'Red Sorghum' (1987), directed by Zhang Yimou.
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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.'

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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.
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Delhi Artists: Tomorrow They Disappear

New doc captures creative community's forced relocation.

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