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When filmmaker/essayist Sasaki Yusuke accepted a job offer in the city of Tottori, the first thing he wanted to know was how many cinemas there were. The answer was depressing: just one. But when Sasaki started to explore his new home, gallivanting through its streets and alleys, he found traces of a plentiful culture of alternative screening venues. The founder of Tottori’s oldest cinema club is still organising projections; another elderly gentleman discovered the political importance of documentary films decades ago and has shared it ever since with his audiences; a curator at the city’s toy museum thought that showing animation films might deepen people’s appreciation of their exhibition. Where two or three gather in its name, there is cinema. In its emphasis on ordinary people and the social value of film screenings, Cinephilia Now is unlike any other current documentary on the love for cinema.

A boy tired of hometown life comes of age when he meets a mysterious woman at the beach.

Within this community, where life goes on as usual, through these ordinary, common and sincere individual experiences and phases of life, how can we build a society of the self, to examine the current singular and enduring modes of thinking? How to influence the space of people’s existence and communication in a long-term way within the sociopolitical and economic structures?

49th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.

She keeps a secret that can't be told, and gradually forgets it. The girl is no longer sure whether what she remembers happened in reality or in a dream.

Liu Ming was released today after three years in prison. Seeing that he was homeless, Lao Yang (his father) took the initiative to take him back to live with his family. At this time, the Three Gorges Project was about to flood the land. Liu Ming found his father's grave buried in the mountains and, infected by filial piety, decided to move his father's urn as well before leaving the area. At first, Lao Yang's family is very against it and tries to obstruct it.

Memories from red guards, three Chongqing people and one cemetery.

What if there was an app that can read and save your most secret wishes and dreams in order to share them with all your friends via social networks? Whising Star investigates this question and accompanies the young student Rika, who is very desperate when her friend Haruto breaks up with her via text message. What happens now to her wish to marry Haruto?

Never Rest/Unrest is a hand-held short film by Tiffany Sia about the relentless political actions in Hong Kong, spanning early summer to late 2019. The experimental short is an adaptation of the artist’s practice of scaling oral history, of showing political crisis in Hong Kong as ephemeral stories on Instagram for the past year.

A rookie director was extremely nervous at the shooting site of "Gorgaga, the Giant Monster." Today is the first day for the leading actress, superstar "Reiko Inui", for the shooting. As we expected, she had started being elegant and mean to everyone. This is a short comedy about the struggle of people who love movies and working at a shooting site.

Sarah, a Malay Muslim, is the daughter of a celebrity chef. In a bid to strike out on her own as a baker, she engages Edwin to produce her baking vlogs. Despite the initial rocky encounters, they begin developing feelings for each other. But they face an awkward problem: Edwin’s parents run a roast pork stall. How do the two families bridge this cultural gulf?

Byeong-man, a farmer whose father was enslaved during Japan's occupation of Korea, protests the Japanese government's claim over the disputed island territory of Dokdo. Kyeong Sook, a woman who lived on Dokdo with her father, struggles to keep his legacy alive after the Korean government mysteriously erased their history. Set in the unresolved trauma of the Japanese occupation of Korea, Land of My Father (아버지의 땅) is a story about two lives that are intertwined with a remote disputed island.

This is the 17th installment in the "Psychic vs. Human" Series.

Yao filmed the work 1989 in the square of the C-LAB, evoking our memories of the “Tank Man” with a similar setting. It also deconstructs the significance as historic as stereotypical carried by the original image through absurd, nihilist game-playing. It is worth mentioning that the four inflatable dummy Type 59 tanks in this work were made in and delivered from China to the artist’s order. These dummy tanks are juxtaposed with the made-to-order documents, which not only reveals China’s status as the world’s factory after 2003, but also paradoxically brings a contemporary dimension to the historical image of the “Tank Man.”

A fox and a panda enter the sheet music of the piece they're playing.

19th entry in "Broadcast Prohibited! Troubling Supernatural Footage" film series.

Created as a School Project to "tell a story about myself in 10 existed-pictures." Jittarin decided to reminisce about a traumatic event that happened in his hometown after a great passing using Angela Deane's "The Ghost Within."

A man's loyalty to protect his best friend is pushed to its limits when it becomes clear that the criminal, who is looking for him, is not a patient man. Pushed in a corner, he must choose what legacy he wants to leave behind.

In the man-made waterways of rice paddies, the water in nature must follow artificial rules. In that way, nature is made abstract, giving rise to a new form of beauty distinct from the natural state. The theme of this work is the liveliness of water as it follows the man-made course.

Yijun is a Taiwanese woman who moved to Japan for her Japanese husband, but the two have been growing apart. One night, she storms out of the house and whilst roaming around Tokyo, happens to meet Aki who is also struggling with her life. They feel immediate connection without exchanging too many words. This profound encounter helps them step forward in their lives.

A kaleidoscopic animation about Deerman, whose reality starts to unravel when he becomes addicted to a pink bootleg liquor designed by ex-boxer "Luginsky".

Dabin, a 27-year-old woman studying films, began calling herself a feminist three years ago. She goes out without makeup, checks hidden cameras when using public restrooms, thinks of domestic violence at the cries of a woman next door, participates in street rallies, and gets hurt by her family’s reaction to the feminist movement. When a Hen Crows is a private essay film exploring the gender identity of a woman in her twenties in Korea using the narration of the director’s diary, referring to herself as a third-person ‘woman.’ Scenes of a family moving show a sense of the home video. Rather than making a clear voice toward the world, the self-reflection and sincere gaze look into the subtle movements of internal emotions.

a sonic and moving image collaboration between Liew Niyomkarn and Chulayarnnon Siriphol, commissioned by Sofia Lemos, for the multi-platform research programme SONIC CONTINUUM. Borrowing from the language of cosmetics advertisement, mass media and Thai soap opera, the work addresses questions around voice and speech in the context of the recent mobilisations in Bangkok. Using sound synthesis, Niyomkarn contrasts melodic parallels between the Thai anthem and the popular song 'Golden Land’ with dialogues and conversations ripped from and recorded in global protest events. Drawing on these sonic granularities, Chulayarnnon folds digital noise into an otherwise common manifestation of a capitalised gendered division of affects, intimacy and politics in contemporary Thailand.

During the warlord period of the Republic of China, Japanese tried to provoke trouble in Fengtian. Chen Zhen fell into the trap of his opponent and his family fell into ruin. Chen Zhen once had a marriage contract with Meng Ruhui's daughter Meng Qingqiu, so he was taken in. In order to revitalize the family business, Heshengtang, Chen Zhen began to work hard. By chance, he became a "deacon" at Dasheng Pawnshop, and worshiped the old beggar, a master in the world, as his teacher. After hard training, Chen Zhen was upgraded from an iron disciple to a golden disciple. Meng Ru secretly colluded with the Japanese and helped Japanese forces enter Fengtian. In order to prevent foreign invaders from conspiring to protect Fengtian, Chen Zhen went to the martial arts arena opened by Funakoshi Yoshiki, risking his life to challenge Japanese martial arts masters, and finally defeated the Japanese.

The 21st shocking psychic documentary by the staff of the popular series "Honto ni Atta! Curse Video"!

Xuan, a girl who is visually impaired, sets out on a solo journey to explore the world with her heart, hoping to see what others can’t see. As she is reminded of her painful past, she also “sees” the most beautiful of sights and connects with the kindest of souls.

The film tells the story of the battlefield against the Japanese in southern Hunan in 1944. After The Kuomintang (Nationalist) ordered the army to withdraw, the last nine members of a Sichuan army company led by Qin Hao Zhong stayed behind themselves to cover the retreat of the rest of the troops.

Sun-hee, Jung-soo, and Jin-myung, all in their 40s–50s, work as assistant teachers at a kindergarten. While cheerfully rehearsing a puppet show titled The Lion and the Wild Boar for the kids, their harmony is shattered when the director announces that one of them will be let go next year by lottery. Tensions rise as the trio begins subtly competing to keep their jobs. Sun-hee and Jin-myung decide to push out the oldest, Jung-soo, who overhears their plan and becomes disheartened. As the puppet show begins, personal feelings seep in, turning the performance into chaos. Unable to bear the collapse of their bonds, Sun-hee lashes out at the director, refusing to be fired. Just then, a young girl named Hye-ji innocently offers to leave instead, freezing the adults in stunned silence.

Workers wrongfully dismissed wage battle against their employer, China Telecom. Incorporating artistic means of expression such as photography and theater, various artists wage extraordinary performances with the workers in the film, in solidarity with their struggles.

This film tells the story of the young cadre AI Min who did not fear hardships and challenged backward concepts in the process of poverty alleviation. He faced the doubts of the people in the village and the misunderstandings of his family members. Demonstrated the young people's spirit of struggle to face difficulties.

There is a family. Grandmother settled down in Sadang-dong and looked after her son and three grandchildren. After the Sadang-dong house was demolished, the family was lucky enough to find a rental apartment in Sanggye-dong. A Nice Place (2009), the previous work by the director, was a documentary about the life of this family for 10 years. 'Daldongne 33 Up is a record of what happens in the next 10 years.

After working in Malaysia for years, Fen returns to China, trying to reconnect with the strangers whom she calls family.

One of the last works of Japanese filmmaker Jun'ichi Okuyama.

23th entry in "Broadcast Prohibited! Troubling Supernatural Footage" film series.

Although sumo is a cherished part of Japanese culture, few have managed to get a behind-the-scenes look at the sport. Director Eiji SAKATA had the opportunity to spend six months in close contact with two sumo stables. In the process, he managed to capture fascinating footage of the rigorous training sessions and daily life of the wrestlers.

This documentary chronicles a strike of a computer memory due to the human needs for images. The automatic generated images by a mac and Davinci Resolve reflects the reciprocal relationship between the value of human labor and the so-called professional equipment, as if the work could be done without human involvement, it really is bullshit jobs.

Looking for a challenge, Emi, an impetious gamer enlists her pal Hiroshi to illegally hack her VR game console together with her AI device so that she can play in a fully AI created VR game world. At first it appears to be a typical RPG (role playing game) set in medieval Japan with plenty of action, but bizarre events begin to take place, and she gets separated from Hiroshi. Will Emi prevail and escape with her life or does the AI have other plans...?

A teenage girl is ready to experiment, but an older man’s demands burden her sexual awakening with complex realizations about her place in the world.

DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA is a six minute experimental short directed by Shun Ikezoe. It is part of FILMS FROM NOWHERE programme which took place in 2020.

Hyun-suk receives a swap offer from his friend Min-su after a long time. The saying that a new world will open up if only the wife allows it murmurs. After hesitating for a few days, Hyun-suk speaks to his wife Mira. Unexpectedly, Mira agrees and invites Min-su to her house the next day. After dinner, a new world of a novice couple finally opens...

Yoshida is a “tears teacher.” A firm believer that weekly crying promotes healthier living, he’s made it his mission to make more people weep.

The story of two lovers That was linked to meet But when the feeling is too good, the connection Causing the love status to change.

This fantasy unfolds in a fantastical world, centered around a woman who becomes pregnant with a rabbit. As a child, Asako dreamed of becoming a dancer. When she was young, her father told her, "If you go to Eugenetia in times of trouble, the rabbits flying in the night sky will protect you," before disappearing. As an adult, Asako is told by her obstetrician that she is pregnant with a rabbit. Troubled, Asako falls into a deep sleep, remembering the story of the rabbits of Eugenetia that her father told her, as she holds a stuffed rabbit left behind by her father. (MTL of eigacom overview)

The 29th in a chain of horror ghost stories! Ghost stories are the art of telling ghost stories and spinning tales of terror. A ghost story told by one person stimulates the brain and brings back the memories of another person.

Takumi, raised in Tokyo, felt disconnected from nature and the changing city. He moved to Okinawa, where he pursued cross-border harmony through music. He launched the "Circle Voice" project with local musicians, symbolizing a temporary peaceful world created by collective singing. The story explores transcending language barriers. Through Takumi's journey, Okinawa, Tokyo, Munich, Leipzig, and timeless places come alive through visuals and music.

Faced with a looming exhumation of a loved one, a father and son contemplate their mortality. But in land-scarce Singapore, even the dead must make way for the living.