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An exploration of both the production process and historical-cultural meanings of ink—the most basic material of writing, capturing the making of sumi calligraphy ink, a centuries-old craft passed down from master to apprentice at Kobaien studio in Nara, Japan.
In Suncheon Bay, Felix, a bowed fiddler crab who lives alone and is tired of competition, survives an attack by a spoonbill with Madeline. The two become a couple and give birth to a son, Sonny.
Hong Kong, after the city's last social movement, whose end was accompanied by the arrival of the global pandemic. Despite its efforts, the social movement did not triumph, and the city saw its last ‘legal’ demonstration at the end of 2019. Years later, a traveller returns to her hometown, Hong Kong. During her 9-hour stopover in Istanbul, the meeting point between Europe and Asia, she explores the city and whispers her innermost thoughts. The film shows the adventure of uncertainty before coming face to face again with the concept of home.
2025 release
Geon goes out searching for Ji-cheol, who left him when he was young.
Xiao Gao’s life can turn upside down in just a few weeks. Along with her friends, she stumbles into the messy world of adulthood, searching for real love. Meanwhile, her parents keep pressuring her to settle down and give them grandkids. But when she looks around, the men she meets are… well, a total mixed bag. Sure, some are good-looking, but they’re also selfish, greedy, and full of lies. Every time she tries to get close to someone, she ends up getting hurt or mocked. And now, with society’s expectations breathing down her neck, the fear of ending up alone hits her out of nowhere…
An ant has spent its whole life inside the nest, but now it decides to venture out in search of paradise. Yet the world beyond is like a harsh winter storm—can it endure to the end and find the world it has always dreamed of?
Ji-sook, a middle-aged woman living with her elderly mother, fears she will one day develop the hereditary illness passed down through the maternal line. One day, after seeing a TV program claiming curry helps with the condition, she prepares it for dinner.
Raised amidst the Hani terraces and ancient melodies, sisters Zaochun and Guyu choose divergent paths after university: one becomes an environmental investigator, the other a village official. Their differing visions for their homeland's future lead to conflicts, but ultimately, they find common ground in balancing preservation and development.
This work is a recording dedicated to Xianglin Sao. A diary written for the director's inner self, and a mirror reflecting the people around him and this world.
In the bustling noise of Shanghai, Longchang Apartment, a century-old building, seems like a haven from time. A father experiences a peaceful life here, where neighbors live in harmony. His son, on the other hand, is caught up in the fast pace of the city day after day. Their lives are parallel yet starkly different...
Set against the backdrop of the world's longest ongoing internal war, the story centers on an unnamed protagonist who is a humanitarian known as "Dreamer." He suffers from PTSD and is plagued by repressed memories and visions of a terrifying figure: a shadowy visage with a skull-like face known as "The Ghost". Driven by these unexplained visions and a desperate need for answers, Dreamer impulsively decides to revisit "the borderlands," a place he last saw thirteen years prior as a humanitarian. This decision arises during a casual conversation with his son. The film chronicles Dreamer's arduous journey to the borderlands, where he encounters both new and familiar allies and enemies. As he navigates this dangerous landscape, the plot explores how Dreamer evades security forces and crime syndicates, forged alliances, and undertakes perilous quests. The film contains combat scenes, acts of violence and interviews which include a prisoner of war and a resistance commander.
2025 release
Still can't sleep. My ears start to ring as I stare at the ceiling. I feel my consciousness beginning to drift away from my body.
2025 release
She moves through memory like a ghost, where every touch lingers, and love never fully leaves.
Where do we go when we zone out, and how do we find our way back to reality? Sense of Nowhere is an invitation for the audience to explore the subconscious, piece together hidden clues, and find their way returning to the present moment.
2025 release
THORNAPPLE 'Fire Watching' 10th Anniversary Documentary
Most people will encounter their second "weaning" in life. We often take for granted that the relationships between people are unbreakable. But when we lose connection with the outside world, how do we face ourselves? How do we find meaning in solitude?
JuJu, a Burmese trans woman, works at an independent cinema in Bangkok. A chance encounter leads to a series of conversations speculating on future possibilities, imagined through the language of film.
A girl lying in her room in Taipei gets bored and goes to sleep. Heavy rain starts, and the story goes into a dream world. She mounts on her bed and starts her trip guided by mice. The background music is Maiden’s Prayer which she finds played by mice. After diving into the water, she starts dancing with the mice.
People Before the Sea.
The film focuses on the stories of three children with autism and their families. When a husband, unable to bear the fate of his child's autism, chooses to jump from a building; when 'mom' becomes the only word in the universe of a child who cannot communicate with the outside world; when an autistic child, carefully cared for into adulthood, comforts their crying mother by saying, 'I will take care of mom'... These are not just stories—they are real-life glimpses into the lives of over ten million people with autism.
The fifth night of the tournament (Evening Show) took place at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan on August 3, 2025.
2025 release
2025 release
Circles & Squares is a meditation on motion and relation. Circles emerge and recede, forming transient harmonies, while the animation operates as a visual score guiding the square-wave tones of the soundtrack. Free of narrative, the film invites sustained attention to balance, repetition, and the resonance between sound and form.
2025 release
112th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" film series.
Han leaves Jang, and Jang waits for Han.
It was raining, so I stole an umbrella. Where does the umbrella go?
A girl who lost faith in life. She wanted to end her own life. But the young man who was hired to take care of her tried to say how amazing it was to be born as a human. He tried to find the reason why the girl wanted to commit suicide.
A case of bullying involving a minor sparked massive protests in Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province, due to unjust handling by the police. Thousands of citizens stood up for the victimized girl, only to be violently suppressed by the police on two occasions. During the demonstrations, protesters chanted slogans demanding the return of democracy.
Boss invites his two friends to explore “Ghost Square” a mysterious neighborhood no one dares enter after dark. There, they discover a strange piece of paper that traps them in a terrifying game: complete 5 tasks before 2 a.m. or they’ll never be able to leave. But when morning comes.. a shocking truth is revealed.. and nothing is quite what it seemed.
In China, over 69 million children have been left behind by their parents in their home villages while they migrate to big cities to survive. Qui Che (14) was left by his mother with his grandparents. He was 4 years old when his father tragically took his own life due to their financial situation. He grew up lonely with unbearable burdens to help his grandparents with farm work. He vents his difficulties by writing diaries that provide a glimpse into his inner world. His story reveals a personal journey filled with emotional, familial, and societal challenges, especially the absence of his mother, who returns home once in three years. The film is a microcosm of the universal migration tendencies around the world.
Hanaoka loves Mirei, his classmate at a culinary school he attends, but expressing that feeling in words is hard to do. When the two are given an assignment to make Horse Mackerel Nanbanzuke, an offbeat love adventure ensues as Hanaoka is blindfolded by Mirei and led across town on a search for ingredients and, hopefully, understanding and connection.
The movie begins when Mao picks up a ring from the train tracks and gives it as a gift to her friend Haruka. However, the ring once belonged to Arisa, an underground idol who lost it in an accident just after vowing revenge on her bullies. From the day Haruka gets the ring, strange and ominous events start happening to her one after another...
Hong Kong at night, neon flashing, Green, a girl from the mainland, in a cab car being asked questions all the way by the driver.
Xiaoxian's father is a policeman, and she herself is stuck in the monotonous confines of her cramped room. Until one day when, while reviewing her father's case file, she stumbles upon a diary that unveils the life of another Tibetan girl, Yicuo Ma. The present, the past, the diary, and imagination intertwine and ferment. As Xiaoxian sets out to uncover the truth, she finds that reality is even more absurd—yet Yicuo Ma's sincere and unpretentious spirit remains with Xiaoxian forever.