The Mountain

This 16mm film follows the life of the director’s grandfather, Teymu Teylong, a famous hunter in Ciyakang village in Hualien. Having lived through the Japanese and KMT rules, Teymu Teylong farms and hunts in the…

Jade Miners

A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, the jade miners enter the deserted mines illegally. With the aid of…

A Straight Journey: Days and Nights in their Kingdom

5.0

In China, a husband-and-wife photographer duo travelled 11 cities to interview 48 gays and lesbians and their families. (Source: GagaOOLala)

Futari no Shikeishu

Documentary delving into problems with the Japanese judicial system through two death row inmates who insist on their innocence, as well as the lives of their families. The Hakamada incident took place in 1966, and…

Masters in Forbidden City

8.1

This is a 3 part documentary series about restoration experts working in the Forbidden City as they repair antiques and cultural relics for art and historical conservation.

Raise Your Arms and Twist Documentary of NMB48

8.3

Documentary following the trajectory of the idol group NMB48 from the Namba district of Osaka. NMB48 has steadily built up a following since their launch. Four years filled with frustration and hardship lie concealed…

Documentary of HTK48: The Night Theatre Manager Ozaki Cried

7.8

HKT48's first documentary, directed by Sashihara Rino with assistance of Yamazaki Takashi. Chart the history of AKB48's sister group HKT48, from their first announcement through the auditions process to selection,…

Simulacrum Tremendum

The filmmaker is fairly young, otherwise you could say this extremely long film is Khavn’s life’s work. Because it is so long and the maker is Filipino, you might think he is following in the footsteps of Lav Diaz,…

Chocolate Cake and Horyuji Temple

Autobiographical documentary by director Mukai Keita, who was raised in an orphanage after his mother died when he was a child. The director's interior life comes into view through his interviews with friends from…

City of Jade

In the war-torn Kachin State in Myanmar, waves of poor workers flock to dig for jade, dreaming of getting rich overnight. The director, Midi Z, is the protagonist's youngest brother. Midi tries to find out why his…