On Three Films Set in Mindanao by Patrick F. Campos Place matters, but scale decides. —Erik Swyngedouw[1] At no time in Philippine cinema history […]

by Kiki Fung A master of Japanese cinema on par with Ozu Yasujiro, Mizoguchi Kenji and Kurosawa Akira, Naruse Mikio (1905-1969) remains underappreciated outside […]

by Matt Turner Film to remember the person near by.隣のひとを忘れないために Film to know the people far away.遠くのひとを知るために Film to understand and be understood.理解し、理解されるために Japanese […]

by Tazeen Ahmed Yasmine Kabir is a Bangladeshi independent filmmaker who has been exploring the documentary field since 1990s. Before this blog delves into […]

by Anuj Malhotra I. One can never be entirely certain but it is best to trust what one hears – even if one cannot always […]

Written by Bunga Siagian Translated from Bahasa Indonesia by Pychita Julinanda It is quite difficult to recall the aesthetics and cultural markers of the […]

by Tenzing Sonam As I write this, India is emerging from nine weeks of lockdown. The surreal rhythm of life that we have grown […]

by Amir Muhammad On 18 March 2020, Malaysia imposed a semi-lockdown to deal with Covid-19. It was to last for two weeks (until 31 […]

Monographs is a new series of commissioned essays on Asian cinema by the Asian Film Archive (AFA). Conceived during a time of uncertainty amid […]