Timely, powerful, complex, and necessary viewing, Ursula Liang’s documentary Down a Dark Stairwell uses one of the most prominent recent examples of racialized police violence to examine the ways that white privilege and supremacy can tear communities apart just as they should be pulling together.
Reel Asian 2020
A lighthearted feel good movie about the immigrant experience and the process of letting go, Japanese-Polish filmmaker Mariko Bobrik’s first feature The Taste of Pho comes by its drama and humour naturally and honestly.
A timely and universally resounding family drama, South Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi’s first feature Moving On uniquely uses a pair of sibling perspectives to look at changing social attitudes and economic struggles.
Dust and Ashes, the austere first feature drama from South Korean director Park Hee-Kwon, is built around a powerful, but ultimately underdeveloped concept.
A movie with a lot on its mind and not enough time and space to express it all, Mogul Mowgli is a deliberately off-balance drama bolstered by an electrifying leading performance from co-writer and producer Riz Ahmed.