Sweet, Sour and Bitter
Hong Kong | Drama | Cantonese, Mandarin | 4K Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: LEE Chak Hang
SCRIPTWRITER: LEE Chak Hang
PRODUCER: Fruit CHAN
I hope to be able to present the local style of Liuzhou and taste the sweet, sour, bitter and spicy human touch with a bowl of Liuzhou snail noodles that looks simple but has a complex taste.
Who the F* is Diana W?
Hong Kong | Comedy, Action | Cantonese | Digital | 24 min
DIRECTOR: Arnold TAM
SCRIPTWRITER: NG Ka Wai
PRODUCER: CHENG Kai Lai
An express courier must deliver a package within hours to Dianna Wong in a city of seven million. But an accident has made the address illegible.
Once Upon A Time There Was A Mountain
Hong Kong | Drama | Cantonese, Mandarin, Urdu, Hakka | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: TO Chun Him
SCRIPTWRITER: TO Chun Him
PRODUCER: LAM Kee To
At the end of summer, a group of friends bid farewell to their childhood with a final football match and embark on a daring escapade, each about to embark on a different path in life.
Crowing
Hong Kong | Drama | Cantonese | Digital | 15 min
DIRECTOR: YEH Ka Lun
SCRIPTWRITER: YEH Ka Lun
PRODUCER: SIU Chi Yan
After returning to his desolate hometown, Ah San is kept awake every night by constant crowing of roosters. He is desperate to restore tranquility, both physically and mentally.
Pop It
Macau | Magical Realism | Cantonese, Mandarin | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: Galilee MA
SCRIPTWRITER: Galilee MA
PRODUCER: Amita HUANG
A journey through generations unfolds as a young girl’s search for her lost heart leads to encounters with history, unveiling a legacy of whimsy, courage, and vulnerability within the family.
Last Summer Break
Macau | Coming-of-age | Cantonese | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: TANG Ho Chung
SCRIPTWRITER: TANG Ho Chung
PRODUCER: TANG Ho Chung
Upon discovering his best friend is transferring to another school, a five-grader orchestrates a series of challenges across Macau, aiming to persuade his friend to stay on in the same school.
Ride Your Horse
Mainland China | Drama, Comedy | Mongolian, Putonghua | Digital | 30 min
DIRECTOR: SONG Dongxu
SCRIPTWRITER: SONG Dongxu
PRODUCERS: MA Jingchao, ZHANG Puzhongtian
In the winter of Inner Mongolia, two young men try to escape their boring life and go south…
Catching Alternative
Mainland China | Drama | Hokkien | Digital | 15 min
DIRECTOR: CHEN Yun
SCRIPTWRITER: CHEN Yun
PRODUCER: YANG Qi Agnes
Zheng Jie from a boat community rescues people from the river and fights against the superstition of water ghost catching alternative. But going through creepy reality, he gradually changes his mind.
Mazu By The Sea
Mainland China | Drama | Putonghua, Zhejiang Dialect | 2K Digital | 15 min
DIRECTOR: WANG Lu Ka
SCRIPTWRITER: WANG Lu Ka
PRODUCER: HU Yuanxing
After unemployment and a breakup, Wei returns to her village home to sign a demolition agreement, while her soon-to-be-homeless aunt, Yanqiu, decides to seek a future home through a matchmaking service.
One Home To Another
Mainland China | Drama | Putonghua, Uyghur | 2K Digital | 15 min
DIRECTOR: LAN Tian
SCRIPTWRITER: LAN Tian
PRODUCER: HUO Chuxin
After a delightful holiday in Kashgar, the sisters receive good news on the train back to the mainland: they are chosen to represent their school in a dance competition. However, as the competition approaches, their teachers want to replace the Korean dance they have prepared with traditional Xinjiang dance due to their identity.
Small, Sharp & Green
Singapore | Drama, Fantasy | English, Mandarin, Hokkien | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: Ivan TAN
SCRIPTWRITER: Ivan TAN
PRODUCER: TEOH Yi Peng
A Malaysian migrant worker in Singapore reveals that she is the mother of a green goblin when her boyfriend proposes to her.
EXPWY
Japan | Drama, Family | Japanese | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: OKAMOTO Tao
SCRIPTWRITER: OKAMOTO Tao
PRODUCER: OKAMOTO Tao
Nina (10 years old), lives in suburban town and wants the more exciting and lively life she believes exists in the city. One day she learns of a project to build an express highway that she thinks could fulfil her wish, but the outcome is slightly different from what she imagined.
Absent
Malaysia | Horror, Fantasy | Mandarin | 4K Digital | 16 min
DIRECTOR: YOENG Kuok Hong
SCRIPTWRITER: YOENG Kuok Hong
PRODUCER: Elise Shick CHONG
Taoist shaman SHENG confronts his mother’s spirit in their old home. Despite past conflicts and poverty, they reconcile, and SHENG helps his mother find peace, fulfilling his familial duty.
Homecoming Waves
Cambodia | Drama | Khmer | 4K Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: Ines SOTHEA
SCRIPTWRITER: Ines SOTHEA
PRODUCERS: Sothea CHHIN, Lucas SENECAUT
For Malai, a rescued sex trafficking survivor, Home is where the heart is. But when the object of your heart has moved on, it is time to leave home.
Sundays With The Stranger From China
Indonesia | Drama, Fantasy | Bahasa Indonesia, Hokkien | Digital | 15 min
DIRECTOR: Andrew KOSE
SCRIPTWRITER: Andrew KOSE
PRODUCER: Evi CECILIA
A Young boy’s boring trip to visit his unacquainted Grandmother turns into a daydream journey in mastering the art of using chopsticks.
A South Facing Window
Mongolia | Drama | Mongolian | Digital | 20 min
DIRECTOR: Lkhagvadulam PUREV-OCHIR
SCRIPTWRITER: Lkhagvadulam PUREV-OCHIR
PRODUCER: Oyundari KHURELBAATAR
Amongst the endless traffic snaking through Ulaanbaatar, a young couple fight about their daughter, jobs, and affairs. Within the echo and the emptiness of shiny, new apartments, they try to imagine a future.