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ContemporAsian
March 19, 2008–May 12, 2010
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Asian cinema is fast becoming a cinema without borders. Digital filmmaking and international coproductions are rapidly transforming an industry in which the transnational flow of talent and resources, even between the U.S. and Asia, has become the norm. In the monthly exhibition ContemporAsian, MoMA showcases films that get little exposure outside of their home countries or on the international festival circuit, but which engage the various styles, histories, and changes in Asian cinema. Presented in special weeklong engagements, the films in the series include recent independent gems by both new and established filmmakers whose work represent the rapidly transforming visual culture of the region. Not only are audiences given the rare chance to enjoy these undistributed films on the big screen—they also experience the diversity and richness of Asian cinema in all its many forms.
Organized by Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film, and and William Phuan, independent curator, with additional support from Asian CineVision.
Related Film Screenings
Upcoming
Past
Ling yi ban (The Other Half)
2006. China. Ying Liang. 111 min.
An Evening with Kazuhiro Soda
The filmmaker introduces his debut feature, Campaign, as part of Contemporasian. The film will also be shown on April 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, with no filmmaker introduction.
Senkyo (Campaign)
2007. Japan. Kazuhiro Soda. 119 min.
Senkyo (Campaign)
2007. Japan. Kazuhiro Soda. 119 min.
Mukhsin
2006. Malaysia. Yasmin Ahmad. 94 min.
Tirador (Slingshot)
2007. Philippines. Brillante Mendoza. 86 min.
Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey
2007. Pakistan. Sabiha Sumar, Sachithanandam Sathananthan. 82 min.
Herbert
2006. India. Suman Mukhopadhyay. 142 min.
Megane
2007. Japan. Naoko Ogigami. 106 min.
Megane
2007. Japan. Naoko Ogigami. 106 min.
Hyazgar (Desert Dream)
2007. Mongolia/China. Lu Zhang. 123 min.
Flower in the Pocket
2007. Malaysia. Liew Seng Tat. 97 min.
Ramchand Pakistani
2008. Pakistan. Mehreen Jabbar. 103 min.