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Category: Documentary

The Keriya

The Keriya

The sands do not shift in Pengfei Shen and Ji Lin’s understated documentary.

Posted on 10 Dec 202510 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, DocumentaryTagged 2017, Ji Lin, Pengfei Shen, Review. Leave a comment

Four Trails

Four Trails

Eighteen hikers face Hong Kong’s most excruciating ultra marathon in Robin Lee’s documentary

Posted on 18 Sep 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Hong Kong, SportsTagged 2023, Robin Lee. Leave a comment

An Unfinished Film

An Unfinished Film

A movies lingers in production hell as the world falls apart, in Lou Ye’s docu-fiction drama.

Posted on 7 May 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Documentary, DramaTagged 2024, Huang Xuan, Liang Ming, Lou Ye, Mao Xiaorui, Qi Xi, Qin Hao, Zhang Songwen. Leave a comment

Elegies

Elegies

Ann Hui shows that poetry is alive and as fascinating as ever in her calm, thoughtful documentary.

Posted on 11 Jun 202411 Jun 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Hong KongTagged 2023, Ann Hui, Review. Leave a comment

Asog

Asog

Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.

Posted on 30 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Disaster, Documentary, Drama, PhilippinesTagged 2023, Amelia De la Cruz, Arnel Pablo, QEFF, Queer East, Raul Ramos, Review, Rey Aclao, Ricky Gacho Jr, Seán Devlin. Leave a comment

Solids by the Seashore

Solids by the Seashore

Walls shape and restrict us in Patiparn Boontarig’s contemplative drama.

Posted on 5 Mar 202410 Mar 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Drama, Romantic, ThailandTagged 2023, Aijicha Krutnak, Apichai Tragoolpadetkrai, Ilada Pitsuwan, Khalid Midam, Molywon Phantarak, Nicharee Boonmuang, Pakorn Rujiravilai, Patiparn Boontarig, Pisuthpak Sukwisit, Rawipa Srisanguan, Review, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Supachai Girdsuwan, Sure Kewee, Tipagorn Chaiprasit. Leave a comment

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side

Two people, both so different yet similar, struggle to make sense of the future in Crystal Wong’s low-key documentary.

Posted on 7 Apr 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Hong KongTagged 2022, Crystal Wong, HKFFUK, Review. Leave a comment

If We Burn

If We Burn

The fiery resolve of the Hong Kong people blazes furiously in James Leong and Lyn Lee’s brutal documentary.

Posted on 20 Mar 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Hong KongTagged 2023, HKFFUK, James Leong, Lynn Lee. 1 Comment

In Between Mountains and Oceans

In Between Mountains and Oceans

Past, present, religion and nature come together in a thoughtful if meandering documentary on construction culture.

Posted on 24 Jun 20202 Nov 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, JapanTagged 2016, Kengo Kuma, Masaaki Miyazawa, Mitsuo Ogawa, Review, Takeshi Kitano. Leave a comment

Little Miss Sumo

Little Miss Sumo

A young woman wrestles with prejudice in this short, sweet documentary.

Posted on 19 May 202019 May 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Japan, ShortTagged 2018, Hiyori Kon, Matt Kay, Review. Leave a comment

The Return

The Return

Malene Choi’s hybrid debut feature looks at the difference between homeland and home.

Posted on 16 Nov 201815 Jan 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Karoline Sofie Lee, LKFF, Malene Choi, Review, Thomas Hwan. 1 Comment

Grown Up

Grown Up

Sororal bonds run deep in this touching documentary.

Posted on 10 Nov 201817 Sep 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, KoreaTagged 2018, Jang Hye-jeong, Jang Hye-yeong, Lee Eun-kyung, LKFF, Yoon Jeong-min. Leave a comment

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