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Little Brown Comedies

August 30, 2012 / Art & Music, Experimental, Khavn De La Cruz, Movie Trailers, Philippines, Tagalog

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2009 Country: Philippines Director: Khavn De La Cruz Language: Tagalog Theme: Art & Music Genre: Experimental Summary A collection of short films by the enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, including ‘Amen, a brown comedy’ — a satire on the traditional Filipino custom of having younger people raise the hands of their elders, to [...]

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Rumi – Poet Of The Heart

June 19, 2012 / Art & Music, Documentary, Haydn Reiss, Iran, Movie Trailers, Persian

The surprising bestselling poet in America is a thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic named Jelaluddin Rumi. For seven hundred years, Rumi’s writings have enchanted, inspired, and enlightened Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists.

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Amin

June 19, 2012 / Art & Music, Documentary, Iran, Movie Trailers, Persian, Shahin Parhami

Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man’s struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality.

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Hawai’i International Film Festival Mini-Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, English, Free, Jay Hubert, United States

Released: 2009 Country: United States Director: Jay Hubert Language: English Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary 2010 marks the thirtieth year that the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) has been presenting the finest Asian and Pacific Island films to the people of Hawaii and beyond. HIFF’s purpose remains promoting cultural understanding between the East and West through the screening of the films made by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Up to 80,000 people attend the festival each year, making the [...]

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Korean National University of the Arts Mini Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Original Title: KNUA Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary The Korean National University of the Arts in Seoul is divided into 6 arts-focused schools, one of which is Film, TV and Multimedia whose students produce many short films and animations. This mini documentary shot exclusively for AsiaPacificFilms.com takes the viewer inside the university.

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Korean Academy of Film Arts Mini-Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) was established as an arm of the Korean Motion Pictures Promotion Corporation (KMPPC) in 1984, with an aim to revive the stagnant film industry and to overcome the limitations of existing film education by offering hands-on training programs. Since then, KAFA has grown influentially while producing the core talents who have led the Korean [...]

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Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival Mini Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Original Title: CinDi Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary This Seoul-based digital film festival showcases emerging Asian talents as well as select international artists. This mini-documentary shot in 2009 for AsiaPacificFilms.com gives viewers a look inside this exciting event in one of Asia cultural hubs.

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Edades: Victorio C. Edades and Modernism in Philippine Art

September 22, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, English, Movie Trailers, Nick Deocampo, Philippines

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2004 Country: Philippines Director: Nick Deocampo Language: English Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary Recognized as the father of Philippine Modernism, Victorio C. Edades came of age during the American occupation of the Philippines, becoming one of the formative influences among local artists who struggled to define the nation’s soul against its [...]

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They Call Her Lady Fingers

September 22, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, English, Movie Trailers, Patricia Elser Gillespie, United States

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2003 Country: United States Director: Patricia Elser Gillespie Language: English Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary This documentary traces Hawaii’s Jazz scene through the prolific life of Betty Loo Taylor. Could a female Chinese-American pianist really play hot, swinging jazz with the big boys? Yes she could and 40 years later she [...]

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Straight Line of a Circle

September 15, 2011 / Amir Moussavi, Art & Music, Iran, Movie Trailers, Persian, Short

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Khat-E Mostaghim-E Released: 2005 Country: Iran Director: Amir Moussavi Language: Persian Theme: Art & Music Genre: Short Summary With mesmerizing cinematography, this film examines a single Iranian man’s journey (or are there three men?) through a complex warping and weaving of time and space. In front of a faceless building, a man [...]

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Holo Mai Pele: The Epic Hula Myth

September 13, 2011 / Art & Music, Catherine Tatge, Documentary, English, Movie Trailers, United States

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2004 Country: United States Director: Catherine Tatge Language: English Theme: Art &Music Genre: Documentary Summary Holo Mai Pele (Pele Travels) tells the epic saga of the rivalry between Pelehonuamea, goddess of the volcano, and her youngest and favorite sister Hi’iaka. The one-hour performance weaves together archetypal themes of creation, love, and betrayal into [...]

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The Unknown Bird

September 11, 2011 / Art & Music, Bangladesh, Bengali, Documentary, Movie Trailers, Tanvir Mokammel

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Achin Pakhi Released: 1996 Country: Bangladesh Director: Tanvir Mokammel Language: Bengali Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary Lalon Fakir’s impressive oeuvre of folks songs are filled with profound lyrics and have found a close following in Bangladesh and the West Bengal of India, even a hundred years after his death. Although [...]

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Poet of the Wastes

July 7, 2011 / Art & Music, Drama, Iran, Mohammad Ahmadi, Movie Trailers, Persian, Recommendations

After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation’s unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning.

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