23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

Shorts Program 1: The Animals That Therefore We Are

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East Coast Premiere

Oscar-nominated director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi’s standout stop-motion animated parable follows a mischievous cat and a little girl as they encounter an otherworldly creature confined within a small bottle.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

International Premiere
少年与驴

Executive produced by late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, this hilarious coming-of-age tale continues the legacy of Tibetan New Wave cinema with a novel new take on the classic novel, Journey to the West.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

New York Premiere
魚仔

When 16-year-old Patrick (Ian Chen, Fresh Off the Boat) questions his love for God, his journey of self-discovery towards fluidity and openness manifests in his skin.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

North American Premiere
馬語

Taiwanese icon Mavis Fan returns to the movie screen with a stellar performance in The Horse, a poignant film about intimate spaces and nostalgia.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

International Premiere

When two young siblings are accused of theft by a convenience store owner, the unlikely protagonists find an uproariously offbeat way to extricate themselves from this harrowing mess.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

North American Premiere
我是貓

Envisioning himself as a feline, a mute young man finds refuge in a blind elderly cat lover's home where he experiences newfound tenderness while momentarily forgetting his human identity.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.

International Premiere
Bikinggri Etchaluk

In a Garo tribal village facing displacement, an elderly couple clings to their broken home as well as the hope of seeing their firefighter grandson.

Friday July 12, 2:15pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.