24th New York Asian Film Festival

July 11-27, 2025

Shorts Program 2: Uncharted Adversity

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World Premiere

In Taiwan, Yen, a man with cerebral palsy, and Thai caregiver Suriya craft a language of gestures and silences, defying taboos and redefining care’s boundaries.

International Premiere

Inside my head, there's a cat, a dog, and a pile of rocks. The title of this film is “Dipolar Bipolar” which means “two extremes”.It symbolizes the two extremes of bipolar disorder.

New York Premiere

Set in 2008, Doddy, a 14 year old boy, tries to recreate an iconic scene of a zombie film with three of his best friends, using a handycam belonging to Anji, his sad and angry emo brother.

World Premiere

A magical Red Pocket interrupts an anxiety-ridden family dinner.

East Coast Premiere

A ten-year-old girl’s view of womanhood deepens through an unexpected bond with a bar girl, reshaping her sheltered world in Ho Chi Minh City. Watching over is a stolen Tamara de Lempicka nude art book.

North American Premiere

He was born with the peculiar ability to move and remove his body parts. Throughout his life, he shares his body parts to people he loves. Until the day he died, all left from him is a torso with a faceless head. His mother is trying to recollect his body parts.

East Coast Premiere
洗浄

At a Malaysian camp, a possessed trainee accuses peers of leaving filth in the latrine. Ordered into a gruesome midnight cleanup, their fragile interfaith bonds shatter.