25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

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North American Premiere

A Dream Like A Dream

A man, whose body has perished, finds his soul lingering in the remnants of daily life. Unaware of his own death, he feels no particular concern for his destination. An unexpected phone call forges a brief connection to the living world—a bond as fleeting as his mortal existence, where genuine engagement always eluded him.

Director: Linjie Sheng
Producer: Honglin Deng
Screenwriters: Honglin Deng, Linjie Sheng
Cast: Chaobei Wang; Shuyi Liu
Languages: Chinese with English Subtitles
2026; 13 min.; DCP
Country: China

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 10, 4:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

This program of short films includes Jen Nee Lim’s Buah (Fruit), Yijian Shan’s Si Shui (Still Water), Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Romero’s Agapito, Xinhui Ma’s Flamingo in the Garden, Linjie Sheng’s A Dream Like a Dream, Soojeong Son’s Cecilia is Only Eight Years Old, and Sari Arambulo’s Cookie, Love.

Q&A with Yijian Shan (Director) - Si Shui (Still Water); Xinhui Ma (Director) - Flamingo In The Garden; Soojeong Son (Director) - Cecilia Is Only Eight Years Old; Jon Galvez (Producer) - Agapito