In a desperate search for validation, a self-absorbed woman stages her own funeral as part of a radical therapy trend.
25th New York Asian Film Festival
July 10-26, 2026
Shorts: Pressure Points
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New York Premiere
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
New York Premiere
Torn between love and tradition, a Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir – who is both the participant and maker of this documentary.
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
New York Premiere
The film captures the delicate dynamics between Abhi, a young tenant, and Deepa, his housekeeper. It is a gentle reminder of the connections we can form, regardless of the boundaries we create ourselves.
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
New York Premiere
In an isolated castle, students prepare for a life-changing examination. As anticipation builds to a fever pitch, a storm strikes. Trapped within crumbling walls, their academic sanctuary becomes a prison, and minds begin to break.
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
North American Premiere
Strangers take over Johney’s dorm, claiming they are there to “inspect the factory.” She fights with them to protect a secret hidden inside.
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
World Premiere
During a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in a wealthy Hong Kong household, the uneasy presence of a surrogate mother unsettles a family ritual, forcing two women on opposite sides of privilege to confront motherhood, belonging, and inheritance.
Thursday July 16, 3:00pm (Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center)
This program of short films includes Altay Ulan Yang’s HYENA, Anatole Sloan’s Our Child, Shen Chieh Tsang’s No Place Like Home, Hao Zhou’s CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG, Zéré Turlykhanova’s Coffin Therapy, and Surya Balakrishnan’s The Housekeeper.
Q&A with Anatole Sloan (Director) - Our Child; Zéré Turlykhanova (Director) - Coffin Therapy; Edyta Yutong Deng (Producer) - Hyena
