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“Love Boat: Taiwan” Traces Asian Diaspora and Taiwanese Identities
By
Anthony Kao
Trailers
Trailer: Explore Vibrant Asian Cuisines In Netflix’s “Street Food”
By
Richard Yu
China
Review: “One Child Nation” Tells The Story of a Nation At War With Its Own Population
By
Emily Hsiang
News
Review: Ai Weiwei’s “The Rest” Offers a Scathing Critique of Europe for Denying Human Dignity to Refugees
By
Emily Hsiang
Ireland
Review: “The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid” Depicts Two Irelands At War
By
Oscar Harding
Egypt
Interviewing “Tickling Giants” Director Sara Taksler on Standing Up to Abuses of Power
By
Emily Hsiang
Brazil
Interview: “Nossa Chape” Directors Jeff and Michael Zimbalist Discuss How Communities Rebuild After Tragedy
By
Leo Schwartz
Brazil
Review: Documentary “Nossa Chape” Explores the Transcendent Nature of Sports
By
Leo Schwartz
China
“People’s Republic of Desire”: Director Hao Wu Introduces Us to Chinese Internet Celebrity Culture
By
Richard Yu
Documentaries
Films Like Netflix’s “One of Us” Reflect a Surge of Interest in New York’s Hasids
By
Jake Goldwasser
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