IFFI 50, VI: Soul of Asia Retrospective of seven landmark movies

IFFI 2019, in its 50^th edition, will be presenting a specially curated section which consists of some of the new and dynamic films that have made their mark, from across various Asian countries, and have been directed by Asian film-makers. With this spirit in mind, it has been named, Soul of Asia.

Films to be showcased in this section are:

Feelings to Tell, by Wen LI

Summer is the Coldest Season, by Sun Zhou

The Fourth Wall, co-directed by Zhang Chong and Bo Zhang

(All from China)

Japanese film, Ten Years Japan

Taiwanese film, Ten Years Taiwan

The Other Half, directed by Lalith Rathnayake, from SriLanka

Wet Season, directed by Anthony Chen, coproduced by Singapore and Taiwan

Amongst these, Ten Years Japan and Ten Years Taiwan are omnibus films, which started with the Ten Years series, in 2015, and which reflect how young directors from the respective countries envision their immediate surroundings in a decade’s time. As might be expected, their depiction often foretells dark times ahead.