IFFI 50, VI: Soul of Asia Retrospective of seven landmark movies
IFFI 2019, in its 50th 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.