Short films

Embodying Pasolini: Law of Attraction

During the creation of the performance Embodying Pasolini in Taipei, curator Olivier Saillard and actress Tilda Swinton revisit the legacy of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Through rehearsal, memory, and costume, cinema is reawakened in the living body.

Jack Hsu / 0:09:48 / Taiwan / Non-Fiction / 2025

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CHANT OF THE DESERT FLOWER

A young man prepares to meet his mother for the first time, a woman shaped by traumatic past and his birth. As they come face to face, an awkward, fragile conversation unfolds, revealing unspoken pain, longing, and years of questions. Through hesitant words and shared silences, they begin a quiet journey toward understanding and healing.

Sophea Kim / 00:15:36 / Cambodia / Drama / 2026

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Sulaimani

One evening in Paris, two strangers – both young women from Kerala, India, find themselves in an Indian restaurant, where the sights, sounds and smells take them on a symbolic journey of bittersweet memories of their uprooting and emancipation.

Vinnie Ann Bose / 0:20:02 / France / Animation / 2025

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Backstage Pass

A desperate actor sits through a terrible play—then gets a text from his manager: go backstage, pay your respects, and bring a gift. In a dressing room where hollow praise bounces off the walls, he keeps missing his chance to slip away. What ordeal is waiting for him behind the curtain?

Kanji Furutachi / 0:23:50 / Japan / Drama / 2026

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Directed by Sean Baker, starring Michelle Yeoh

Sandiwara

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Michelle Yeoh delivers a transformative performance, amid Penang’s vibrant cityscape. In collaboration with Academy Award-winning Director Sean Baker, Sandiwara delivers a bold, immersive celebration of womanhood, cultural identity, culinary heritage and the spirit of independent cinema.

Sean Baker / 0:10:51 / United States, Malaysia / Comedy, Drama / 2026

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