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Filmmaker interviews, analytical essays and other long reads dedicated to East and Southeast Asian cinema, produced by the Filmed in Ether team.

Every Episode of Girl From Nowhere, Ranked

Hieu ChauFebruary 15, 2019

We watched and ranked every episode of Girl From Nowhere, the episodic Thai series on Netflix that deserves your attention. ...

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9 Asian Films to Watch in 2019

Hieu ChauJanuary 22, 2019

From new films by beloved auteurs to original films from emerging filmmakers, these are the Asian films you should watch in 2019....

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Best of 2018: Our Favourite Asian Film Discoveries

Hieu ChauDecember 27, 2018

The Filmed in Ether team reveals its best Asian films of 2018 and talk about their favourite new discoveries in Asian cinema both past and present....

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Courtesans & Cash: A History of Prostitution in Japanese Film

Aidan DjabarovDecember 21, 2018

From The Life of Oharu to Sakuran, we unpack what prostitution means within the context of its depiction in classic and modern Japanese cinema....

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Working Class Woman: The Films of Sakura Ando

Brooke HeinzDecember 10, 2018

From Shoplifters to Love Exposure, Sakura Ando is one Japan's best actresses working today. We look back on her best performances so far....

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Mr. & Mrs. Cruz: Understanding its visual and narrative symmetry

Matthew RookeNovember 5, 2018

Sigrid Andrea Bernardo's new film, Mr and Mrs Cruz, makes full use of symmetry both visually and narratively. We look at all the ways it has been used to enhance the Filipina director's film....

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