Features - Filmed in Ether

In the Mood for Mikio Naruse: A Guide to Japan’s Unsung Master

New to Naruse? Learn more about one of Japan's unsung masters as we explore his career and recommend which films of his you should start on....

We caught up with designer Karl Castro to learn more about his work behind the official posters for Antoinette Jadaone's Fan Girl....

Brooke HeinzMarch 18, 2021

Hikari Mitsushima's versatility has made her one of Japan's most interesting actors to watch, We look at her best screen performances so far....

Aidan DjabarovFebruary 17, 2021

We chat with Taiwanese writer-director Hsieh Pei-ju to discuss her latest film Heavy Craving and learn how her comedy-drama came together....

Filmed in EtherDecember 29, 2020

The Filmed in Ether team reveals their best 2020 Asian films and talk about their favourite new discoveries in Asian cinema past and present....

Filmed in EtherDecember 22, 2020

From anime shows like Demon Slayer to K-Dramas like Stranger, these are the Asian TV shows we caught up with during lockdown. ...

Aidan DjabarovDecember 10, 2020

From features like Mogul Mowgli to shorts like Handscape, we take a look at the very best from Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival 2020....

Claire LanglaisDecember 6, 2020

We unpack Far East Film Festival winners Better Days and Victim(s), two complementary films with a lot to say on bullying and youth issues....

Natalie NgOctober 19, 2020

Yoon Ga-Eun's The House of Us and Ahn Ju-Young's A Boy & Sungreen show what's possible when children's stories are taken seriously....

Brooke HeinzOctober 12, 2020

From A Quiet Dream and Jane to her newest films Maggie and Baseball Girl, we look at the film career of rising star Lee Joo-Young....

Natalie NgSeptember 20, 2020

We explore why Leon Le's exquisite Vietnamese period film Song Lang falls short of being a great queer romance....

Natalie NgSeptember 10, 2020

We look at all the ways Norris Wong’s debut film, My Prince Edward, cleverly subverts the marriage plot by exposing the horror of matrimony....