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19Vol.

PYIFF Preview: Looks Like I Need My Annual Pingyao Fix

A quick preview before this year's Pingyao International Film Festival.

Festivals2026.0966 min
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18Vol.

Love, Death & Cinephilia (Interview w/ Lúcia Nagib)

In this episode, we speak with Lúcia Nagib, Professor of Film at the University of Reading, film scholar and filmmaker, about her film Films to Die For — a cinematic essay on cinephilia, film history, death, and the ever-changing nature of cinema.

Interviews2026.0940 min
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17Vol.

FIRST 20 - Part 2: Do We Really Need to Watch So Much Personal Video?

The second episode of our FIRST 20 series: with creator Maxine and FIRST volunteer 97, from the main-competition fiction films to documentaries and “First Frame”.

Festivals2026.0863 min
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16Vol.

FIRST 20 - Part 1: Grab This Ultimate Survival Guide While It's Hot

The first of our FIRST 20 series: accreditation, tickets, the commute between three and a half screening halls, and where to eat in Xining — a field guide with heart.

Festivals2026.0846 min
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15Vol.

Montréal, ma belle & Saving Face: I Grew Up to Become You

From 2005's Saving Face to the lives of Chinese American queer communities — and why our questions still hold twenty years later.

Her Cinema2026.0684 min
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14Vol.

Montréal, ma belle & Saving Face: Is a Failed Heterosexual Marriage the Ultimate Sin for Midlife Immigrant Women?

On Montréal, ma belle: a 53-year-old Chinese woman's awakening, and Joan Chen's twenty-year fight for female storytelling.

Her Cinema2026.0657 min
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13Vol.

Le rendez-vous de l'été: Weaving Everyone's Solitude into a Solo Trip

Le rendez-vous de l'été: Paris in an Olympic summer — following Blandine's solo trip through a female director-writer's lens, learning to be alone-but-not-lonely.

Her Cinema2026.0580 min
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12Vol.

50th HKIFF: Who Spoils Us Like Hong Kong Film Fest Does?

A behind-the-badge recap of the 50th HKIFF: viewing rhythm, programming logic, and Juliette Binoche's masterclass, in a Q&A format.

Festivals2026.0453 min
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11Vol.

Is All I Wanna Do Just Another Chick Flick?

Continuing Vol. 8: female ensembles, the politics of women-only spaces, and why the “chick flick” label sits uneasy with us.

Her Cinema2026.0457 min
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10Vol.

Young Woman and the Sea: Keep Girls in Sports, Give Us Back Women's Stories

Young Woman and the Sea: Gertrude Ederle's 1926 Channel crossing, and a women's narrative that keeps girls in sports.

Her Cinema2026.0357 min
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9Vol.

Hamnet: Bringing “Forgotten” Women into the Oscar Spotlight

Hamnet: Chloé Zhao turns her lens to Agnes, the woman history forgot — and Jessie Buckley takes home the Best Actress Oscar.

Her Cinema2026.0367 min
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8Vol.

All I Wanna Do: We'd Rather Make Our Own Choices Than Just Obey

Our International Women's Day special: the girls of a boarding school meet and collide — a full character tour of All I Wanna Do.

Her Cinema2026.0356 min
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Lucy Liu's Rosemead: Lucy Liu's Rosemead

A MINT Chinese Film Festival special on Rosemead: Lucy Liu's restrained, devastating portrait of a Chinese mother's loneliness, grief and choice.

Festivals2026.0231 min
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7Vol.

The World of Us: The PYIFF Hitmaker's Debut—Yoon Ga-eun's Portrait of Childhood

The World of Us: the Pingyao breakout debut by Yoon Ga-eun — ten-year-old Lee Sun's friendship, bullying and small but stubborn resistance.

Her Cinema2026.0273 min
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6Vol.

Fried Green Tomatoes: No Longer Sidekicks, But Each Other's Guardians

Fried Green Tomatoes: two female friendships across time — from the Deep South to race and marriage, women as each other's guardians.

Her Cinema2026.0276 min
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5Vol.

Left-Handed Girl: The Hidden Oscar Gem in Taipei's Night Markets

Left-Handed Girl: three generations in a Taipei night-market family, “corrected” childhoods, and the hidden discipline of patriarchy.

Her Cinema2026.0182 min
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4Vol.

Witness for the Prosecution: I Swear to God That My Testimony Is the Truth

Witness for the Prosecution: testimony, perspective and belief — how Billy Wilder choreographs our judgment.

Classics2026.0156 min
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3Vol.

Her: Why “Her” and Not “She”?

Her: from “Her” to “She” — human-AI intimacy and the power structures hidden in gender.

Classics2025.1265 min
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2Vol.

NOV Box Office: Resurrection, Zootopia 2... Before We Feast, Let's Get Full

A November roundup: Resurrection, Zootopia 2, and the magic of dialect on screen [Dialect Special].

Classics2025.1262 min
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1Vol.

Nühai & Sorry Baby: Since No One's Saying Sorry, We'll Say It Ourselves

Our debut episode: Shu Qi's directorial first feature Nühai and Cannes gem Sorry, Baby — two stories of wound and healing.

Her Cinema2025.1179 min
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