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22nd New York Asian Film Festival

The 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) ended another epic 17-day run on Sunday night, with stage appearances by over 100 acclaimed filmmakers, international stars and other notable guests from across Asia and the Asian diaspora, screenings of over 70 films at Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), Barrymore Film Center and Look Cinemas from July 14 โ€“ 30, with many shows sold out and the highest festival attendance on record.

The Closing Ceremony of 76th Festival De Cannes

What does belonging mean? How can one experience it when home, that primary site of belonging, evokes a disjointed, ruptured emotion, not quite lending ease orโ€ฆ

The Closing Ceremony of 76th Festival De Cannes

What does belonging mean? How can one experience it when home, that primary site of belonging, evokes a disjointed, ruptured emotion, not quite lending ease orโ€ฆ

FINDING BLISS_ FIRE AND ICE - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT MOVIE REVIEW (1)
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Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice [2022]: ‘ NYAFF’ Review – An Insightful Exploration of Value of Art in Our Lives

Akash Deshpande July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
GROWN-UPS-2022-MOVIE-REVIEW (1)
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Grown-Ups (2022): ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Insidious Blow to the Core of Clichรฉs

Sourima Chakraborty July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
#LookAtMe (2022) 'NYAFF'
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#LookAtMe (2022) ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Empathetic Drama discussing the issue of Human Rights

Akash Deshpande July 23, 2022July 24, 2022
OFFBEAT COPS MOVIE REVIEW (1)
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Offbeat Cops [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review: A beautiful unconventional film with intertwined threads

Reubyn Coutinho July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Shin Ultraman [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – More like an episodic love letter to Ultraman by fans than a cohesive movie
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Shin Ultraman [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – More like an episodic love letter to Ultraman by fans than a cohesive movie

Amartya Acharya July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
LESSON IN MURDER MOVIE REVIEW (2)
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Lesson in Murder [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Tense and Chilling Lesson in Trauma and Serial Killing

Ahendrila Goswami July 21, 2022July 22, 2022

New York Asian – Jury

Anderson Le

Jason Gray

Jennifer Kim

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Meteors (2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

Meteors (2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: A Humanistic and Fervent Tale of Two Teenagers Waking up to the Waves of Adulthood

May 28, 2025
Akash Deshpande
The Mastermind (2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

The Mastermind (2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: Kelly Reichardtโ€™s Genre Reshaping Targets the Heist Thriller For A Serenely Gripping Commentary on Americaโ€™s Downturn

May 26, 2025
Julian Malandruccolo
The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: Subverting Genre Conventions to Revisit Brazilโ€™s Military History

May 26, 2025
Julian Malandruccolo
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The Asian Angel [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A moving cross-cultural road movie
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The Asian Angel [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A moving cross-cultural road movie

Shikhar Verma August 5, 2021

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Baseball Girl [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A moving central performance elevates sports drama
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Santanu Das September 23, 2020

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Victim(s) [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Brutal, taut film where strong writing shapes an important drama
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Victim(s) [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Brutal, taut film where strong writing shapes an important drama

Shashwat Sisodiya September 23, 2020

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Chasing Dream [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Where MMA meets a Reality Show
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Chasing Dream [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Where MMA meets a Reality Show

Zafar Rizvi September 18, 2020

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Wild Sparrow [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A nuanced portrayal of unspoken subtexts
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Wild Sparrow [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A nuanced portrayal of unspoken subtexts

Amartya Bhattacharyya September 17, 2020

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Geran [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Gritty action fails to disguise a predictable family drama
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Geran [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Gritty action fails to disguise a predictable family drama

Amartya Acharya September 15, 2020

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Beneath the Shadow [2020]: โ€˜NYAFFโ€™ Review – A Slow-Burn Queer Drama That Withers Before Bloom
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Beneath the Shadow [2020]: โ€˜NYAFFโ€™ Review – A Slow-Burn Queer Drama That Withers Before Bloom

Debopriyaa Dutta September 14, 2020

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Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 [2020] ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Delightful narrative in a sweet, somber film
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Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 [2020] ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Delightful narrative in a sweet, somber film

Shashwat Sisodiya September 14, 2020

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The Girl and The Gun [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Symbolic Eye-Opener on Exercising The Presumed Power of a Patriarchal Society
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The Girl and The Gun [2020]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Symbolic Eye-Opener on Exercising The Presumed Power of a Patriarchal Society

Neha Baviskar September 14, 2020

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