In this episode, we turn our eye to some picks from the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), including an extended chat about Benny Chan's final film Raging Fire. Meanwhile Maja Korbeca chats to the "Grandmother of Hong Kong Cinema" Ann Hui, recipient of the NYAFF 2021 Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award.
This episode's timecodes
00:31 - Episode introduction 02:16 - Back to live festivals with NYAFF and Raging Fire 15:36 - Hand Rolled Cigarette and Limbo 22:59 - Shadows and more from Hong Kong 28:59 - Maja interview with Ann Hui 41:41 - Some picks screening from South Korea, including Spiritwalker, The Prayer and Midnight 49:38 - More picks including Three Sisters and Escape from Mogadishu 51:50 - Picks from Japan, including Last Of The Wolves and Junk Head 52:10 - Picks from Taiwan, including As You Like It, The Silent Forest and My Missing Valentine 58:13 - Outro