Journeys

Two undocumented brothers live on the edges of Malaysian society, one quiet and law-abiding, the other reckless and furious. Jin Ong’s emotionally powerful debut is a moving story of love, injustice and survival.

A young, released offender struggles to regain his bearings in São Paulo, forging a tumultuous partnership in love and business with an older sex worker, in Marcelo Caetano’s raw, vital drama.

In a future world where senior citizens are banished from society, a rebellious matriarch instead embarks on a fantastic Amazon adventure. Gabriel Mascaro’s film is an ode to life and freedom with no age restrictions.

Generational tension comes to the fore in Tumpal Tampubolon’s atmospheric debut focusing on the relationship between a neurotic mother and her son as life in their crocodile park starts to crumble.

A hypnotic and otherworldly first feature following a man’s mystical journey from the city to his remote home village. Populated with long and immersive takes that highlight the beauty of rural Vietnam.

In the midst of a civil war following a military coup a group of young women in Myanmar organise a strike when the boss of their foreign owned garment factory hasn’t paid them in two months.

Legendary Filipino auteur Lav Diaz recounts a decade in the life of famed explorer Ferdinand Magellan in haunting and poetic fashion, following his colonisation of SE Asia and his tragic descent into damnation.

What price must a queer individual pay to achieve success in their chosen profession? With dramatic tension that doesn’t rely solely on sex, this erotic thriller poses affecting questions through two unlikely lovers.

Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho painstakingly recreates the Recife of the 70s dictatorship years in this sprawling, colourful spy thriller like no other. Winner of Best Director and Best Actor at Cannes.

In a world where everyone has a camera in their pocket, the government has cameras on street corners and businesses have cameras in their lobbies, when can you be sure that you're not being recorded and who can you trust?