Exhalation

A young boy ponders one of the greatest mysteries of his life: just why is his mother's cooking so appalling? His father claims his mother lost her cooking skills when she gave birth to him. But there remains one sole culinary treat, so tantalisingly tasty, our small friend simply has to find out how it is made... his mother's sublime chicken and rice dish.

Divided into two parallel stories. In "Afternoon River," Grace tries to go through her mundane everyday work while ignoring the incessant ringing of her cell phone. In "Evening Sky," the tomboyish Lai Fun seeks justice from an illegal DVD peddler who impregnated her best friend.

A young Chinese Malaysian woman becomes involved in the sordid world of human trafficking as she tries to make a better life for herself with a dream of moving to Taiwan.

The film is a collection of one-minute short films created by 60 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema.

A young woman receives a series of letters from a friend that provokes thoughts on the passage of time and how it affects the way we view the world.

Mysterious poetic story of long-lasting discord between beautiful sisters unfolds in Malaysia and Japan.

Unhappy farm worker Mei steals some money from her boyfriend Seng, boards a ship to Japan and leaves him broken-hearted. But when she is deported it is Seng that greets her at the harbor for a night of bitter reflection.

A dreamlike cinematic poem about a family. A boy runs an errand for his mother and realizes that she is dying. A man attends the funeral of a former lover and speaks to her ghost. A woman learns to appreciate the little things around her in everyday life. Meanwhile, in another place at another time, a young girl tries to photograph an incredibly beautiful snow landscape.

A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them. A poetic rumination in love, memories and loss told almost entirely with split screens.

When a rare earth plant is being built near a coastal town, its inhabitants fall into despair, fearful of its radioactive effects.