Asian Mystical (Sur)Realities

8 films

The surreal often emerges from everyday life. The rituals, urban legends, and folk beliefs in this selection may appear as distant as myths, yet they are deeply embedded in our daily experience, touching the most potent emotions and sense of awe within us. I have always believed that the surreal is not the strangeness of the external world, but an enlargement of what lies within. Between the mysterious and the mundane, the landscapes of Asia give rise to their own authentic and singular tales. These films move through the cracks between reality and myth, illuminating the subtle, ineffable connections between people and the world, between faith and the void.

Curator

朱凱濙

香港出生，關注破碎記憶、女性主體與情感靈性流動。短片《紅棗薏米花生》獲金馬獎最佳劇情短片，入選棕櫚泉、Raindance 等影展；新作《貓與雞》奪平遙國際電影展最佳短片、高雄電影節評審團獎。曾入選釜山 Asian Film Academy、釜山電影學院（AFiS)、金馬電影學院及柏林影展新銳營，作品以細膩深沉的影像語言探觸家庭與情感縫隙獲得廣泛認可。