We present the programme of the Mulan International Film Festival which is taking place from August 11 – 20, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.

Opening Nigh
The Sunny Side of the Street by Lau Kok-rui – Hong Kong | 2022 – 113 minutes

Closing Night
Leap of Faith by Yang Lina – China | 2022 – 102 minutes

Fountainhead
A Wolf on Watch by Dasung – China | 2022 – 103 minutes
Audience by Jiang Geng – 2022 – 5 minutes
Aunt Lotus & Her Dream Bicycle by Kew Lin – Singapore | 2022 – 16 minutes
Chacha by Yang Chenghua, Zhang Shang – France, China | 2022 – 13 minutes
Go Fishing by Nan Xin – China | 2022 – 73 minutes
Kitchen Leaking by William Yuan – 2023 – 14 minutes
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Liu Zhou’anqi – USA | 2023 – 19 minutes
My Zombie Grandpa by Qian Ning – Taiwan | 2022 – 19 minutes
Parkland of Decay and Fantasy by Zhu Chenliang – China | 2022 – 109 minutes
Talks Overnight by Su Qiqi – Hong Kong | 2023 – 76 minutes
Tequila Sunset by Song Jinsui – USA | 2022 – 22 minutes
Up All Night by Andrew The-Anh Luk – Canada | 2023 – 15 minutes

Lili vs Leviathan
Bad Women of China by He Xiaopei – China | 2021 – 82 minutes
Boat People by Ann Hui – Hong Kong | 1982 – 111 minutes (4K Restored)
Huahua’s Dazzling World and Its Myriad Temptations by Daphne Xu – Canada, USA | 2022 – 82 minutes
Is There a Pine on the Mountain by Liu Chongyan – France | 2022 – 37 minutes
The Cord of Life by Qiao Sixue – China | 2022 – 96 minutes

Yin and Yang
Girl’s School by Mi-mi Lee – Taiwan | 1982 – 91 minutes (2K Restored)
Queer China “Comrade” China by Cui Zi’en – China | 2009 – 118 minutes
Secrets of 1979 by Zero Chou – Tiawan | 2021 – 86 minutes

Retrospective
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth by Philip Haas USa | 1988 – 46 minutes (2K Restored)
A Time to Live, A Time to Die by Hou Hsiao-Hsien – Taiwan | 1985 – 137 minutes (2K Restored)
Crows and Sparrows by Zheng Junli – China | 1949 – 111 minutes (2K Restored)
Havana Divas by S. Louisa Wei – Hong Kong | 2018/2023 – 99 minutes
Two Stage Sister by Xie Jin – China | 1964 – 112 minutes (4K Restored)

Special Presentation: Wuxia
A Touch of Zen by King Hu – Taiwan | 1971 – 180 minutes (4k Restored)
Ashes of Time Redux by Wong Kar-wai – Hong Kong | 2008 – 93 minutes (35mm Film)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee – China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA | 2000 – 120 minutes (4k Restored)
Dragon Inn by King Hu – Taiwan, Hong Kong | 1967 – 111 minutes (4k Restored)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn by Tsai Ming-Liang – Taiwan | 2003 – 82 minutes (4k Restored)

For more information, please visit: https://mulanfestival.com/festival-2023