We present the Asian films that will be screened at the Edmonton International Film Festival which will take place from September 21 – October 1, 2023 in Edmonton, Canada.

Note: This article may include movies made by filmmakers with Asian ancestry.

– Feature Films –

Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda – Japan | 2023 – 126 minutes | Fiction
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges. From legendary director Hirokazu Kore-eda (SHOPLIFTERS, EIFF 2019; BROKER, EIFF 2022) (EIFF 2023)

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Sleep by Jason Yu – Korea | 2023 – 95 minutes | Fiction
A young couple’s life is turned upside down when the husband sleepwalks and turns into someone else after dark. His wife, overwhelmed by the fear that he will harm their newborn baby, can no longer sleep.What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesque behaviour. They consult a sleep clinic without success and as his nightmarish behaviour escalates, they desperately seek help from a shaman. (EIFF 2023)

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– Short Films –

Death and Ramen by Tiger Ji – USA | 2022 – 14 minutes | Fiction
A ramen chef spends his final night alive hanging out with the Grim Reaper. (EIFF 2023)

Graveyard of Horses by Xiaoxuan Jiang – USA | 2022 – 17 minutes | Fiction
A frigid winter on the Mongolian steppe, an untimely snowstorm aggravated the lives of a pregnant herder and her 8-year-old daughter: the missing flock of sheep, the unborn child, the absent husband, traces of wolves…… everything led the mother and daughter to places they’ve never been. (EIFF 2023)

The Nectar Instead by Yoo Lee – USA | 2023 – 4 minutes | Animation
A young fly gets trapped in the fly trap in the stop-motion studio only to have the existential realization that it spent its entire life chasing after the wrong thing. (EIFF 2023)

Sweet Juices by Sejon Im, Will Suen – Australia | 2023 – 15 minutes | Fiction
Genius cooks Shirong and Tony face eviction and incarceration; on a mission to clear their names, they leave a trail of saucy vomit, stolen bicycles, unhinged government officials, and squirting dumplings that deliver enlightenment. (EIFF 2023)

More information: https://edmontonfilmfest.com/