DownStream – First Foreign Forays

The early rounds of Awards Season are well underway, with the ultimate prize being the Oscars. If you've read this blog with any regularity, you know that the competition for International Feature is almost always intense and difficult to track, as there's no formal requirement that the submitted films ever screen in the United States. … Continue reading DownStream – First Foreign Forays →

Throwing Shade – A Sun

Taiwan's entry for the Academy Awards, A Sun (literal translation from Mandarin is Sunshine Illuminates Everything) is an interesting attempt at a poetic tale of a fractured family plagued by karmic tragedy. Directed and co-written by Chung Mong-hong, the film won the top prize at the Golden Horse Awards, which is the Chinese diaspora equivalent … Continue reading Throwing Shade – A Sun →