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4 Films you shouldn’t miss a the 26th Vancouver Asian Film Festival

These are four feature films you shouldn’t miss at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival which will take place in cinemas and online from November 3 – 13, 2022.

DEMIGOD: The Legend Begins by Chris Huang Wen Chang – Taiwan | 2022 – 103 minutes

When he ignores his master Eight-Toed Qilin’s advice, martial-world fledgling Su Huan-Jen is caught up in a perilous power struggle. Ensnared in a conspiracy that even his own master cannot escape from, Su Huan-jen must turn back the tide and stop the evil mastermind once and for all. (VAFF 2022)

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My Perfect Roommate by Lee Song-sung – Korea | 2022 – 93 minutes

Gum Bun, an old lady who’s lived alone all her life, and Ji Woong, a young college student who’s ready to do anything to earn money, now have to live together for “Saving Rent Project with Elderly Living Alone. (VAFF 2022)

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Trapped Balloon by Hiroyuki Miyagawa – Japan | 2022 – 104 minutes

Trapped Balloon とべない風船 follows a woman who has not seen her father for several years and does not have a good relationship with him. Slowly the relationship between the woman and her father changes thanks to an unsociable neighbor. (VAFF 2022)

We Don’t Dance For Nothing by Stefanos Tai – Philippines | 2022 – 86 minutes

A love letter to Filipina Domestic Workers of Hong Kong, this film highlights the community’s passionate street dancing and one woman’s plan to run away. Captured on Super-16 amidst the Hong Kong protests. WE DON’T DANCE FOR NOTHING tackles LGBTQ+ themes, issues of workers’ rights, and Hong Kong’s political landscape. (VAFF 2022)

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For more information, please visit: https://2022festival.vaff.org

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