Perry Meas
‘Diamond Island’ captures alienation, anxiety against backdrop of Cambodia’s urbanization
Diamond Island is a subdued, gestural snapshot of a young Cambodian rural migrant working in the rapidly shifting capital of Phnom Penh. Davy Chou’s...
A preview of Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s ‘Messy, Queer, Asian’ shorts program
Three Dollar Bill Cinema, Seattle's very own 28-year-old queer film institution, will present the Seattle Queer Film Festival from Oct. 12 - 22, 2023...
‘Suzhou River’ narrative captures the low mood of everyday Shanghai
In Suzhou River (2000) by Director Lou Ye, an enigmatic videographer drifts down the titular river in a gloomy Shanghai. From behind the camera,...
“Before, Now & Then” toes the line between dreams and consciousness
In Before, Now & Then (2022), secrets and troubled memories are sealed away between koi ponds and mist-laden forests at a landed estate in...
A preview of Northwest Film Forum’s 26th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival
Local Sightings Film Festival is Seattle’s only festival dedicated to Pacific Northwest films and filmmakers, from WA, OR, AK, ID, MT, BC, and the...
‘Spacked Out’ dives into all the emotional turbulence of subaltern Y2K Hong Kong teens
In Lawrence Lau’s Spacked Out (2000), four wayfaring teenage outcasts drift through the colorful grime and sludge of turn-of-the-century Hong Kong. 13-year old Cookie...
