Category: 2026 Films
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่ถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่ถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Silence Between Metaphors: Ildikรณ Enyedi’s Silent Friend” by Anna Nguyen Ildikรณ Enyedi (director), Silent Friend, 2026. 147 min. In Marburg, Germany, a neurologist named Dr Tony Wong is giving…
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่ถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่ถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Borrowed Strength: Longman Leung’s Cold War 1994” by Jonathan Han Longman Leung (director). Cold War 1994, 2026. 123 min. Prequels make for demanding films. They demand a connection to…
![[FIRST IMPRESIONS] “Borrowed Strength: Longman Leung’s ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ 1994” by Jonathan Han](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https-mubi.comenfrfilmscold-war-1994.webp?w=1024)
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่ถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่ถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Jack Ngโs Night King: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Han Jack Ng (director). Night King, 2026. 132 min. Growing up, East Tsim Sha Tsui…
![[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Jack Ngโs ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐พ๐๐๐: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Han](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3333.webp?w=1024)
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่ถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่ถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Between Golf and Karaoke: Locating Filipino Identity in Rafael Manuelโs Filipiรฑana” By Ciro Quiapos Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Filipiรฑana. Rafael Manuel (director), Filipiรฑana, 2020. 24 min. Before Rafael Manuelโs directorial…
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] โThe Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanutejaโs Levitatingโ by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja Wregas Bhanuteja (director), Levitating, 2026. 119 min. INTRODUCTION Nirris Nagendrarajah Levitating, the third feature by the Indonesian filmmaker…
![[SUNDANCE 2026] โThe Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanutejaโs ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐โ by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanutejaย ย](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-2.png?w=680)
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] โJosef Kubota Wladyka’s Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!: A Bird, a Body, and the Illusion of Depthโ by Nirris Nagendrarajah Josef Kubota Wladyka (director), Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, 2026. 122 min. In Ha-Chan, Shake…
![[SUNDANCE 2026] “Josef Kubota Wladyka’s ๐ป๐-๐ถโ๐๐, ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ก๐ฆ!: A Bird, a Body, and the Illusion of Depth” by Nirris Nagendrarajah](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image.png?w=1000)
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[SUNDANCE 2026] “Rafael Manuel’s Filipiรฑana: Beneath the Manicured Surface” by Nirris Nagendrarajah
All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] โRafael Manuel’s Filipiรฑana: Beneath the Manicured Surfaceโ by Nirris Nagendrarajah Clickย HERE to readย all entries inย Chaย onย Filipiรฑana. Rafael Manuel (director), Filipiรฑana, 2026. 100 min. A successful short does not necessarily yield a successful feature. One…
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] โThree Perspectives on a Haunting: Vera Miao’s Rock Springsโ by Nirris Nagendrarajah Vera Miao (director), Rock Springs, 2026. 97 min. Gracie, played by Aria Kim One leaves Rock Springs with two impressions: that…
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