Asian Studies

Beijing Taxi

The intimate lives of three taxi drivers are seen through a humanistic lens as they navigate a quickly morphing city, confronting modern issues and changing values.

Made in China

This critically-acclaimed documentary follows the filmmaker on an international journey to uncover his white American father’s remarkable childhood in pre-Mao China.

Tibet: Beyond Fear

Tibet: Beyond Fear highlights the remarkable courage of Ngawang, a Buddhist nun and Bagdro, a Buddhist monk who at 13 and 20 years old, led freedom demonstrations against Chinese repression in Tibet.

Free China: The Courage to Believe

The story of a mother and former Communist Party member, Jennifer Zeng, who along with more than 70 Million Chinese were practicing a belief that combined Buddhism and Daoism until the Chinese Government outlawed it.

Mrs. Judo

Witness the life-long journey of Keiko Fukuda’s decision to defy thousands of years of tradition, choose her own path, and become the only woman in history to attain judo’s pinnacle of 10th degree black belt. ​

Wedding Palace

After being abandoned at the altar, Jason courts the girl of his dreams in cyberspace. When she arrives in LA for their wedding, she turns out to be completely different than expected.

In the Name of Confucius

After a teacher defects and speaks up against the Chinese government's multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute program, a top Canadian university finds themselves tangled in a global controversy surrounding the CI's political influence and true purpose.

Remittance

When Marie becomes a maid in Singapore to support her family in the Philippines, she trades one set of hardships for another. As she gets caught up in the new life she is building, she is forced to choose between her desires and family responsibilities. ​