Princess Weekes

Movie Night May 2023: Celebrating AAPI Month

Added 2023-05-05 01:01:00 +0000 UTC

Movie night will be on Sunday, May 28th 7pm EDT.

Please check the content warnings for these films especially.

1) The Assassin (2015)

1h 45m | content warnings

9th century China. 10-year-old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, turning her into an exceptional assassin. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent to kill the man to whom she was promised, a cousin who leads a large military region. (from MUBI)

2) Norte, The End of History (2013)

TV-MA | 4h 10m | content warnings

A man is wrongly jailed for murder while the real killer roams free. The murderer is an intellectual frustrated with his country’s never-ending cycle of betrayal and apathy. The convict is a simple man who finds life in prison more tolerable when something mysterious starts happening to him. (from MUBI)

3) Decision To Leave (2022)

2h 19m | content warnings

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. (from MUBI)

4) Whale Rider (2002)

PG-13 | 1h 41m | content warnings

A Maori village on the coast of New Zealand faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Descendents of the “Whale Rider”, custom dictates the leader should be male, but Pai sets out to claim her birthright and fulfill her destiny. (from MUBI)

5) Vai (2019)

1h 30m | content warnings: discussion of racism, colonialism and misogyny.

A portmanteau feature film by 9 female Pacific filmmakers and filmed on seven Pacific islands. It is about the journey of empowerment through culture over the lifetime of one woman, Vai. (from IMDB)