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New York’s Museum of the Moving Image has announced the complete programme for this year’s First Look which takes place March 12 – 16. As usual there are a number of East Asian films on offer including an experimental documentary from mixed media artist Zhou Tao, docufiction in which two Indonesian men spend an evening in a park in Taiwan, and a quietly enraged character study from Yoko Yamanaka.
Park (Taman-taman)
Enchanting improvised docufiction in which two Indonesian men meet in a park in Taiwan to talk about their lives along with poetry and the awkward transactionality that exists between the two nations.
Desert of Namibia
An aimless young woman struggles to understand herself or the world around her while finding release only in watching videos of the Namibian desert in Yoko Yamanaka’s quietly enraged drama. Review.
The Periphery of the Base
Experimental documentary from mixed media artist Zhou Tao exploring the area around a large construction site in the Gobi Desert.
First Look runs March 12 – 16 at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image. Full details for all the films as well as the complete programme can be found on the official website where tickets are already on sale. You can also keep up with all the latest news by following the Museum on X (Formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
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