Evidently, not the most popular category of films out there; nevertheless, documentaries can offer as much entertainment as any movie, and in the process, educate, remind, and have a considerable impact on their audience.
This year’s selection entails a number of subjects that includes socieal, political, social media, music, art, humanistic and history themes, from countries that include a rather large part of the area.
Without further ado, here are the Best Asian (themed) Documentaries of 2018, in random order. Some may have premiered in 2017, but since they mostly circulated in 2018, we decided to include them.
1. Reason
Patwardhan’s vision invokes many concerns. Not only about future scenarios for India. Unfortunately, affairs such as religion interfering with swelling number of aspects of the public life’s, the national pride rhetoric combined with supremacy gripping over the majority of a population, and the revisionism hitting the history textbooks seem to become...
This year’s selection entails a number of subjects that includes socieal, political, social media, music, art, humanistic and history themes, from countries that include a rather large part of the area.
Without further ado, here are the Best Asian (themed) Documentaries of 2018, in random order. Some may have premiered in 2017, but since they mostly circulated in 2018, we decided to include them.
1. Reason
Patwardhan’s vision invokes many concerns. Not only about future scenarios for India. Unfortunately, affairs such as religion interfering with swelling number of aspects of the public life’s, the national pride rhetoric combined with supremacy gripping over the majority of a population, and the revisionism hitting the history textbooks seem to become...
- 1/3/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873-1950) is one of the most important individuals of the 20th century, both for Finland, by opening diplomatic routes to Mongolia, Japan, Korea and China, but also globally, for his linguistic work, particularly on the Mongolian and the Korean language. Finnish directors Niklas Kullström and Martti Kaartinen present a biopic about his life, through a rather unique approach, which combines the presentation of his writings about his travels and work through narration, with images of the current state of the countries he visited, and particularly of Mongolia.
Eastern Memories is screening at Margaret Mead Film Festival
The result is truly great, since the narration presents a rather intriguing story that deals with Ramstedt as a diplomat, a scientist, but also a family man, and at the same time with the situation in the aforementioned countries at the present. The “continuum” created by the “same place-different time” concept...
Eastern Memories is screening at Margaret Mead Film Festival
The result is truly great, since the narration presents a rather intriguing story that deals with Ramstedt as a diplomat, a scientist, but also a family man, and at the same time with the situation in the aforementioned countries at the present. The “continuum” created by the “same place-different time” concept...
- 10/13/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The American Museum of Natural History’s Margaret Mead Film Festival, occurring October 18–21, 2018, screens documentaries that increase our understanding of the complexity and diversity of the peoples and cultures that populate our planet. The festival has evolved with the times while maintaining its important history and has grown steadily to reflect the ever-evolving incarnations of storytelling, technology and growing access to communities near and far.
The Mead aims to connect viewers to cultures and communities around the world, creating empathy and understanding through visual media. Hundreds of filmmakers and scholars, thousands of moviegoers, and over 40 international nonfiction films and media converge over four thrilling days of screenings, conversations, and parties.
This year’s festival reflects stories of resilience, portraits of strength and action by people who are rising up, breaking new ground, and pushing their communities forward.
Collectively, the new centerpiece, highlights work from community organizations that train and support...
The Mead aims to connect viewers to cultures and communities around the world, creating empathy and understanding through visual media. Hundreds of filmmakers and scholars, thousands of moviegoers, and over 40 international nonfiction films and media converge over four thrilling days of screenings, conversations, and parties.
This year’s festival reflects stories of resilience, portraits of strength and action by people who are rising up, breaking new ground, and pushing their communities forward.
Collectively, the new centerpiece, highlights work from community organizations that train and support...
- 10/2/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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