Asian Drama

American slapstick comedy team, The Three Stooges, made this short subject film in 1949. In this short, the Stooges run a restaurant in the desert where they overhear their customers hatching a plot to rob a precious diamond from the tomb of King Rootintootin. But when they find out that the emir of Schmow has already gotten his hands on the diamond, all three arrive at the emir's palace dressed as Santa Claus, and manage to sneak away with the diamond.

(Short Film / 12 min) A superstitious, neurotic family seeks the help of their next door neighbor to exorcise their house.

A well conceptualized animation film between two characters. As love has no bars, this is definitely a different love story of our times.

A boy working at a small-town coffee shop notices an old man repeatedly pocketing sugar packets. The boy attempts to solve the mystery of the stolen sweetener, and when the answer isn't at all what he expected, he is forced to deal with some of life’s most basic questions.

“Dubstep Dispute” is a 3D-animated short film set in the distant future with a cast of disgruntled droids along with their vocal apartment. Driven by the sounds of electronic music, of the genre dubstep, the short takes a literal interpretation of the syncopated rhythms and aggressive sounds of dubstep and translates it into a language used by arguing robots.

In this 1937 short, The Three Stooges are tailors who are massively in debt, and try to solve their financial woes by capturing a fugitive bank robber for a large reward.

A funeral home employee saves a dead woman from the killer who’s closing in to complete the job.

(Short Film / 9 min) Delilah, a young Singaporean woman recovering from a rebellious past and teenage pregnancy, struggles to confront her embittered mother, Corrine, over reassuming custody of her two-year old daughter. The hardships of the parental transition are poignantly explored as the women share a profound love for the child amidst the tenuous relationship that exists between them. Delilah, Before is a short dramatic narrative exploring the fragility and complexity of family bonds. DIRECTOR: Melanie Schiele / FESTIVALS: Audience Award at Tribeca Film Festival; Palm Springs International ShortFest

(Short Film / 15 min) Two lifelong friends jeopardize their relationship when one insists they sleep with each other. DIRECTOR: Jordan Schiele / FESTIVALS: World Premiere at First Run Film Festival

Historically possible. Completely Fictional. In this 2010 American indie film, we enter the world of the “what if” by imaging that young starlets Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn meet for the first time when they are both struggling young actresses in Hollywood. But after a run-in with the law, will the two soon-to-be-legends become friends or foes?

(Short Film / 12 min) JunKyung struggles to balance her love for her younger sister MinKyung, and the temptation of a man's affections. When MinKyung's fiancé comes to visit, the sisters strive to keep the secrets which bind them together and now threaten to pull them apart. DIRECTOR: Matte Chi / FESTIVALS: Best Emerging Student Filmmaker at Palm Springs International ShortFest; Kodak Best Student Cinematography at Palm Springs International Shortfest; Best Actor (Seo-Hie Koh) Craft Award First Run Film Festival; Sound Editing Craft Award First Run Film Festival.

Short Film / 13 min) A contemplative Indonesian palm oil fruit harvester, Tonton, escapes the plantation that he slaves in to return to his woman. He however gets caught by the plantation men and now has to deal with the disappointment of his closer friend, Juwito, who feels abandoned by Tonton. DIRECTOR: Abhilash Chandra / FESTIVAL: World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival; LA Asian Pacific FilmFest

In this slapstick comedy short film, a young couple who are neighbors in tenements try to be together despite the fighting between their families.

Ostracized by his village for being different, Fisher is a lonely being who lives in a small cabin at the edge of the sea. His world is turned upside down one day when in a twist of fate, he is forced out of his comfort zone and thrust into a journey of self discovery.

(Short Film / 11 min) An elderly Japanese man and his young Burmese partner find their union threatened when the immigration services discover that she resides in Japan illegally. DIRECTOR: Nathanael Carton / FESTIVALS: Cannes Cinefondation; First Run Film Festival; Palm Springs International ShortFest

(Short Film / 13 min) Heng and his best friend set out on their habitual traverse through the hillsides of Cambodia to school. When Heng is sees his dead mother's spirit. Together they go on an adventure that tests the boundaries of their morals, strains their friendship and changes both their lives forever. DIRECTOR: Miriam Ditchfield / FESTIVALS: Best Female Director Student Award the Director’s Guild of America; Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin; Brisbane International Film Festival; Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival

(Short Film / 11 min) Cahaya, a 10-year old trash-picker from the slums of North Jakarta dreams of owning a bicycle. One day, while searching for recyclables, her wish comes true through an unexpected, fantastic find. Yet soon enough, the other children see her treasure and want it too - especially a neighborhood bully named Hasan, who corners Cahaya and steals the bike. Vowing to get it back at all costs, Cahaya goes to Hasan's house to reclaim what is hers. Yet when she arrives, she discovers Hasan's secret. DIRECTOR: Jean Lee / FESTIVALS: 64rd Berlin Film Festival; Seoul International Women’s Film Festival; Kyoto Children’s Film Festival; DC Shorts Festival

(Short Film / 12 min) A young boy hopes to follow in the footsteps of his late father, a policeman, but life derails his best laid plans. DIRECTOR: Yanqiu Fei / FESTIVALS: Achievement in Directing Award at First Run Film Festival; Screenwriting Craft Award at First Run Film Festival; Original Score at First Run Film Festival; Second Place Best Student Cinematography at Palm Springs International ShortFest

Une partie d'auto is a French short film and slapstick comedy about a modified car. It was made in the 9.5 mm film format as part of the Pathé Baby amateur film system introduced by Pathé Frères in 1922.

Two women, one in a bridal gown and the other in a bridesmaid's dress, are placed into the same bridal fitting room and reconnect while discovering how different their lives have become in the eight years since they last saw each other. Can the bride-to-be help the always-the-bridesmaid to be able to wear a wedding gown of her own?

“Convict 13” is a 1922 American short comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Keaton gets knocked out while playing golf with his girlfriend and an escaped convict switches clothes with him. He finds himself in prison, but manages to foil the plans to hang him.

Every weekend in Shanghai's famous Peoples’ Park, parents hang posters to match-make their unwed children. But when true love is at stake, sometimes even the best-laid plans have a funny way of coming undone.

Short Film / 13 min) When Tim's girlfriend won't marry him because he's not Korean, there's just one way to win her back... become Asian. 'Egg' is a romantic comedy about just how much a person will change to hang on to the one they love. DIRECTOR: Chris Martin / FESTIVALS: Palm Springs International Shortfest (Audience Favorites: Best of Fest Comedies); Newport Beach Film Festival; Hawaii International Film Festival

Four high-school students hunt for gropers on trains and enjoy punishing the perverts

In a remote spot in the Philippines, the economic crisis has taken over and a group of men do not do much apart from drinking. That is, until an enchanting Canadian woman arrives.

Once upon a time, a little doggy poo lived on the side of a road. He felt all alone in the world. He believed that nobody needed him for anything, and that he had no purpose in life. If only Doggy Poo had a reason for being, then he wouldn't give up on his dream to be useful to the world. One day, Doggy Poo meets a lovely dandelion sprout. Will she explain his purpose in life? Will she help make his dream come true?

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