The Tale of a Hero I’ve arrived in Udine in north-eastern Italy to attend Far East Film Festival. My stay here has kicked off in high note. Last night, I watched Escape from Mogadishu, a South Korean blockbuster set in the civil war in Somalia in the end of 80s and early 90’s. Based on… Continue reading Escape from Mogadishu

Greetings from Pordenone, which is a small but sweet town just north of Venice. (There are many such lovely places across the country.) I am here for a film festival. It kicked off yesterday and a fabulous documentary Ascension by American-Chinese director Jessica Kingdom was screened in the evening. Right after the screening, a panel… Continue reading Pordenone film festival