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Atlanta Asian Film Festival

  • Saturday, October 08, 2022
  • Sunday, October 09, 2022
  • 4 sessions
  • Saturday, October 08, 2022, 2:00 PM 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Saturday, October 08, 2022, 4:30 PM 6:30 PM (EDT)
  • Sunday, October 09, 2022, 4:30 AM 6:30 PM (EDT)
  • Sunday, October 09, 2022, 2:00 PM 4:00 PM (EDT)
  • Georgia State University ▪ Perimeter College Dunwoody Campus (2101 Womack Road ▪ Dunwoody, GA 30338)

Screenings at
Georgia State University ▪ Perimeter College Dunwoody Campus (2101 Womack Road ▪ Dunwoody, GA 30338)


Film Info

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Japan) TRAILER
Three vignettes depicting three female characters that trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets: an unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap, and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding.

  • “Wheel is a love letter to the art of spinning a good yarn….. A week after I saw this movie, I was still thinking about its characters.”
  • Review on RogerEbert.com 3.5/4 stars LINK
  • Winner, Silver Bear: Berlin Film Festival, Jury Grand Prix At the 94th Academy Awards in 2022, Hamaguchi’s previous film “Drive My Car” won Best International Feature Film.

Escape from Mogadishu (South Korea) TRAILER
In 1991 war-torn Somalia, the personnel and families of both the South Korean and North Korean embassies have the same goal - escape from Mogadishu – which may mean putting aside their bitter rivalries and cooperating in order to survive.

  • Official submission of South Korea for the “Best International Feature Film” at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.

Fighter in the Wind (South Korea) TRAILER
A young Korean man arrives in Japan near the end of World War II with hopes of being a fighter pilot, but ends up on the streets battling racism, organized crime, occupying American servicemen, and his own fear of failure as a martial artist. Based on the true story of Choi Yeong-eui, later changed to Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, practiced by more than 12 million around the world.

Drifting (Hong Kong) TRAILER
Just out of jail, Fai finds a spot on a street corner where other homeless people welcome him, but the police soon chase them away and throw their possessions into a garbage truck. Young social worker Ms. Ho thinks it’s time to fight this in course. In the meantime, Fai and his friends have other concerns just surviving day to day. Based on a real-life incident in 2021.

  • Selected for Big Screen Competition at the 2021 International Film Festival Rotterdam.

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