Asia Movies

Released on March 30th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Celing and her younger brother Piding are recently orphaned and they come to Manila to find work in the home of their late parents' mansion landlord....

Seeking Asian Female is an eccentric modern love story about Steven and Sandy – an aging white man with “yellow fever” who is...

Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

Record of the 1936 British Mount Everest Expedition led by Hugh Ruttledge. Although the North Col was reached, a combination of high winds, storms...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The streetscapes of contemporary Indian metros are largely dominated by products. The bazaar expands into all other parts of the city and claims a...

Light Upon Light: A Documentary on Hijab is an intimate and deeply personal exploration of the diverse, raw, and untold stories of hijabi women....

Since the 18th century, the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP) has been sending priests to Asia in the name of the Gospel. The MEP missionaries...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The film documents Colin Ross’s travels through Australia and Asia, shedding light on the social and geopolitical changes in these regions...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

Telmen wants one last normal day with his friends before leaving Mongolia, but they’re determined to make it unforgettable.

Released on March 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Almost 200 million women are "missing" in Asia - the result of targeted abortion of girls and dubious population policies. An investigative...

During the rice sowing season, Jun, a young Catalan of Chinese origin, works as a seasonal worker in the Ebro Delta. This ancient labour will make...

The camera floats quietly to capture the beauty that emerges from the mundane. Accompanied by Ryuichi Sakamoto's composition, Arseny Tarkovsky's poem...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.