The world is falling apart. What is to be done?
For many years, independent filmmakers from Asia and the Asian diaspora have been actively critiquing their communities’ social injustices, political crises, gender and sexual inequities, and personal and familial traumas. More recently, an increasing number of works have paid attention to how individuals and communities can begin to heal and restore their personal and social bodies as well as their interdependent relationships.
Many of these films have been featured in festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Berlinale, Locarno, Yamagata, and Singapore. Nonetheless, they are sometimes overlooked by London and UK programmers, as these films are often not represented by major sales agents or may not fit the larger visions of established film festivals and programmes.
Re:Mind not only introduces these films to London and the UK but also actively fosters a sense of community through screenings, conversations with filmmakers, as well as mindfulness workshops and audience discussions.
The festival is organised with the support of the Film Studies Department at King’s College London.
Our Team
Professor Victor Fan
Victor Fan is Professor of Film and Media Philosophy at King’s College London. He was film consultant of the Chinese Visual Festival from 2013–21, the only film festival that showcased Chinese independent films in the UK. He is now a moderator at IFFR and has worked with festivals and institutions including the LFF and the BFI, LEAFF, Queer East, Garden Cinema, Five Flavours (Warsaw), and SGIFF.
Antonio Guo
Antonio Guo is a film curator and PhD candidate in Film Studies at King’s College London. His current thesis project concentrates on the cinematic reconfiguration of the Cultural Revolution and material culture in the post-socialist era.
Francesco Quario
Francesco Quario is a PhD student in Film Studies at King’s College London. His current thesis is on slow media and the internet, with particular focus on various East Asian cinemas. He also works independently as a video maker, video editor and photographer.
