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At the Horizon
(2011, Laos, 101 mins)
Dir. Anysay Keola

The first ever crime-thriller from Laos. About class divisions, revenge, and the pursuit of justice between a wealthy cityboy and a countryside mechanic.

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Chanthaly
(2012, Laos, 99 mins)
Dir. Mattie Do

A sickly young woman experiences visions of her dead mother. She struggles to determine if the apparition is simply a side effect of her daily medication, or her mother actually reaching out to her from beyond the grave. Chanthaly is the first horror film produced in Laos, and director Mattie Do's debut feature film.

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KL24: Zombies
(2017, Malaysia, 76 mins)
Dir. James Lee, Shamaine Othman, Gavin Yap

A micro budget zombie movie made in Malaysia. When a flu-like infection takes over the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, a zombie outbreak forces survivors from different segments of society to flee and fight to stay alive.

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Cargo
(2013, Australia, 7 mins)
Dir. Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke

A man has to save his baby from the zombie apocalypse. Expect action, jump scares, and melancholia. Has been remade into a 105-minute feature film (available on Netflix).

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Fist of Fury
(1972, Hong Kong, 106 mins)
Dir. Lo Wei

Set in Shanghai during the early years of the 20th century, Bruce Lee plays Chen Zhen, a martial arts student who returns to his hometown only to discover that his master had been killed by Japanese colonialists. He immediately embarks on a mission to avenge the death and reunite the school (and, by extension, the Chinese nation) against the invading imperialists. A pioneering film of the 1970s-1980s kungfu movie craze.
USA access only. A VPN may help. A Chinese language version (with Chinese subtitles) can be found here.

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I Was A Teenage Serial Killer
(1993, USA, 25 mins)
Dir. Sarah Jacobson

A young woman wreaks havoc on chauvinists. Quintessential underground, no-budget, riot grrrl B-movie.
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The Lady Vanishes
(1938, USA, 97 mins)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

A brilliant whodunnit by the master of suspense before his Hollywood career. Vertigo has nothing on this film.

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Night of the Living Dead
(1968, USA, 96 mins)
Dir. George A. Romero

The cornerstone film of the modern zombie genre. How can a slow-zombies movie be this shocking?

Ojuju
(2014, Nigeria, 95 mins)
Dir. C. J. Obasi

If you’ve never seen a Nigerian film before, you’re in for a treat with this micro-budget local take on the zombie genre. Set in a Lagos slum— with only one entrance, one exit, and one contaminated water source—Ojuju brings the genre back to its roots in social allegory.
Streaming on KweliTV with a 7-day free trial.

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Onibaba
(1964, Japan, 102 mins)
Dir. Kaneto Shindo

Set in 14th-century Japan, two women struggle for survival against the harsh poverty of civil war by ambushing, stealing from, and murdering men. A historical horror classic.

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Suspiria
(1977, Italy, 93 mins)
Dir. Dario Argento

A wide-eyed American girl enrols in the prestigious German ballet academy. Then, people turn up dead. A classic Italian giallo murder-mystery coated in German expressionist hues.
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Tank Girl (1995, USA, 104 mins)
Dir. Rachel Talalay

Set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future (actually, Australia in 2033) where water is scarce, Tank Girl has to fight her way free after being being kidnapped by an evil corporation. Adapted from the successful 80s comic of the same name, Tank Girl was a commercial and critical flop at the time of release. Its cyberpunk punk aesthetic and manic energy, however, quickly gained it a cult audience and birthed this iconic rebel feminist antihero.USA access only. A VPN may help.

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