by SubtropicalAsia | Feb 15, 2020 | COVID-19, CULTURE&ART, News
This is the story of how she found peace from anxiety in this truly extreme situation. “At the end of 2019, I left Shanghai, where I have lived for more than ten years, and returned to my hometown Huanggang, a city not far from Wuhan. At that time, I was seriously ill...
by SubtropicalAsia | Feb 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Highlight Content, News
In Subtropical Asia’s Special Project, for three consecutive days, we will publish a diary of young people now staying in locked down Wuhan, the coronavirus epidemic center. The text and pictures are from their social media account and have been authorized. “I don’t...
by SubtropicalAsia | Jan 31, 2020 | COVID-19, CULTURE&ART, News
My name is Wang Qiming. I’m 31 years old. I‘m an independent film director. I am a native of Wuhan. But I work and live in Beijing most time. Today Wuhan and the whole Hubei Province are filled with a strong sense of fear. Since the closure of the city on...
by SubtropicalAsia | Oct 24, 2019 | News
UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival will screen our documentary Slumdog Metal We are excited to announce that “Slumdog Metal”, our short documentary about the Cambodian band Doch Chkae is participating in the UNERHÖRT! Music Film Festival in Hamburg & Kiel, and...
by SubtropicalAsia | Jul 22, 2019 | News
We are so proud and excited that Rolling Stone Magazine covered our Damo Suzuki documentary today! Besides the story of the Krautrock legend’s first ever China trip, ‘Journey : Improvised’ is also about new beginnings, creative independence and magic of...
by SubtropicalAsia | Jul 22, 2019 | News
It’s really happening!! Doch Chkae, the Cambodian Death metal band from the slums of Phnom Penh will play at the Wacken Open Air this year! We are really glad that our documentary inspired the world’s largest metal festival to give these boys a chance and...
