Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival 2026: Day 1 Recap

2026-05-29

Lamya Gargash x Vivian Wang: Tracking Nomadism (Live). Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Post-screening talk with Gilles Vanderstocken. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Creative Team Pop-Up Talk with Daham Park, BOWYER Studio, and Yi Lu. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Daham Park: Landscapes of Asian Experimental Music. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Pop-up Chat: Spotlight on the Asian Avant-Garde Film Collection. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Roger Garcia: Notes for Films. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Xu Bing: Dragonfly Eyes. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Larissa Sansour & Søren Lind: In Vitro and Familiar Phantoms. Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

Zheng Mahler, What is it like to be a (virtual) bat? Phase II – Point Cloud Visualisation (2022). Photo: Jeff Cheng Tsz Fung

What an unforgettable start to the festival! Day 1 opened up new dimensions of moving image as our community gathered at M+. Thank you to all the incredible artists and audiences who brought these spaces to life today.

Beyond screenings, the festival kicked off with a vibrant day of dialogues, bringing artists and audiences together to dive into the deeper narratives behind the screen. A major highlight of the day was ‘Lamya Gargash & Vivian Wang: Tracking Nomadism (Live)’, which wrapped up our evening with a hypnotic journey through memory and movement.