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Royston Tan / Asia Pop! / Singapore / 2015 / Comedy, Family, Musical / 99 mins

38-year-old Xia Fei Fei is a parking lot attendant, lurking by cars and waiting to issue tickets. But the sudden arrival of an old stage partner and the opportunity afforded by a TV singing competition awaken Fei Fei’s long-buried pop star dreams.

BORN TO DANCE

Tammy Davis / Asia Pop! / New Zealand / 2015 / Musical / 96 mins

Tu may have been born to dance, but tell that to his traditionalist dad or to the world-renowned K-Crew, whose members have their suspicions about this kid from the wrong side of the tracks. But nobody tells Tu to pop or pump to any beat other than his own heart’s, and nobody who witnesses his potential and his ethic will leave uninspired by the brilliance of his commitment.

HEART ATTACK

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit / Asia Pop! / Thailand / 2015 / Comedy, Romance / 124 mins

When bumps start appearing on the neck of a graphic designer, he realizes he needs more than Photoshop to remove the rash… he needs a dermatologist. And when the workaholic falls in love with a doctor-in-training, awkward hilarity will ensue.

MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER

Asia Pop!

We could tell you what it is, but then we'd have to make sure they are the last words you ever hear again.

SWEET 20

Phan Gia Nhat Linh / Asia Pop! / Vietnam / 2015 / Comedy, Family, Musical / 127 mins

A grandmother neglected by her family becomes magically reborn as her 20-year-old self and wins back the hearts of her bratty descendants, a senior center suitor, and indeed an entire nation. A remake of the Korean film Miss Granny, SWEET 20 looks forward to the bubbly possibilities of Vietnamese pop cinema and especially singer-turned-actress Miu Le in a tour-de-force physical performance of granny sass.