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"Soul River" (Cambodia): Soul River is a cautionary tale framed as a lighthearted road (or, rather, river) movie. Set in 2030 in a remote northeast region of Cambodia, it urges contemporary audiences to reconsider their attitudes toward environmental degradation and the impact of climate change on the Mekong basin. "The Che Brother" (Laos): Xe returns to the nearly deserted Mekong fishing village in which he was raised. There, he intervenes in a dispute between his siblings over the ethics of exploiting their elderly mother's blood. The blood has become a valuable commodity to a Western corporation that has been developing a cure for a deadly plague outbreak. "The Forgotten Voices of the Mekong" (Myanmar): This film tells a story of two women fighting to claim their lost spirits' attachment to the Mekong River, while channeling community resilience toward its protection. "The Line" (Thailand): As an artist prepares to open a new exhibition focusing on animism and river ecology, the boundaries between the artwork and the world it represents begin to merge into a site where different forms of knowledge converge. "The Unseen River" (Vietnam): This film tells a story about a middle-aged woman traveling upstream to find a lover she hasn't seen in 30 years, told alongside a story of a young couple traveling downstream to a strange temple in search of a cure for chronic insomnia.

—Alex Curran-Cardarelli