EPISODE · Mar 29, 2026 · 1H 27M
127. Interview with Kani Releasing: Ariel Esteban Cayer and Pearl Chan
from Deep Cut: A Film Podcast · host Wilson, Ben, and Eli
Wilson takes a trip to Peng Chau to visit Ariel and Pearl of Kani Releasing, a North American film distribution company specializing in Asian cinema, to chat about their work, the films in their catalog and the changing film landscape for theatrical/physical media distribution. Wilson takes a trip to Peng Chau to visit Ariel and Pearl of Kani Releasing, a North American film distribution company specializing in Asian cinema, to chat about their work, the films in their catalog and the changing film landscape for theatrical/physical media distribution. The chat about select titles in the Kani library, including Deep Cut favorite Marilou Diaz Abaya’s Moral (Ep 71) and Karnal, Patrick Tam’s My Heart is That Eternal Rose, and Nao Yoshigai’s Shari. Links:Kani ReleasingCrabwalk over to our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:01:42 Introducing Kani Releasing00:10:37 Path to Kani Releasing00:20:01 Karnal / Moral (dir. Marilou Diaz-Abaya)00:30:06 Archiving in the Philippines 00:33:19 Bona (dir. Lino Brocka)00:38:17 Kisapmata (dir. Mike de Leon)00:44:13 Changing Filipino film culture00:50:07 Kani's geography00:53:07 Shari (dir. Nao Yoshigai)01:02:21 My Heart is That Eternal Rose (dir. Patrick Tam)01:11:47 Bye Bye Love (dir. Isao Fujisawa)01:14:16 Looking for an Angel (dir. Akihiro Suzuki)01:15:46 Amiko / Desert of Namibia (dir. Yoko Yamanaka)01:21:00 Batang West Side (dir. Lav Diaz)01:22:48 What's next for Kani Releasing
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