This screening marks the North American Premiere of "Pavane for an Infant" as part of the New York Asian Film Festival 2025. Following the film, there will be a Q&A session with director Chong Keat Aun and Natalie Hsu. The film, from Malaysia and Hong Kong, runs for 117 minutes and is presented in Malay, Cantonese, English, and Mandarin with English subtitles.

Pavane for an Infant with Chong Keat Aun (Director), Natalie Hsu

In multicultural Malaysia society, the mere existence of a baby hatch remains a whispered taboo, condemned and branded as an enabler of moral decay, punishable by God. Three committed employees of a Kuala Lumpur baby hatch facility navigate a maze of societal opposition to empower women from diverse backgrounds grappling with the complex notion of bodily autonomy.