Catch Waves in Iowa City

The University of Iowa's fifth annual Waves Asian American Film Festival has been highlights films from South Asia as a tribute to the tsunami-affected region.

From Thailand comes two transgendered flicks, the campily melodramatic Adventure of Iron Pussy and the straight-on melodramatic Beautiful Boxer.

Other highlights include The Beautiful Washing Machine from Malaysia, Travellers and Magicians from Bhutan and Takeshi Miike's gut-wrencher, Audition.

The screenings are free and open to the public and will be held from March 31 until April 3 in Iowa City.

Here's the rest of the films on the schedule:

• After the Apocalypse
• Bampinay
• Final Solution
• Ju-On
• The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
• Sangam
• Sky Blue
• Warriors of Heaven and Earth
• When I Turned Nine

(Cross-published at Rotten Tomatoes)