Today bears some potentially distressing news from the Hollywood trades. Film distributor Indomina, who brought Asian titles like Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Bodyguards & Assassins to North America, has closed up shop. More specifically, the US and Dominican Republic-based company is shutting down their North American operations.
Recently, Indomina had begun to branch out from its Asian and genre-based lineup with arthouse titles like the acclaimed documentary The Imposter and the experimental French film Holy Motors. Indomina’s new goal is to create commercially viable features out of its facilities in the Dominican Republic. In the meantime, you should be able to check out Indomina’s back catalog of top tier Asian titles – including Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience and Johnnie To’s Life Without Principle – on Netflix streaming for the foreseeable future.