From award-winning cinema to intimate culinary journeys, watch new titles honoring Asian creators on CBC Gem
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Celebrate Asian Heritage Month 2026 by exploring a new collection of titles now streaming on CBC Gem.
Discover powerful stories, including these incredible new offerings:
Our Ocean Table
WATCH | The official trailer:On a journey inspired by iconic Korean seafood dishes, filmmaker Sonya Lee and journalist Hannah Sung dive into our ocean to explore how culture can inspire ocean conservation.
Marine biologist and filmmaker Sonya Lee teams up with journalist Hannah Sung to explore traditional Korean seafood dishes. Together they learn about the deep links between culture and ocean conservation and discover that Korean dishes have a deep reverence for the sea.
Hana Korea
WATCH | The official trailer:
Hana Korea | Official Trailer
A young North Korean refugee arrives in fast-paced, hyper-modern South Korea and must navigate the emotional and cultural challenges of starting over in a society permeated by high performance and dire expectations forcing her to confront the price of freedom and the past she left behind.
Inspired by real events, Hyesun, a young North Korean refugee arrives in fast-paced South Korea to start a new life. As she struggles to adapt, Hyesun has to confront the emotional toll of her past life and carve out a new place for herself in a society driven by high performance and dire expectations.
My Uncle Jens
WATCH | The official trailer:
My Uncle Jens | Official Trailer
A young literature teacher lives a comfortable life in Oslo until his estranged uncle from the Iranian part of Kurdistan unexpectedly arrives for a visit.
Akam, a young literature teacher, lives a peaceful life in Oslo until his estranged uncle, Khdr, comes for a surprise visit. He feels obligated to invite his uncle to share his flat for a few days, despite having limited space.
As his uncle settles in and shows no signs of going home to the Iranian part of Kurdistan, tensions grow with his flatmates. He begins to suspect that there’s more to his uncle’s visit than a casual trip.
Other titles also coming to CBC Gem this month include:
(L-R) Mingma Tsiri Sherpa stars in Everest Dark, Dr. Thomas Noguchi is Coroner to the Stars, Romesh Ranganathan on stage (CBC)
Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle: Comedian Romesh Ranganathan travels to India, USA, South Korea and Canada on a quest to discover if his take on modern life was right all along or if he owes the people who bought his tickets a massive apology.
Coroner to the Stars: A profile of the extraordinary life and controversial career of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose celebrity autopsies, including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Kennedy, Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, forever shaped American culture.
Everest Dark: Mingma Tsiri Sherpa is one of the best high-altitude climbers of all time decides to embark on a never-before-seen life-threatening and heroic mission to recover a body from the hostile face of Everest to appease the mountain gods.
Hustle: Romesh Ranganathan Live At the O2: A special of Romesh’s stand up show filmed at the O2 where he examines the obsession with “hustle” culture, along with insights on family life and self-improvement.
Kaibutsu: Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, this critically acclaimed film won Best Screenplay at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. This deep psychological drama looks at a single mother who demands answers from a school teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
Watch them on CBC Gem for Asian Heritage Month.
