A retrospective of Taiwanese film director Edward Yang is underway in Taipei, featuring his complete set of films and showcasing for the first time a collection that details his creative process.
On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus speaks to Beth Tsai in New York, a film scholar and visiting assistant professor at the University at Albany. We discuss Yang’s work in relation to the Taiwan New Cinema Movement and how winning Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival paved the way for his global legacy.