Past Present

An exploration of Malaysian-born, Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang's journey in film, both as filmgoer and filmmaker, tracing his philosophy as a director back to his childhood experience growing up in Kuching, Malaysia, and the importance of moving to Taiwan in the 1970s. His colleagues and collaborators, including Ang Lee, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, and Chen Shiang-Chyi, discuss the uniqueness of his work and of himself as a person.