Interview with Chiang Hsiu-chiung, director of "Artemisia"

Interview with Chiang Hsiu-chiung, director of "Artemisia"

Director Chiang Hsiu-chiung, recipient of a Golden Gate Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival, talks about her first feature length fictional film, Artemisia about a modern family in Taiwan. Before directing Artemisia, Chiang worked closely with Taiwanese master filmmakers, Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien. In her interview, she talks about how roles of women are evolving, relations between "mainlanders" and "Taiwanese", attitudes towards gays, lesbians and non-traditional families.

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to the San Francisco Film Society

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WATCH ONLINE! This film probes the generational and cultural conflicts confronting modern families in Taiwan, following a long-widowed woman as she cares for her difficult mother, closeted gay son, and a daughter returning from abroad.
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