Synopsis:
Jia Zhangke is a leading auteur of Sixth Generation Chinese cinema, celebrated for his unflinching and nuanced explorations of life in contemporary China. The Asian Film Archive presents 6 feature films and documentaries from his oeuvre: Still Life (2006), 24 City (2008), I Wish I Knew (2010), A Touch of Sin (2013), Mountains May Depart (2015), and Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue (2020), as well as his most recent work Caught By The Tides (2024). This selection of works from his illustrious career spotlights his experimental, genre-bending approach to filmmaking which traces the rapid modernisation of China in the past 50 years.
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