Edward Yang's legacy ft. TFAM Director Wang Jun-jieh

Filmmaker Edward Yang is known as one of the pioneers of Taiwan's New Wave Cinema movement of the 1980s. His works are world-renowned and continue to influence directors from Taiwan and around the world. The exhibition A One and A Two: Edward Yang Retrospective is the cumulation of a three-year-long research project of archive documents currently showing at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM). Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) is simultaneously showcasing all of Yang's films.

In today's episode of Uncovered, I speak to TFAM Director Wang Jun-jieh who was also one of the curators of this exhibition. Why is Yang regarded as such an influential director in Taiwan? How is he so unique to other Taiwanese filmmakers? What were the main themes of his work? Hit play to hear Director Wang answer all this and share his favorite Yang film!

A One and A Two: Edward Yang Retrospective is on at TFAM until October 22.