A portrait of death told through the eyes of Mrs. Fang and her surrounding family, director Wang Bing’s film chronicles the inevitable through an unfiltered gaze, daring not to look away as an elderly woman inches closer to death. Concerning the film’s subject, director Wang’s vision is unclouded by the oft-used cinematic gloss or mystique. […]

Four Tibetan youths from a school for the blind hear of an opportunity to perform in a “China’s Got Talent” reality TV competition. Running off with their instruments and a sack of pears, the young blind musicians flee their small village on the Tibetan plateau, knowing it’s their only chance to pursue their dreams. On […]

The 2018 MSP-St. Paul International Film Festival, April 12-28, presents two film screenings of Chinese culture to highlight Mia's special exhibition, 'Power and Beauty in China's Last Dynasty: Concept and Design by Robert Wilson'. Dragon Eyes: Pioneering Chinese artist Xu Bing, in a first foray into film directing, edits 10,000 hours of surveillance video into […]