In the early 1980s, Taiwan saw a group of young filmmakers, determined to change cinema against the backdrop of heavy commercialisation in the Taiwanese film industry. One of those changemakers was Edward Yang, who is now heralded as an important pioneer of the Taiwanese new wave. “Yang’s films explore the feeling of loneliness, grief and also the beauty of being alive.” Sonia Talukdar from The Bombay Movie Collective adds about the quiet yet radical nature of his filmography. Behind the radicalisation however, lied the warm intention to reclaim Taiwanese identity away from the big studios.

Attendees at a screening by the collective. pics courtesy/THE BOMBAY FILM COLLECTIVE