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Directed by artist and filmmaker Tiffany Sia, The Sojourn (2023) imagines a restless landscape film in Taiwan. Visiting scenic locations shot by King Hu, the short experiments with the road movie genre and its intersection with the martial arts epic. Sia meets actor Shih Chun, who played the protagonist in Hu’s Dragon Inn, Touch of Zen and other wuxia films, as he guides the quest to re-encounter the iconic landscapes where Dragon Inn was shot. He advises on the perfect conditions of mist and weather. Yet, in the journey through the mountains of Hehuanshan, the sublime landscape of King Hu remains ever elusive. She later visits the elementary school of Indigenous filmmaker and principal Pilin Yapu of the Atayal tribe. Absent of conventional subtitles, the essay film employs text burned into the center of the frame as a mode of translation, sometimes refusing total disclosure. – tiffanysia.com/glossary/the-sojourn
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Sojourn |
| Lingua originale | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Lingue parlate | 普通话 |
| Stato | Released |
| Data di uscita | 5 marzo 2024 |
| Asst. Directors | Tiffany Sia |
Country
United States
Date
Mar 05, 2024
Note
World premiere at Museum of Modern Art, part of "Cinema After Place: Tiffany Sia and Pavle Levi in Conversation" of Doc Fortnight 2024: MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media. https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/9409
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