The award-winning "Buddha Mountain," starring Fan Bingbing, is now available on demand, giving international viewers a director’s cut of what might be controversial filmmaker Li Yu’s strongest work.
LGBTQ film in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even China goes back nearly three decades. In honor of Pride Month, here are five must-see Chinese films that have helped pioneer LGBTQ cinema.
A delicate portrayal of forbidden romance.
Dan Wei's documentary, filmed during the pandemic, doesn't put the coronavirus front and center. Instead, it's an up-close look at Chinese healthcare, as experienced by an elderly patient and her family.
The Hong Kong protest documentaries "Taking Back the Legislature" and "Inside the Red Brick Wall" played at this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in South Korea, which concluded on May 8.
Hong Kong director Ray Yeung's humble, tender story of gay love, set in working-class Hong Kong.
The streaming service Montage has released a collection of seven of director Xu Ruotao’s films, including his most recent documentary, "Ants Dynamics."
'Beethoven in Beijing,' a documentary premiering Friday on PBS, tells the story of China’s fascination with Western classical music — how it began with a visit from the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1973.
Now streaming for free on Montage, 10 short films by women as part of a curated showcase called "To Be a Woman."