The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York is pleased to announce that a screening tour featuring selected works by Midi Z, a renowned auteur in Taiwan and international cinema, will kick off Saturday June 2 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York with the U.S. premiere of his latest documentary 14 Apples, which was shown at the 2018 Berlinale Forum in February.
Midi Z is a Myanmar-born naturalized Taiwanese citizen who has established himself as a vital new voice in international cinema since making his directorial debut Return To Burma in 2011. A protégé of the acclaimed director Hou Hsiao-hsien, Midi Z expands the scope and definition of Taiwan cinema by constructing films around the living and working conditions of people from the fringes of society—migrant laborers and minority groups who risk their lives undertaking illicit work.
From June 2 through June 10, five of Midi Z’s works will be shown at the Museum of the Moving Image, Harvard Film Archive, and the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Midi Z will be in attendance for post-screening conversations about his unique vision and minimalist aesthetics.
Films: 14 Apples, City of Jade, The Road to Mandalay, Ice Poison, and Return to Burma
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