this is liu hao, writer and director of 'chen mao and mei ting', a love story between a flower vendor and a massage parlor girl, the children of persecuted intellectuals during the Cultural Revolution. typically, for independent creators on the mainland, liu hao financed most of the project with his own cash. the film was never released in china but it is occasionally available from your local neighbourhood dvd dealer - the one with a concealed room the size of a closet at the back of the shop.
nice little film, lousy distribution.
nice little film, lousy distribution.
UPDATE: i had incorrectly tagged this fellow as li yang, writer and director of 'blind shaft', a disturbing feature about the true dark side of the chinese coal mining biz. definitely a must see. i did photograph yang as well during that week, however we only grabbed a a quick snap after the screening - not a keeper. thanks steven!)
liu hao, film director • qingdao
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