Emily Hsiang, Author at Cinema Escapist

We chat with director Teng Congcong about contemporary expectations for women and generation gaps.

Kenya

Review: “Rafiki” Beautifully Defies Conservative Kenya on Homosexuality

BY Emily Hsiang

Director Wanuri Kahiu blends dazzling colors and Africa's vibrancy to tell an optimistic story of love

East Asia

The 10 Best Asian LGBTQ Movies

BY Emily Hsiang

To celebrate Pride Month, let's take a look at 10 Asian movies featuring gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangender, or queer characters.

China

Review: “One Child Nation” Tells The Story of a Nation At War With Its Own Population

BY Emily Hsiang

“One Child Nation” confronts the untold history of China’s One-Child Policy with a personal and empathetic touch

News

Review: Ai Weiwei’s “The Rest” Offers a Scathing Critique of Europe for Denying Human Dignity to Refugees

BY Emily Hsiang

Ai Weiwei asks Europe: You accepted me as a refugee, but what about the rest of us?

Japan

Review: “Ten Years Japan” Pictures Dystopia With Hopeful Undertones

BY Emily Hsiang

The short film anthology "Ten Years Japan" provides a relevant, but not depressing, look at contemporary Japan's social challenges.

Sweden

Interview: Director Erik Gandini Explores Loneliness in Sweden in “The Swedish Theory of Love”

BY Emily Hsiang

Beautifully framed and enthusiastically edited, The Swedish Theory of Love discusses, criticises, and presents the idea of loneliness in Sweden through love, family, and communal...

Taiwan

Interview: “Paradoxical” Director Mu-Ming Tsai and Producer Iris Lai Talk About the Binary Nature of Sense and Emotion

BY Emily Hsiang

Cinema Escapist writer Emily Hsiang sat down with Director Mu-Ming Tsai and Producer Iris Lai for an interview about "Paradoxical" -- a movie about sense and emotion, as...