Film director S. Leo Chiang on ‘commonality’ shared by Taiwan and China
By France24
14 January 2024 |
12:07 pm
S. Leo Chiang is a Taiwanese-American film director based in San Francisco and Taipei. His most recent short film "Island in Between", about his deeply complex relationship with his Taiwanese identity – specifically in relation to China – has been nominated for an Oscar.
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