Days – Tsai Ming-liang (2020)
When Kang, played by Lee Kang-sheng, crosses a busy road, holding his head with his left hand, his neck being stabilised by a brace, there...
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Afternoon – Tsai Ming-liang (2016)
August 6, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Does this conversation have to be so miserable? Tsai Ming-liang asks. His two-hour long conversation with his fetish actor Lee Kang-sheng, Afternoon, will perhaps remain...
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Closing Time – Nicole Vögele (2018)
May 2, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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The beauty of Slow Cinema is that directors welcome you to their world and let you explore it in your own way. If you follow...
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Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme
July 26, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Last year, the very first edition of the Slow Short Film Festival took place in Mayfield, England. It was a first, to me in any...
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I don’t want to sleep alone – Tsai Ming-liang (2006)
June 25, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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I discovered Tsai Ming-liang's films early on in my research into Slow Cinema, or even well before I started my PhD. The director from Taiwan...
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tao film selection and other news
September 17, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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Welcome to a new selection tao films films for you, handpicked just for you 🙂 Before you dive into it, let me say that tao...
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Journey to the West – Tsai Ming-liang (2013)
March 23, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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A lucky accident brought me to an online screener of Tsai Ming-liang's new and highly acclaimed film Journey to the West. It had its premiere at...
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