Famed Chinese director Xie Fei shares insights on California tour
LOS ANGELES - "The best films are not just about unique individuals, they are metaphors for the society and time in which they are made," asserts Xie Fei, one of China's eminent film directors in an exclusive interview with Xinhua last Saturday.
Recently he appeared at a packed screening of his award-winning classic Black Snow at the University of California, Los Angeles, the first stop of his three-city California tour, which includes UCLA, the University of Southern California and Stanford University.
The screenings of Xie's work included Black Snow, winner of the coveted Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, A Mongolian Tale, which netted Xie Best Director Awards at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Shanghai Film Festival, and Song of Tibet, winner of the St. Louis Film Festival, China's prestigious Golden Rooster Special Jury Prize for writing, and the Shanghai Film Critics Award.
