Directed by Edward Yang

Edward Yang made films on a monumental scale, bringing novelistic depth to sprawling stories of human connection, alienation, and self-discovery set in a rapidly changing Taiwan. Capturing intricate webs of criss-crossing social relationships with his masterful long takes, Yang’s films—including his crowning achievements, the epics A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY and YI YI—reflect on both the universalities of the human condition and the specific social and cultural upheavals that transformed his country across the twentieth century.