Zhang Yimou and Annemarie Jacir
The spectacular, exquisitely coloured scenes and riveting storylines created by Zhang Yimou in some of contemporary cinema’s most iconic works, including Raise the Red Lantern, To Live and Hero, have won the Chinese director an unparalleled global audience, going far beyond the normal fan base for “foreign films”. Now a young, Palestinian film-maker gets a rare opportunity to see exactly how this unique director creates each element of his masterpieces.