THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese diaspora

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
That Chink at Golden Gulch
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
1966 · Jean Rouch
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock Taiwan

His films like 'The Wedding Banquet' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman' intimately explore identity, family bonds, and cultural displacement within Chinese diaspora communities.

 Tong Wang Hong Kong/USA

His work, including 'Chan Is Missing' and 'The Joy Luck Club,' directly examines Chinese-American experiences, generational conflict, and the search for cultural belonging.

 Jia Zhangke China

Though based in China, his films like 'Still Life' and 'A Touch of Sin' deeply explore themes of displacement, migration, and the psychological toll of diaspora within contemporary Chinese society.