Past Present

"Past Present" is a documentary filmed by Malaysian director Saw Tiong Guan on Tsai Ming-liang. The camera returns to his hometown in Kuching, Malaysia, where he grew up, to review the past and the old movies that have profoundly influenced him. It also invites Ang Lee, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chen Xiangqi and others to discuss Tsai Ming-liang's films. uniqueness. The vibrant and diverse movie-watching atmosphere in Malaysia in the 1960s (Hollywood, Chinese films, Malay films, Indian films) brought him nourishment, making him reflect on modern society and have a deep attachment to old things. The film removes the halo imposed on Tsai Ming-liang by the outside world and simply returns to his true appearance and movie mentality.