NY Glam:<\/strong> How long have\nyou been making films and videos?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve been making films for seven\nyears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What film was your directorial debut? <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My directorial debut was a short\ndocumentary Silence and Survival<\/em>. This\nfilm is about the contradiction between common people’s ideal and reality in\nthe process of urbanization. The vulnerable groups can only remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What is your recent film about? <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My latest film Wrapped An Identity Like A Coat<\/em> is about the identity problem of Chinese-Russian descendants who lived in the Argun\nRiver Basin on China-Russia border and boundary\nproblem. Suffering from\nhistorical wars, political unrest and the scouring of\nsocial changes, this new human\ncommunity has always been on the margins of society. With vague identity and\nblurring ethnic origin, they have been in a very awkward situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> How did you go about casting for the film?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The cast was selected among the local Chinese- Russian descendants. I randomly\ninterviewed some of them and listened to their account of the history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What was the most important lesson you had to learn that\nhas had a positive effect on your film? How did that lesson happen?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I have an experience\nthat is very important to me when shooting films, that is, always shooting and making\npost-production around the core issues, and then using abstract narrative to\nprovide the audience with the maximum space for thinking. Like Tarkovsky and B\u00e9la Tar , I like using non-linear structures and metaphorical lens\nlanguage to express my concerns and the direct experience of life.Such experience\nmainly comes from daily reading and my deep concerns about and reflection on social\nissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> Tellus a bit about the other films you\u2019ve made and your other\nprojects.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019d like to talk\nabout my last documentary History\nDisappears Here<\/em> <\/em>which\nwon Best Documentary Award in 2017 at Great Lakes International Shorts Film\nFestival. It is about the triple conflicts among the development, the\nprotection of cultural relics and people’s livelihood caused by the destruction\nof history and culture in the process of urbanization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What role have film festivals played in your life so far?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Film festivals have played an\nimportant role in my life. There are many types of film\nfestivals through which we can achieve our ideals, reflect the value of\nlife, let more people pay attention to the common problems faced by human\nbeings, and make the world a better place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> Is it harder to get started or to keep\ngoing? What was the particular thing that you had to conquer to do either?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, I think\nin different stages, I have different problems and challenges to tackle. When I\nstarted to make a film out of love, I mainly\nexperienced technical difficulties. Now the technology has\nbecome mature, and the key challenges I face are art of the film and the\nfilm itself as an art, which may be something I will\npursue in life. However\nhard the road is to travel, I will go on. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> How has your style evolved?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My style has not changed much so far. It is slightly dull and oppressive due to the issues and sufferings reflected in my films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What has been your personal key to success? <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t think it is\nsuccessful. I\u2019d like to call it a step forward. I will make efforts to\nmake more good films and strive for greater achievements. I believe if you have tremendous drive in your\nmind and insist on shooting , you will succeed someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> What are you\nthinking about doing next?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I will be concerned with such issues constantly and we set out to make another documentary about\nChinese-Russian descendants. I\u2019m quite ambitious as a filmmaker and I\u2019ll endeavor\nto make better films in different lens language and expressive\nforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:<\/strong> Where does your studio want to go from here? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Making films is a good crutch in my life. I\nwill lead the studio to make better films in return for the film festival which\nprovides us with such a good platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for your interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exclusive Interview with Xue Chao – Film Director Xue Chao , an award winning director, grew up in Harbin, graduated from Fine Arts Academy of Northeast Normal University in 1990. He began to make video works and direct films in 2013. 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