Jia won Venices Golden Lion forStill Lifein 2006 and Best Screenplay in Cannes forA Touch of Sinin 2013.
We didnt really think about how and what this would turn out to be.
We became isolated in our own environment without the opportunity to travel, move around and make films.
Jia Zhangke’s ‘Caught By The Tides’Courtesy of TIFF
I thought that it was the right historical moment and juncture to bring this project to a close.
One day, Bin decides to move to a bigger city.
Some time later, Qiaoqiao decides to go on a journey to look for him.
He added that creatingCaught By The Tideswas a kind of time machine.
Jia added that makingCaught By The Tideswas a way of observing society as if outside a fishbowl.
The film industry, the films shown and the audiences have all changed, Jia said.
The media outlets and the press are not the same as before.
