2012, Hao Jie, 91 minutes

The Love Songs of Tiedan is two stories in one—the tale of a man preserving a dying art form and a love story between this wandering artist, a mother, and her 3 daughters. The story takes place in China’s remote, poverty-stricken countryside. Witness to the dramatic societal changes of the Culture Revolution and the reform era, the artist’s beloved theatrical form gradually loses popularity, but his passion never ebbs.

Festivals:

60th Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián

12th TOKYO FILMeX International Film Festival

46th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

37th Hong Kong International Film Festival

Hao Jie was born in 1982. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, his first feature film Single Man (2010) won the Special Jury Prize in the TOKYO FILMeX International Film Festival and Jury Prize in the Asian Film Festival in Italy.