My New Friends (1995)
Tsai interrupted his pre-production for The River to make this pioneering documentary for Taiwan's nascent AIDS-awareness campaign. Ignoring instructions to 'play down the gay angle', he centres the film on his own very candid conversations with two HIV+ young men. Sadly the identities of the interviewees have to be concealed, and so the freewheeling camerawork focuses most often on Tsai himself; but the sense of rapport between the director and his 'new friends' is palpable and very moving, even to Western viewers already only too familiar with these issues.
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 56 min
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Cast
Country: Taiwan
Language: 普通话
Original Language: zh
Keywords
aids
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is My New Friends about?
- Tsai interrupted his pre-production for The River to make this pioneering documentary for Taiwan's nascent AIDS-awareness campaign. Ignoring instructions to 'play down the gay angle', he centres the film on his own very candid conversations with two HIV+ young men. Sadly the identities of the interviewees have to be concealed, and so the freewheeling camerawork focuses most often on Tsai himself; but the sense of rapport between the director and his 'new friends' is palpable and very moving, even to Western viewers already only too familiar with these issues.
- Who directed My New Friends?
- My New Friends was directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
- Who stars in My New Friends?
- My New Friends stars Tsai Ming-liang, Lee Kang-sheng, Pearlly Chua.
- How long is My New Friends?
- My New Friends has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).
- What genre is My New Friends?
- My New Friends is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was My New Friends produced?
- My New Friends was produced in Taiwan.