The News Lens
Date: 2016/12/09
By: Olivia Yang
How does the multi-nationality of the award-winning film director influence his work? Does he identify
Photo Credit：趙德胤 Midi Z
with being from Myanmar, China or Taiwan?
With his hair unfixed, black Nike jacket zipped to his neck, and a worn black backpack slung over one shoulder, Midi Z (趙德胤) looks different from the tuxedo-clad director who received the award for Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards on Nov. 26.
The 33-year-old Myanmar-born director, who is based in Taiwan, gives a shy nod upon his arrival, sits down, and orders a hot Americano. He keeps his eyes down as he listens to me ramble an introduction, merely giving me fleeting glances from time to time.
So it surprises me when Midi Z looks me straight in the eye when he starts talking and his stare does not waver. [FULL STORY]
