From Jordan’s Streets to Indian Mountains to Chinese Campuses, Asian New Talent Contenders Chart Their Creative Paths at Shanghai

Filmmakers competing in the Asian New Talent section of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival gathered for a press meeting to discuss the inspirations and methods behind four films, spanning subjects from marginalized communities in the Arab world to human relationships with the natural world.

Zaid Abu Hamdan, director of the Jordanian entry “Boomah,” said […] ...