Shaohong Li
1 - Filmmaker: Shaohong Li (Chinese)
Shaohong Li is the only woman in the Fifth Generation Chinese Filmmakers which include Zhang Yimou (Hero)and Kaige Chen (Farewell My Concubine). She attended the Beijing Film Academy and entered it's Directing Department in 1978 and graduated in 1982. Since then she has gone on to direct 8 feature length films and her films have won numerous awards from various worl film festivals. She is known for her strong visuals and colors.
2 - The Door (2006)
Stolen Life (2005)
Baober in Love (2004)
The Red Suit (2000)
Blush (1995)
Family Portrait (1993)
Bloody Morning (1992)
The Case of the Silver Snake (1988)
3 - I was not able to find her films available anywhere in the U.S. but there are plenty of stills from her works and I found this website which has a trailer for her film Baober in Love, only the trailer is in real media format. The trailer however is spectacular and the visuals are on par with the likes of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's films and Zhang Yimou's films. Reading the reviews and the previews online made me really interested in her work especially her films, Stolen Life and Baober in Love. They sound really wonderful and interesting.
4 - I found her when searching for asian female director in google. Her name was mentioned many times in several articales. Since she is the only fifth generation director in china she really stands out. I really hope she is able to break through to the american audiences. I think it would be possible with the praise that Stolen Life has be recieving from the media in europe and asia.
5 - It was somewhat difficult to find a female director from Eastern Asia. I looked but there the film industry is male dominated and woman rarely make films apparently. An article I read said that there was a three year gap from the last time a woman made a movie there until now.