#143 - Taiwanese New Wave with Mint Volcano

The Flick Lab

In this episode of the podcast, Karri and Henrik join forces with director Nick Vaky and photographer Luke Liu from the Youtube channel Mint Volcano to discuss Taiwanese New Wave cinema. The quartet takes a close look at four distinct films across the timeline of the New Wave 'movement' from two key directors - Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang. The themes of history, sociopolitical issues, heartfelt memories and dark humor coalesce into an engaging long-form discussion. Films covered in this episode: A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) A City of Sadness (1989) Mahjong (1996) Yi Yi (2000) Nick Vaky Website: https://nickvaky.com Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user13406252 Instagram: @Nickvaky Luke Liu Website: https://lukeliu.tw Facebook: @LukeLiuPhoto Instagram: @Lonfom Hosted by Karri Ojala and Henrik Telkki, with guests Nick Vaky and Luke Liu. Pictures from Andrew Haimerl. Edited by Karri Ojala. The Flick Lab theme tune written and performed by Nick Grivell.