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丑角登場：崔子恩的酷兒影像
三十餘年以來，崔子恩一直是中國文化界的一個奇人。他是公開出櫃的同性戀，是我行我素、拒絕被體制收編的「手術刀嘴」，也是永遠衝撞當代時空的創作者。他的作品跨越不同類型、不同領域、不同媒介，從科幻小說到家庭傳記，從晚清小說研究到獨立電影，又從先鋒小說到酷兒文化，呈現其獨一無二的獨立精神。 本書收錄的對談與交流跨越將近二十年，討論範圍包括崔子恩的不同身分：作者、導演、研究者、大學教授、天主教徒、同志權利運動者——從崔子恩的成長背景、《夜景》及《少年花草黃》等代表作、紀錄片的創作、中國獨立電影的崛起、中國的酷兒運動，到當代中國知識分子的處境，《丑角登場：崔子恩的酷兒影像》展現崔子恩對自己創作生涯的一種反思和回顧，也是了解崔子恩創作的不同面目的最佳入門。 本書為「白睿文訪談錄」系列書之第二本，該系列收錄白睿文多年來訪問華文世界影人、作家與文化人的訪談菁華，第一本為《電影的口音：賈樟柯談賈樟柯》；預計將陸續出版：《字裡行間：華語作家對談錄》、《自由光影：中國獨立電影人對談錄》與《畫外音：當代華語影人對談錄》各書。
356 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2022
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January 7, 2026
Website: https://michael-berry.com/choujiao/
A book of interviews with Zi'en Cui, queer Chinese writer, filmmaker, activist, and overall fascinating character. (Interviewer Michael Berry publishes in Chinese as 白睿文.) According to Berry's introduction, there are five sets of interviews, two each from 2006 and 2014, and one from 2019, the last being a Skype panel with UCLA students. (Cui also edited and added more materials to the source transcripts later.)
Unsurprisingly, the book covers a range of topics, including Cui's experiences growing up in China in the '60s, organizing early LGBT film festivals in Beijing, sociopolitical commentary on the turbulent changes in China, thoughts on Chinese underground/independent and LGBT film, his more recent life and impressions after moving to Florida, and of course descriptions of his films and processes. I'm probably most interested in the last topic, though there are fascinating stories, insight, and gossip on the Chinese filmmaking scene 20+ years ago.
Most of Cui's films listed on letterboxd are from the aughts. Fortunately, a number of his films are available on tubi and other streaming platforms. His wikipedia filmography also stops at 2010. I'm curious why this is so, but there's nothing in the interviews that explain why he stopped making films. I just finished watching Night Scene and Feeding Boys, Ayaya; apparently they were originally shot at the same time as one film, but were split into two films later! I plan to check out more of his films and fiction.
A book of interviews with Zi'en Cui, queer Chinese writer, filmmaker, activist, and overall fascinating character. (Interviewer Michael Berry publishes in Chinese as 白睿文.) According to Berry's introduction, there are five sets of interviews, two each from 2006 and 2014, and one from 2019, the last being a Skype panel with UCLA students. (Cui also edited and added more materials to the source transcripts later.)
Unsurprisingly, the book covers a range of topics, including Cui's experiences growing up in China in the '60s, organizing early LGBT film festivals in Beijing, sociopolitical commentary on the turbulent changes in China, thoughts on Chinese underground/independent and LGBT film, his more recent life and impressions after moving to Florida, and of course descriptions of his films and processes. I'm probably most interested in the last topic, though there are fascinating stories, insight, and gossip on the Chinese filmmaking scene 20+ years ago.
Most of Cui's films listed on letterboxd are from the aughts. Fortunately, a number of his films are available on tubi and other streaming platforms. His wikipedia filmography also stops at 2010. I'm curious why this is so, but there's nothing in the interviews that explain why he stopped making films. I just finished watching Night Scene and Feeding Boys, Ayaya; apparently they were originally shot at the same time as one film, but were split into two films later! I plan to check out more of his films and fiction.
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