1. What inspired you to work in film?
I was into music, literature and performance art since being a kid, almost became a singer. By the turn of century when I settled in Australia to
meet the requirements to become a citizen, a reflection of my life found me fulfilling others’ dreams but not my own. So I returned to Asia to start
the Artwalker studio to produce the first film, City Without Baseball by 2007, and thereafter it became a lifetime indulgence
2. What does Pride mean to you, and do you have any advice for the next generation?
Asia used to be very conservative and restrictive to visual contents of passions outside the status quo. My films, even if academically acclaimed,
had never be granted mass screening except Amphetamine in Taiwan and Adonis in Thailand. I do take pride in, however, having pushed many
boundaries and inspired other filmmakers to produce more LGBT themed work of various successes, I have been telling the aspiring youth that
this is the best era in mankind’s history to be an artist, so go all-in and all the way to try out and show off your talents, push your luck to pursue
your fantasies, as there’s comparatively little to lose.
3. What is your next project?
My next project…depends the reference point of this question. Amid the pandemic we’ve made 2 films and they’re waiting for the world to be
ready for them. Tentatively named Apostles and Bodyshop, they explore the boundary between life and death, encompassing bondage, sexual
assault, sacrifice and possession. Beyond these, there’re possibilities including an ambitious stage trilogy. Whichever to come out first depends
much on when and how the planet will be reopened, for my former style of shooting across countries on the world is deemed impossible nowadays