Free for all audiences. Tickets must be obtained in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center box office one hour prior to lecture start time.

October 3 at 6pm | Join us in person for a lecture with Tsai Ming-Liang followed by an audience Q&A. For additional details, visit siskelfilmcenter.org/conversations-edge. Free for all audiences. Tickets must be obtained in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center box office one hour prior to lecture start time.

Presented in partnership with SAIC’s Visiting Artists Program, Conversations at the Edge, and the Gene Siskel Film Center. 

This event will have real-time captions (CART). For other accessibility requests, please visit saic.edu/access or contact cate@saic.edu.


Tsai Ming-Liang Series: Born in Malaysia in 1957, Tsai Ming-Liang is one of the most prominent film directors of the new cinema movement in Taiwan. He is known for long shots, elliptical narratives, painterly approaches to light and color, and poignant portrayals of urban and sexual alienation. View full series here.


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