LOS ANGELES, February 12, 2019 – Jia Zhangke, the father of Chinese independent film and one of China's most respected directors, speaks after a screening of his latest film Ash Is Purest White, which opens in the U.S. on March 15. The conversation was moderated by Michael Berry, professor of contemporary Chinese cultural studies at UCLA; Eugene Suen, an interpreter and filmmaker, translates. (33 min., 43 sec.)