Despite not advancing to the final list of nominees announced on Jan. 15, filmmaker Mu Zijian has made his mark by being the first Chinese national shortlisted in the Academy Awards' "Best Documentary Short" category.
Filmmakers Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar discuss their documentary films Nostalgia for the Future and Lovely Villa, and the relationship between architecture and identity, in a conversation moderated by George Jose.
The celebrated filmmaker discusses his new film, which probes personal values and relationships in a rapidly changing China through the tale of a local mobster and his girlfriend.
