Chinese director Jia mines leftover footage for top Cannes film

Cannes, France (AFP) May 18, 2024

Veteran director Jia Zhang-Ke has boldly repurposed the leftover material he has amassed across his entire career to create a brand new film. Jia's "Caught By The Tides" is a decades-spanning love story that is in competition for the Cannes Film Festival's illustrious Palme d'Or. It is a meditative reflection on cinema, the passage of time, and the profound changes that China has experie