Interview with Xue Bai, director of»Guo Chun Tian« (»The Crossing«)
Vincent & SarahLast Thursday, Sarah and I had the chance to meet Xue Bai, director and screenwriter of this year's Generation 14plus contribution »Guo Chun Tian« (»The Crossing«) in her apartment.Freie Generation Reporter: Miss Bai, you grew up in the border city Shenzhen. How did you experience the divide of China and Hongkong when you were a child? How did this maybe change over time?Xue Bai: Good question. Actually, I was six years old when we moved to Shenzhen. The city is very close to Hongkong. There is just one river in between. We speak the same language, we eat the same food, we drink the same water. As a child, I listened music, watched movies and saw TV programs from Hongkong. So, for me there has always been a deeper connection instead of a divide.In 1997, Hongkong became a spe...