Cui Zi’en is a writer and independent filmmaker from Harbin, formerly based in Beijing, and now living in Florida. His recent books include 以性别和性史之名或曰丑角登场 (In the Name of Gender and Sexual History, 2023), 伪科幻故事 (Pseudo-Science Fiction, 2023), 公厕白金宝典 (Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet, 2024), 桃色嘴唇 (Peach-Colored Lips, 2024), and 公厕电影院全年无休 (Public Toilet Cinema Open All Year, 2024). His works have received the DW Literature Prize, the Hellman/Hammett Award, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Turin GLBT Film Festival for 志同志 (Queer China, Comrade China), and the Hubert Bals Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for the screenplay 国色 (National Beauty).
(Translated and introduced by Yahia MA) I first experienced Cui Zi’en’s work in mainland China in the early 2000s, when I was an undergraduate at a university in the country’s northwest and was becoming increasingly aware of my own sexuality. At that time, Cui was creating his queer-themed films and fiction, including Pseudo-Science Fiction Stories […]
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