Few figures in history are as feared and fascinating as Ching Shih (also known as Shi Yang, Zheng Yi Sao, Shi Xianggu, and Shek Yeung), a woman who rose from humble beginnings to command one of the ...

There aren’t many stories about women pirates, for a variety of reasons (basically, sexism). But Ching Shih was a woman pirate who couldn’t be ignored. By many accounts, she was the most successful ...

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent ...

It has been a whirlwind four months for Taiwanese American director Shih-Ching Tsou, whose debut feature Left-Handed Girl makes its North American premiere at TIFF this weekend. The emotional family ...