台灣競賽

The independent investigative documentarian, Kevin H.J. LEE, takes on the state machine to unveil the bureaucratic and academic complicity that conceals potential virus outbreaks that may jeopardise public health. LEE points his camera at the distorted bureaucratic system, advocating more media attention and public monitoring to curb abuses of power and keep the government accountable.

Taunted in primary school for not being able to speak Mandarin, LIN Jin-xian later became a teacher of the Taiwanese language and a scholar of regional cultural history. But the fate of a substitute teacher is that of a drifter, and his in-depth research in cultural history no longer has practical application. LIN looks back on his life and realises that he is like a stray dog, with an unknown future.

Out/Marriage is the first Taiwanese documentary filmed from the perspective of the new immigrants, mainly women from other Southeast Asian countries married to Taiwanese men. If you wish to delve into their innermost thoughts, let their life stories unfold before your eyes, beginning with the moments at which their marriages begin to dissolve.

Having grown up in the mountains Chiayi, installation artist WANG Wen-chih weaves his memories of mountains and forests into his work. Using natural materials such as bamboo, rattan and wood, WANG creates his art with hands and collective labour. The huge spaces he constructs emit such deep and strong power that surprise and move countless visitors. This film follows WANG on his journey of creation.

They're ordinary men who are trying to join the dangerous and exciting sport, wrestling, to prove that they are still alive and unique in their own way, i.e. in pain. When the enemy attacks, they are not afraid at all. These men risk their lives to provide the audiences with excellent shows. Once they have gone down this path, they not only cannot turn back but have to face it on their own.