【Floating Islands I】The Floating Ball

The island of Little Liu Chiuyu sits alone on the outskirts of the Taiwan Strait like a ball floating in the middle of the ocean. Surrounding this little island are more floating balls. They are the boathouses belonging to Mainland Chinese fishermen.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands I】The Crab Island in South China Sea

Dun Sha Island is an island where a large group of men are symbolically chained. It is an island that no one wants to go to , and yet think it a shame to abandon.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands I】My OwnPrivate Green Island

The relationship between Green Island and political GREEN ISLAND prisoners is an inseparable one. Although fully commercialized for tourism these days, the history of political imprisonment has left a permanent mark there.

 

 

【Floatinfg Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands I】Libangbang

Building a house has been Ching-wen’s long-time wish. But before finishing construction, they ran out of money. So now he has to leave his home on Orchid Island(Lanyu) and return to Taiwan to make more money.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】Who is Fishing®

This is the story of the Diao Yu Tai Island. A conflict of interest between two countries-Japan and us.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】West Island

The Pong Hu Islands is made up of some 60 tiny islands. One of them, is the size of only a square mile with over a dozen people living on it. Exiled by society, these are forgotten indiciduals, much like the island itself.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】Turtle Island: Nostalgic Voice

“Every time I go fishing out at sea, I would try t get a closer look at Kweishan Island. Even just to look at it once more!” this is the story of displaced Kweishan islanders who were relocated to Ilan some 20 years ago.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】Trouble

Most people would say that if you can’t touch it and you can’t see it, then it doesn’t exist. Unless you have faith. This is the story of Keelung Islet. It is a documentation of a process and a consciousness.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】Silent Delta

The fate of the three coral atolls in northern Taiwan was decided by the migration history of the humans. A land does not always require human explanations to give it a meaning.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

【Floating Islands II】ShadowDancing ar Ma Tsu

Organized along the dance routine of a female dancer, the film is divided into four stages: hope, fear, anger and the longing for stability. The film crosscuts stages with the emotions of Matsu islanders, the stationed troops, and the Taiwanese filmmakers.

 

 

【Floating Islands】: Back in 1999, the Firefly Image Company invited 12 directors to visit 12 islands surrounding Taiwan. Now one year has gone by, and borne in front of us are the 12 "Floating Islands"films...

Taiwan Focus: Landscape of Life

Films

2000
Taiwan
16min
黃庭輔
Ting-Fu HUANG

Angoo

Angoo

1999
Taiwan
41min
陳龍男
Lung-Nan CHEN
2000
Taiwan
35min
周美玲
Mei-Ling CHOU

Boys for Beauty

Boys for Beauty

1999
Taiwan
63min
陳俊志
Micky Chen

Flower Island

Flower Island

1999
Taiwan
57min
李立劭
Li-Shao LEE

Frozen Memories

Frozen Memories

2000
Taiwan
55min
薛常慧
Tslalak HSUEH

Funny Competition Between Labor and Management

Funny Competition Between Labor and Management

2000
Taiwan
137min
羅興階
Shin-Chieh LO

Grandma's Hairpin

Grandma's Hairpin

2000
Taiwan
90min
蕭菊貞
Chu-Chen HSIAO

Her Home Town, My Home Town

Her Home Town, My Home Town

1999
Taiwan
38min
吳家惠
Chia-Huei WU

Ka-Bak-Sua and the Siraya Ping Pu Grandmother

Ka-Bak-Sua and the Siraya Ping Pu Grandmother

1999
Taiwan
45min
木枝.籠爻(漢名:潘朝成)
Chaur-Cheng PAN
2000
Taiwan
30min
郭珍弟
Chen-Ti KUO

Modeling Taiwan

Modeling Taiwan

2000
Taiwan
80min
黃庭輔
Tin-Fu HUANG
2000
Taiwan
30min
許綺鷰,林靖傑
Juei-Lan HSU,Jing-Jie LIN

National Bandits, Beautiful Mistake

National Bandits, Beautiful Mistake

1999
Taiwan
63min
彭世生
Biho MAYWA

Outside the Shadow Window

Outside the Shadow Window

2000
Taiwan
62min
謝明桂
Ming-Gui XIE

Reconstructing the Main Road?

Reconstructing the Main Road?

2000
Taiwan
30min
蕭靜美
Opal SHIAO

Saltland Witnesses

Saltland Witnesses

1999
Taiwan
51min
許伯鑫
Buo-Shing HSU
2000
Taiwan
25min
簡偉斯
Wei-Ssu CHIEN
2000
Taiwan
20min
沈尚可
Ko-Shang SHEN

Sobbing Land

Sobbing Land

1999
Taiwan
40min
高淑玲
Su-Ling KAO

The Autumn Tea

The Autumn Tea

1999
Taiwan
42min
林盟山
Meng-San LIN
2000
Taiwan
16min
李孟哲
MJ LEE

The Faded Blie Blouse

The Faded Blie Blouse

1999
Taiwan
49min
林筱芳
Hsiao-Fang LIN
1999
Taiwan
24min
李志薔
Chih-Chiang LEE

The Lost Kingdom

The Lost Kingdom

1999
Taiwan
98min
李香秀
Hsiang-Hsiu LEE

The Passing Water

The Passing Water

1999
Taiwan
51min
劉楷南
Nancy LIU

The Young Generals

The Young Generals

1999
Taiwan
48min
彭家如
Jai-Ru PENG

Too Young

Too Young

1998
Taiwan
42min
楊明輝
Ming-Hwei YANG
2000
Taiwan
21min
吳介民
Jimmy WU
2000
Taiwan
20min
李泳泉
Yung-Chuan LEE

Under the Same Roof

Under the Same Roof

1999
Taiwan
58min
蘇珮容
Pei-Jung SU
2000
Taiwan
21min
朱賢哲
Hsien-Jer CHU

What is the Truth?

What is the Truth?

1999
Taiwan
62min
黃翰維,樊誌融
Han-Wei HUANH,Chih-Jung FAN
2000
Taiwan
16min
陳芯宜
Singing CHEN
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