Ebb and Flow

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was once considered as the expansive tidal flats connecting the Dadu and Zhuoshui River estuaries in southeastern Taiwan as one of Asia’s most significant wetland areas and this area was once one of Taiwan’s most important bird habitats. But the passage of time has increasingly distanced the local fishing villages from the sea and its sustenance.

Voyage in Time

Ming-Cheng started his ambitious plan about shooting photos of himself handstand in different places around the world at the age of 26. In 2-3 years, his first voyage was accomplished with a series of breathtaking photos featuring characteristic Taiwanese scenery, street view and local people. His production “Transparent Kingdom” inspired by this journey was awarded the Jury’s special award of the remarkable Taishin art prize.

Unveil the Truth –The Government Virus

In 2004, when an outbreak of H5N2 bird flu was first reported in Taiwan, Taiwan bureaucratic system insisted that this case was caused by chickens infected by migratory birds, but after investigation, the truth is unscrupulous businesspeople smuggling bird flu virus strains, invent and sell the illegal manufacture of vaccines. After the failure of the production, this vaccines resulting in a pandemic spread over whole henhouse. To unveil the truth, director began collecting samples from henhouse in 2006 and this six-year long investigation, never find the way out until the March 2010.

Takauo Kids

Allen Yan is a street performer born in south of Taiwan. He walked through the streets and alleys with his passion for this land and Taiwanese folk music. He believes that Taiwan’s welfare is based upon each individual’s well-being. And he sings in this belief. Some kids of a younger generation started to follow Allen’s footsteps. His band, Takauo’s performance fuses the traditional elements and cultural varieties which led them to fame. As a result, Takauo was nominated in 2010’s Golden Melody Award.

Now and Then

These Vietnamese women workers have been in Taiwan for two months. They become our neighbors on this warm island. Through letters to their faraway homes, and dreamy night talks that parallel with reality, the film states the nostalgia they experiences at the moment.

Nothing to do with Love

Four men are sentenced to take a short-term counseling class about domestic violence by the judge, each of them has problems unbalancing communication, custody, marital conflicts and tension between wife and mother. Director follows the men to enter their unsatisfied marriages and digs into the truth of love in the name of violence.

Money and Honey

This is an Asian epic documentary on migrant workers spanning thirteen years. Both the Filipino caretakers and the elderly suffer from homesickness in the Taipei nursing home. The caretakers comfort themselves by singing “No money, no honey”. What price do they have to pay for love and livelihood? Can their dreams ever come true?

The Long Goodbye

Close observations on a group of elder people suffer from dementia. When their memories gradually deteriorate, their family members begin to put together the old photographs and objects and try to awake the forgotten times of their lives. Whenever a story is told, memory slowly pieces together. The whole family becomes closer and they cherish their time together more...

The Long Farewell

THE LONG FAREWELL means saying goodbye slowly. This documentary is a video letter written by a daughter, also the director, to her father who passed away for heart attack, and her mother who got colon cancer half year after. The director faced missing and sorrow honestly, through looking straight into life without her father, while he still seemed to be everywhere. Through the long farewell, she learned lessons from everyday life, wedding or funeral ceremonies, and the natural life circle.

Lanlin Theatre Troupe

To Dr. Wu Jing-ji, Lan Ling Theater was an experiment. The importance of a theatrical company is that it provides enthusiastic youngsters with an acting environment. Lan Ling Theater’s effects can be seen even 20 years after its disbandment. Its members set the foundation for artistic performance in Taiwan. The documentary examines this theater group from the perspectives of its members, showing the impact it made on their lives.

Taiwan Focus

Films

A Gift for Father's Day-The Tragedy of Hsiaolin Village Part 1

A Gift for Father's Day-The Tragedy of Hsiaolin Village Part 1

2011
Taiwan
90min
羅興階、王秀齡
LO Shin-Chieh, WANG Hsiu-Ling

A Rolling Stone

A Rolling Stone

2012
Taiwan
53min
沈可尚
SHEN Ko-Shang

Abba

Abba

2011
Taiwan
93min
洪榮良
HUNG Jung-Liang

Avici

Avici

2011
Taiwan
59min
鄒猷新
CHOU Yu-Hsin

Boundary Revelation

Boundary Revelation

2012
Taiwan
70min
李立劭
LEE Li-Shao

Ebb and Flow

Ebb and Flow

2011
Taiwan
59min
柯金源
KE Chin-Yuan

Hometown Boy

Hometown Boy

2011
Taiwan
72min
姚宏易
YAO Hung-I

Island

Island

2011
Taiwan
58min
黃庭輔
HUANG Ting-Fu

Lanlin Theatre Troupe

Lanlin Theatre Troupe

2011
Taiwan
97min
李中
LEE Chung

Money and Honey

Money and Honey

2012
Taiwan
95min
李靖惠
Jasmine LEE Ching-hui

Nothing to do with Love

Nothing to do with Love

2010
Taiwan
67min
郭笑芸
KUO Shiao-Yun

Now and Then

Now and Then

2012
Taiwan
9min
林郁盛
LIN Yu-Sheng

Taivalu

Taivalu

2010
Taiwan
78min
黃信堯
HUANG Hsin-Yao

Takauo Kids

Takauo Kids

2011
Taiwan
60min
呂登貴
LU Teng-Kuei

The Coming of Tulku

The Coming of Tulku

2011
Taiwan
163min
陳傳興
Chen Tsun-Shing

The Long Farewell

The Long Farewell

2012
Taiwan
59min
陳怡分
CHEN Yi-Fen

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

2011
Taiwan
107min
楊力州
YANG Li-Chou

The Man Behind the Book

The Man Behind the Book

2011
Taiwan
103min
林靖傑
LIN Jing-Jie

Unveil the Truth –The Government Virus

Unveil the Truth –The Government Virus

2011
Taiwan
65min
李惠仁
Kevin H.J. Lee

Voyage in Time

Voyage in Time

2012
Taiwan
59min
周東彥
CHOU Tung-Yen
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