Born in 1988 in Taiwan and studied at le Fresnoy in France. HUANG Pang-Chuan's work always contains three elements: memory, travel and traditional film technology. Both of his films Return and Last Year When the Train Passed by have won The Lab Grand Prix in Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, two years in a row. Recently he collaborates with Lin Chunni, focusing on Taiwan pre-war history, such like projects Before the Dawn and Kam Loo Tsui, they were also presented at major festivals, such as Locarno Festival, IDFA, MoMA Doc Fortnight and Taipei Film Award Grand prize.
This Is Not a Film by Deng Nan-guang
This Is Not a Film by Deng Nan-guang
This Is Not a Film by Deng Nan-guang
Synopsis
I am a film reel forgotten in Taiwan. I have recorded a happy family life and have been to places, including scenic riverbanks and lively expositions. When the war broke out, everyone left, and I was the only one left, lying quietly in a film can for 90 years. Now that I am awake, I just want to announce to everyone: I am not a film made by Deng Nan-guang! After the death of the renowned photographer Deng Nan-guang (1907-1971), small-gauge films presumably shot by him were donated to the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute in 1996. The present film is a re-creation based on these archival images, reconstructing the scene of amateur image-making under the Japanese colonial period from a contemporary perspective.
Director's Profile
HUANG Pang-chuan
Filmography
2017 Return
2018 Last Year When the Train Passed by
2020 Before the Dawn
2020 Nan-Guang, Komorebi
2020 Hisako
2021 Neiweipi Manuscript
2021 Kam Loo Tsui
2023 This is not a Film by Deng Nan-Guang
Chunni LIN
Chunni Lin was born in Tokyo, Japan and studies architecture. Her works center around the intricate relationship among space, history, and movement, Yen Yen (2014) and Comfort In Forgetting (2015) were selected for Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. Before the Dawn (2020) won the Silver Award at the 2021 Women Make Waves International Film Festival . Recently Chunni collaborated with Huang Pang-Chuan, focusing on Taiwan's pre-war history. Kam Loo Tsui, was screened at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Filmography
2014 Yen Yen
2014 The Comfort In Forgetting
2016 Stray Dog at the Museum
2020 Before the Dawn
2020 Nan-Guang, Komorebi
2020 Hisako
2021 Neiweipi Manuscript
2021 Kam Loo Tsui
2023 This is not a Film by Deng Nan-Guang
Print Source
TFAI｜https://www.tfai.org.tw/zh/downloads/rent、HUANG Pang-chuan｜huangpangchuan@gmail.com