Huang Pang-chuan was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and graduated from Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains. His work weaves memory, travel, and analogue film practices. His shorts Retour and Last Year When the Train Passed by both received the Grand Prix in the Lab Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
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
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.

Chunni Lin was born in Tokyo, Japan, and studied architecture at National Cheng Kung University. Her films explore space, history, and movement, and have screened at festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, São Paulo, and DMZ Docs. Before the Dawn received the Silver Award at Women Make Waves International Film Festival.

