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.