Liao I-ling has been a producer and director since 2003. Her works focus on the discussions of the relations between individuals and culture, influenced by hierarchy, poverty, and social systems. Her narration is characterized by a philosophical and allegorical aura.
The Weight of Life
The Weight of Life
The Weight of Life
Synopsis
In the year of 1996, a national weightlifter coach called A-Fu, founded a female teenager weightlifting team with three Bunun girls from the "Taoyuan Tribe". They're either orphaned or raised by a single parent or grandparents. Despite their success in weightlifting, they are confronted with the harsh reality of their family situations, career development and love lives.
Festivals & Awards
2013 Taipei Film Festival
Director's Profile
LIAO I-ling
Filmography
2003 How Deep
2006 Gift of Life
2013 Invisible Villlage
2013 Weight of Life
2023 All and Nothing
CHU Po-ying
Chu Po-ying, a graduate of the National Taiwan University of Arts, adeptly captures the language of hyper-reality in his roles as a director and photographer. He emphasizes keen observation of real-life situations, and sensitivity to subtle invisibility, and aspires to transform this invisibility into narrative images that convey the emotions of photographed characters using hyper-reality or magical realism.
Filmography
2003 Broken Bridge
2005 Love Letter
2013 Invisible Villlage
2013 Weight of Life
2023 All and Nothing
