Bitter Rice
This film delves into the secretive realm of a Chinese juvenile reform school, revealing its strict regulations and severe penalties. Despite the harsh environment, it offers a compassionate...
Brief History of 9.5mm Films in Taiwan
Speaker: SU Ui-tiok 9.5mm home movies pervaded after ‘Pathé-Baby’ emerged in 1922, and watching, showing, and shooting movies became the bourgeoisie’s DIY recreation activity 100 years ago. A new...
Ting Ray-yü’s Home Movie (1935-1943)
Moderator: SU Ui-tiok Speaker: LI Chao-jung (Researcher) In 1928, Ting Ray-yü (1901-1973), born in Lukang, Changhua, moved to be a doctor in mines run by Japanese in British Malaya. Upon World War...
Small-gauge Films in 1930s Taiwan
Moderator: SU Ui-tiok Speaker: LEE Daw-ming (Film Scholar) Commercial films and propaganda-oriented newsreels have been the focus of discussions on cinema in Taiwan under Japanese rule (1895-1945)....
HSU Tsang-tse’s Home Movie (1960-1970)
Moderator: CHEN Chia-chi (Critic) Speakers: HSU Jeng-yuan, HSIN Hsin-chen (HSU's Family) Around the 1960s, home movies shot on 8mm became part of amateur cinema. Meanwhile, film was not so available...
Lecture Performance: Re-discovery of Deng Nan-guang’s 8mm Films
Artists: Chunni LIN, HUANG Pang-chuan, Yujun WANG Like the documentary nature of movies, historical clues are always found in details. In 1996, some 8mm films labelled 'Deng Nan-guang 8mm' were...
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 Pratas Islands>...Tong-Sha, an Isle Like a Crab
The soldier's written words breathe life into the desolate and shell-covered Tong-Sha Island, transforming it into a vivid landscape. It's a place where many men seem symbolically bound, unvisited...
Silent Delta
What do the islands want to convey? We hear nothing but silence. The souls of these islands long for the past, yet forever trapped in this space. The film symbolises their struggles, offering silent...