Here to Be Heard: The Story of the SlitsOPENING FILM: Founded in London by four teen girls in 1976, the Slits were the world’s first all girl punk rock group. They toured with The Clash and made the Sex Pistols look like “choir boys.” (William Badgley / 2017 / UK / Taiwan premier / Q&A) 2018 films, Grrrl Power, Music, 開幕片 Opening Film
Face the EarthCLOSING FILM: Taiwanese performance artist Yang Chin-chih has built an exceptional career in New York over the last three decades, playing the part of victim of environmental catastrophe in large public performances. (Huang Ming-chuan / 2017 / Taiwan / Taipei premier / Q&A) 2018 films, 閉幕片 Closing Film
Metal Politics TaiwanLead singer for the heavy metal band Chthonic, Freddy Lim, was recently elected to Taiwan’s legislature. This documentary follows his transformation from rock star to politician. (Marco Wilms / 2018 / Germany, Taiwan / Q&A) 2018 films, Competition, Music
The WayA surf board by Peter Way, New Zealand’s first national champion in 1963, washes up on a beach. Thus begins a quest to learn about Kiwi surfing and the man who shaped this piece of surfing history. (Luke Cameron / 2017 / Taiwan / Asia Premier / Q&A) 2018 films, Competition, Surfing
Parallel PlanesA video mix-tape that journeys across the American indie music landscape, paying homage to the DIY spirit and asking basic questions about the nature of independence and music. (Nicole Wegner / 2017 / Germany / Taiwan premier / Q&A) 2018 films, Grrrl Power, Music
Nico, 1988The “original goth girl”, Nico lived a second life after Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground. Hers is the story of a fallen star, and a quest for redemption. (Susanna Nicchiarelli / 2017 / Italy, Belgium / Taiwan premier) 2018 films, Grrrl Power, Music
Garage Rockin’ CrazeA weird and savage journey into the heart of underground Tokyo rock and roll scene and the DIY ethic that keeps it thriving. (Mario Cuzic / 2016 / Japan) 2018 films, Music
Bunch of KunstBritish punk duo Sleaford Mods have been called “the voice of Britain” by their fans, “Britain’s angriest band” by the Guardian and “The world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” by Iggy Pop. (Christine Franz / 2017 / Germany) 2018 films, Music
The Maribor Uprising: A Live Participatory FilmA Slovenian protest turns to revolt, and the audience is invited into the decision making process. Do you peacefully occupy? Or storm the barricades? (Milton Guillen, Maple Razsa / 2017 / USA, Slovenia / Special interactive screening) 2018 films, Disruption & Technology 科技全景
Pornocracy: The New Sex MultinationalsFormer French porn star Ovidie investigates the new “Monsanto of porn” and how technology has completely transformed the porn industry. (Ovidie / 2017 / France) 2018 films, Disruption & Technology 科技全景, Grrrl Power
The New RadicalWhat is radicalism in the digital age? This documentary embeds itself with a new breed of anarchists who use digital technologies, from the 3D-printed gun to Dark Wallet. (Adam Bhala Lough / 2017 / USA) 2018 films, Disruption & Technology 科技全景
The Road MovieA critically acclaimed experimental film of the absurd and frightening, all shot from dashboard cameras in Russia. (Dmitrii Kalashnikov / 2016 / Belarus) 2018 films, Disruption & Technology 科技全景
The War ShowA multi-award winning personal video memoire of the Arab Spring in Syria from 2011 to 2013, beginning with hopeful protest and spiraling into civil war and death. (Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon / 2016 / Denmark) 2018 films, Disruption & Technology 科技全景, Grrrl Power
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird HamiltonOne of the biggest surf films in recent years, this doc tracks the remarkable life and legendary career of big wave surfer and oddball athlete Laird Hamilton. (Rory Kennedy/2017/US) 2018 films, Surfing
To Stay Alive, A MethodWhen Iggy Pop narrates read Michel Houellebecq’s essay “To Stay Alive”, he realized it was his own life story. Here they collaborate to adapt the essay into a movie. (Arno Hagers, et al / 2016 / The Netherlands, Belgium) 2018 films, Art Power
BeuysAndres Veiel / 2017 / Germany Joseph Beuys, arguably the most important post-WWII European artist of the 20th century, shown in his full confrontational glory. 2018 films, Art Power
Wall WritersThis is the story of graffiti, before graffiti was art. A look into wall tagging as the origin of an art form. (Roger Gastman / 2016 / US / with POW!WOW! Taiwan) 2018 films, Art Power
Westwood: Punk, Icon, ActivistShe ignited the UK punk movement with Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren, then continued to redefine British fashion for more than 40 years. (Lorna Tucker / 2018 / UK) 2018 films, Art Power, Grrrl Power
A Heart of LoveA cold-blooded love affair between two Warsaw artists, in which not only their lives become intertwined, but their art as well. (Lukasz Ronduda / 2017 / Poland) 2018 films, Art Power, Grrrl Power
Virus TropicalA beautifully animated and very modern coming of age story of a girl in South America, adapted from the highly popular graphic novel by Power Paola. (Santiago Caicedo / 2017 / Colombia) 2018 films, Grrrl Power
White RabbitA quirky lesbian relationship comedy and a millennial satire on wannabe artists and identity politics starring Korean-American comedienne Vivien Bang. (Daryl Wein / 2018 / US) 2018 films, Art Power, Grrrl Power
Filmmaker Nights Taipei: Short Film Development Project4 short films were produced as a team effort by local filmmakers especially for this program at 2018 Urban Nomad. 2018 films, Competition, Shorts
Shorts 1: Hello StrangerThis program of four short films includes fiction and documentary films from Taiwan, The US and Germany. The program has a total length of 83 minutes and will be followed by filmmaker Q&A. 2018 films, Competition, Shorts
Shorts 2: Flesh and BloodThis program of five short films includes fiction, animation and documentary films from Taiwan, the UK and Spain. The program has a total length of 87 minutes and will be followed by filmmaker Q&A. 2018 films, Competition, Shorts
Shorts 3: The Show Must Go OnThis program of five short films includes fiction, animation and documentary films from Taiwan and Spain. The program has a total length of 85 minutes and will be followed by filmmaker Q&A. 2018 films, Competition, Shorts
Shorts 4: Connected/DisconnectedThis program of ten short films from Taiwan, the US, Germany and Thailand has a total length of 82 minutes and will be followed by filmmaker Q&A. 2018 films, Competition, Shorts