中文Panel: A Conversation About Joseph Beuys
by TCAC, with 彭弘智, 李雨潔
Closing Film: Face the Earth
Huang Ming-chuan / 2017 / Taiwan / 85min / documentary / Chinese and English / Chinese and English subtitles / Taipei premier * Closing film * Director Q&A A crane carries a rounded steel net, which contains 30,000 aluminum cans, hanging in mid-air. Artist Yang Chin-chih stand under this net in front of the Queens Museum…
Filmmaker Nights Taipei: Short Film Development Project
There is a passionate expat filmmaking community in Taiwan, but it is not always easy for them to get their films made.The Filmmakers Nights Taipei Short Film Development Project was launched to provide production assistance and services and to develop talent and skills. From 12 submissions, 4 screenplays were selected, cast and produced by an…
Shorts 4: Connected / Disconnected
We are all connected to each other in the world as well as to ourselves within. Yet, we are disconnected—to other people, to the world, and to ourselves. This program of ten short films includes animation, short experimental films and experimental documentary, video art, and fiction films from Taiwan, the US, Germany and Thailand. The…
Shorts 3: The Show Must Go On
We came into this world and started an unknown journey. All of us voyaging to the same destination. Struggling to survive and love along the way. No matter what, the show must go on. This program of five short films includes fiction, animation and documentary films from Taiwan and Spain. The program has a total…
Shorts 2: Flesh and Blood
On flesh and blood, on body and soul. This 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. 盲信 BLIND LETTERS Angel Jaquem / 2017 / Spain / narrative / 14min…
Shorts 1: Hello Stranger
They showed up uninvited. A surprise. Who are these “special” guests? What is their purpose? Will everyone get along? Before we find out, let’s first say, “Hello, strangers!” This 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…
The Way
Luke Cameron / 2017 / Taiwan / 73min / documentary / English / Chinese and English subtitles * Asia Premier * Director Q&A It all starts with the discovery of an old surfboard washed ashore in Nelson, New Zealand, which was shaped by legendary charger Peter Way, New Zealand’s first ever national champion in 1963.…
The New Radical
Adam Bhala Lough / 2017 / USA / 109min / documentary / English / Chinese subtitles / Taiwan premier This documentary embeds itself with a new breed of anarchists who use digital technologies to further their anti-authoritarian aims. They include Cody Wilson, who is infamous for creating and distributing a model for a 3D-printed gun, and…