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For 23 years, Hu has served as an interpreter in Taiwan, assisting over a thousand migrant workers and new residents. This film highlights how interpreters support law enforcement, ensuring justice and protecting linguistic minorities in a system once lacking proper translation for foreign-related cases.
The Taoyuan Aerotropolis project, Taiwan's largest urban development, forces nearly 10,000 families from their homes. As land is leveled and memories erased, residents struggle to preserve their roots. Powerless against economic progress, they cling to the fading traces of a homeland on the brink of disappearance.
Ah Wei, a taxi driver worn down by years of caring for his seriously sick wife, is urged one night to return to work. Hoping for a brief respite, he starts up the taxi he hasn't driven in a long time, but soon finds himself caught in a night he never expected.
A grieving teenage girl embarks on a moonlit scooter journey with a stranger. As memories and doubts surface, they navigate night streets together, searching for answers about her past, present, and future.
A taiyupian co-starred Chang Di, Yang Li-hua and Kang Ding.
This footage is a record of Katsumi Komatsu’s visit to urban and rural areas in Taiwan, specifically Taipei and Tainan, in April 1936 (Showa 11), conducted as a preliminary survey for the comprehensive research project by the Attic Museum. The footage is silent.
Rye Green Berry is a code for RGB. This film summons our memories of light and color through film screens. It then intentionally rewrites the slowly disappearing color worlds - historical paintings, vintage movies, videotapes - in digital space, transforming them into a new color palette. Taking its cue from Roland BARTHES' S/Z, the film overcodes found materials, liberates characters from their original stories and builds an operatic fable from their signifiers.
After meticulous planning, the Ergou Squad decided to carry out the robbery of a convenience store.
The story describes a hunter who chased a snow roe deer, incurs the revenge of the Roe Beast, adding to the mystery of folklore. Created with hemp rope in stop-motion puppet animation, this project uses the lack of facial expressions in the puppets to create a spooky and terrifying atmosphere. The hand-drawn style at the beginning and end adds to the mystery of the legend, prompting contemplation on the delicate balance between humans and the environment, as well as our reverence for nature.
During the Chinese Civil War, Taiwan was seen as the terminal destination for a unit fleeing themainland. However, while crossing the Sino-Vietnamese border, they were detained on an islandcalled “Phú Quốc” by the French authorities, who were colonizing Vietnam at that time. Unawareof how long this temporary detention would last, they began transforming this primitive island into abase for a future counterattack on the mainland. Four years later, they finally managed to sail to Tai-wan — an island they had never been to but regarded as their homeland. Years later, in Kaohsiung’s Chengcing Lake, there is also an artificial island named “Phú Quốc” built to commemorate this unit,effectively becoming Phú Quốc 2.0.
The director’s relationship with their mother was severed in the past due to their sexual orientation. In 2023, after the mother was diagnosed with cancer, the two reconnected. Through intimate moments with their partner, the director contrasts the closeness of their relationship with the emotional distance from their family. Struggling with both their identity as a queer person and as a daughter, the director uses the metaphor of a "Viewfinder" to capture the complex emotions between them.
Bo lin lives in the countryside, while Yu xin lives in the city. They are an eyesore to each other. However, on a stormy night, Bo lin's carelessness resulted in Yu xin getting lost. They went to a lot of trouble to find him! Upon returning home, they shared steaming hot typhoon noodles, a typical nickname for noodles in canned mackerel tomato sauce. This shared history not only brought them closer but also made them begin to accept each other.
A boy named Ting-an experiences trouble at home and bullying at school. Out of fear, he forces himself to hide his feelings from others. The only thing that still interests him is a pet zebrafish he keeps in his room. On the eve of presenting his school report, Ting-an is about to overcome his fears — he just doesn’t know it yet.
The anonymity on the Internet allows LGBTQIA people to interact without exposing their identities. It can be seen as a better 'rainbow utopia' than the real world. Three gay guys in this film also met each other in this way. In 2009, a battle between gay and straight on an online forum began and caused chaos.
The Taiwanese Hokkien film released in 1959
An award-winning documentary short by Taiwan Film Studio in 1964.
Taiwanese children between 4 and 8 years old talk about their views on surrendering to China.
Every piece of dough wants to become a donut. Only donuts are good adults and symbols of greatness! Influenced by this education, little dough Dobby and his classmates long to participate in the "coming-of-age ceremony." However, Dobby accidentally discovers the unknown story behind the donut factory…
Lumi, formerly homeless due to family issues and business failures, spends a decade in odd jobs, park benches, and internet cafes. Joining a social enterprise, he gains skills, saves money, and rents a place, but his past still haunts him.
The desire for laughter cannot break free from reality, and the imagination of home cannot be realized. Go out the door and run around to challenge; a small stream in the backyard, tolerant and self-healing. A female high school student wants to change her family's current situation through her own efforts, but an unexpected event happens on the way to finding a job. How should she face the next phase of her life?
"Separation" is an essay documentary that delves into the intricate relationship and conflicts between contemporary Taiwanese society and European and American values. This exploration takes place through the lens of three millennial Taiwanese artists who share their overseas experiences during the pandemic and post-pandemic era. Hsiao-Chu resides in New York, Shou-An in London, and Chen-Yi in Philadelphia, each offering a unique perspective on the evolving immigrant status, personal exploration of sexuality, and the artist's profound understanding of self and community.
Green Island's link to political prisoners remains indelible despite its modern tourism. To depict the multi-faceted appearance of the island, the film centres on 3 characters: a local islander, a former prisoner’s daughter, and an artist with depression.
Seven frames, seven episodes of one visual journey. A silent film explores the space between language, body and identity during the time of isolation. It is the second film from photographer / mixed-media artist turned Shantel Liao, and the first film made completely independently as a personal project.
Muay Thai was introduced to Taiwan when Thai migrant laborers came here to work. Han Reng-ding, a Taiwanese who for a long time had no fixed address, joined Li-Chin muay thai at age 22 and, for the first time, found a sense of belonging as he was learning the martial art. The boxing gym’s Thai head coach, Sonsumrit, took special care of him, and the migrant Thai workers taught him everything they knew about boxing and life. They were as close as family members for six years. However, Han’s life will unfold differently due to a new plan.
All and Nothing explores the intricate life of late conceptual artist Li Yuan-chia, tracing his journey from WWII-era China to Taiwan, 1950s Milan, Bologna, and Swinging Sixties London, culminating in his 1971 establishment of the L.Y.C. Museum & Gallery in rural Cumbria. The film captures his essence as a journeyman and artist.
At Reincarnation Agency, a detective, who died when he was about to crack a case, met the case's victims. After learning about new clues provided by the victims, the detective barged back to present life, but only to discover that he was rebirthed onto a strawberry donut.