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In 1943, the Imperial Japanese government announced a work-study program in its colony, Taiwan, to recruit children to work in military factories. 8,419 boys came to Japan... An one-hour documentary, Shonenko reveals the unknown stories of these child laborers (Shonenko), from 12 to 14 years old, who manufactured fighter planes in Japanese Naval Arsenals during the Second World War. They left their families, homeland and childhood with the dream of receiving an education. But their dream was to be shattered - first by the war and again by cruel post-war politics in Taiwan, Japan and China.

A creepy night with a man and a dead body......

Taiwanese swinging film.

A story about going fast, wanting to go even faster, and then relaxing after an overly tense lifestyle.

Recording of film students doing some imitative shooting.

Generally, the family is the first and smallest social group with which each individual comes into contact. The small moments of family life are often unforgettable…

Jay stands at the harbour, waiting for a cargo ship, that is bringing his father home. But he doesn't know if it will be a reunion or a farewell.

Taking place on Victory Lane in Keelung, this film delves into the lives of three Korean women in their 70s, shaped by war and identity struggles. Unable to return home after migrating during the 20th-century Japanese colonisation of Taiwan, they endure the physical and emotional toll of living between Korea and Taiwan, forgotten in the divide between the two countries.

Man Mei, a Hakka woman born in a Miaoli farming village during the Japanese colonial era, carries a life that spans a century and traces the shifting currents of Taiwan's transformation.

When a filmmaker learns that his family’s traditional Chinese courtyard house in Taiwan will be partially demolished to pay off debts, he begins documenting the loss, only to be drawn into filming a politician’s campaign. The project evolves into a deeply personal exploration of exile, non-belonging, and the identity of the Taiwanese diaspora returning home. Weaving childhood nostalgia, political propaganda, and the brutal destruction of his family home through Lacan’s registers of the Real, Symbolic, and Imaginary, the film reflects on memory, loss, and the longing for a voice. Anchored by demolition footage and the nostalgic pop song "Red Dragonfly," The Politician, the Demolition & the Dump Truck asks: Can the Taiwanese diaspora truly belong, and can their voices ever be heard?

Wang Rongyu, founder of Golden Bough Theatre (1993), creates deeply local Taiwanese productions. His works, like "Stage in the Rain," blend folk opera traditions into original musicals, earning acclaim as quintessential "Tai-Ke theater." Overcoming a 2008 crisis, the troupe now completes its 300th outreach performance, touring across Taiwan.

In Taiwan's southernmost Manzhou Township, a group of local women—ordinary homemakers—transform into acclaimed folk artists when they pick up their moon guitars. The documentary Manzhou Ladies chronicles their lives, led by folk treasure Zhang Rigui, depicting their resilience in preserving local ballads across decades. Now, as young apprentices struggle with language and cultural gaps, the future of these timeless tunes hangs in the balance.

In the hotel room, a girl is lying next to another girl. She walks to the bathroom and seems to be talking to someone else. Is she mentally disturbed, or is there another conspiracy?

The traveler lost his way in the snow and stumbled upon an ancient ritual, leading to an unknown abyss.

Me and my sister. I don't think an answer is needed but the endless feeling spreading.

When Taiwanese citizens vanish in China, a journalist returns home in search of answers. What begins as reporting becomes a personal reckoning—revealing the high cost of speaking out and the quiet erosion of freedom in Taiwan.

[thóo-kong-á] is a stop-motion short film centered on the Taiwanese tradition of “bone collecting.” The story follows a boy who was raised by his grandfather, a professional bone collector. Since childhood, he was often asked to help with the ritual, though he never understood its meaning — only finding it exhausting and unpleasant. But through repeated experiences, he gradually comes to see that bone collecting isn’t something taboo — it is a gentle, meaningful practice. It’s a way for the living to say a proper farewell to the dead. In the end, with newfound understanding and respect, he personally performs the final bone collecting for his grandfather.

It was not just a blazing forest fire, but embers clinging together only for survival... The short film is about the intimate relationship between two young girls. Yet the bond they treasured was veiled under an indescribable shadow…

"Taichung Way" is an original animated short set in Taichung, Taiwan. Through local dishes and a journey home, it follows a young person who has returned home. The film delicately portrays the taste of home and heartfelt human connections, capturing everyday streets and alleys bringing to life the warm memories of Taichung.

It is a story about family relationships and alienation. A man who had been away from home for many years boarded a train and once again walked the familiar streets. He encountered his brother, the only one left at home, and the accumulated conflicts intertwined with his memories.

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.

In a city of silent hearts, Ah-Hua meets Xiao-Ya online. He then feels a fleeting warmth in his still life. When she vanishes, his world dims. Their sudden reunion feels like fate... but is it a second chance, or just another beautiful illusion?

A taiyupian co-starred Chang Di, Yang Li-hua and Kang Ding.

This silent footage documents the survey conducted between March and April 1937 (Showa 12) by Keitaro Miyamoto, Toru Ogawa, and Tadao Kano in the mountainous regions of southern Taiwan, home to the Paiwan people. Compiled and edited by the Attic Museum, the film includes intertitles and was completed as a finished work. The cinematographer was Keitaro Miyamoto.

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.

They were once Taiwan’s wildest stunt heroes! In the 1970s, a taxi driver led the nation’s top stunt riders and daredevil performers to form the "Shenfeng Stunt Troupe," risking their lives in breathtaking shows that packed arenas and made headlines across the island. Now, the aging team leader’s youngest daughter sets out on a journey to find and reunite the former comrades who once "burned their youth on tires." When the Rumble Sounds Again is a true and thrilling Taiwanese legend — a story that reignites the roaring engines and unyielding spirit of a generation that refused to give up.

In Taiwan, there is a group of clown artists whose stage is not in a theater, but in hospitals. They are not doctors, yet they bring healing through physical theater performances. These “clown doctors,” with their signature red noses, bring laughter and music into the cold, clinical environment of hospitals, offering moments of relief and emotional comfort to patients, families, and healthcare workers alike.

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.

In Cute Syndrome Town, residents trade with the Cute Virus for adorable looks, gaining shallow, fake happiness. Jane tries to restore their true selves, only to learn reality is more complex than she thought.

The protagonist abandoned his dreams of the past due to an accident, and the trauma made him afraid for a long time to confront the things he once loved. It wasn't until middle age that a fortuitous event allowed him to face his true feelings again.

Besides exploring complex student relationships, family dynamics, and gender-based violence, the film reflects the director’s perspective as a teacher, subtly expressing anxiety and lament over the loss of innocence in the harsh realities of modern youth.

My first living space after I was born, located in an old street. This old apartment has a long shape and a river on the back. the world outside changed as time goes by, the house gathered the smell of life. A small cloud visits the space and goes through it. Time and memory became like a dream in a daylight.

In 1871, the photographer John Thomson came to Formosa to take photos which became the first images of the island seen in the West. Things have changed after more than a century. I chose one of his photos showing an indigenous mother and her child shot in Mucha, Kaohsiung as the starting point of an exploration of the island’s past and the mysterious origin of its ancestors.

A big cock go-go boy, a she-male hooker, and a couple of lesbians making out in a seedy men’s room set the stage for a debate on Taiwanese independence.