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Kosovo festival to hold 23-film retrospective on Taiwan history

  • Date:2018-08-03~2018-08-11
Kosovo festival to hold 23-film retrospective on Taiwan history

The Taiwan Film Institute has teamed up with DokuFest to hold the largest retrospective on an Asian nation ever to greet Kosovan audiences the 23-film-strong "Birth of a Nation: Focus on Taiwan @ Dokufest."

 

Curated by Wood Lin (林木材), director of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival, "Birth of a Nation" is a showcase of Taiwanese filmmaking that spans almost a full century of Taiwan history, from Japanese colonial rule to the student-led Sunflower Movement in 2014. It includes films by world-acclaimed masters as well as recent works by up-and-coming young directors.

 

The retrospective's provocative title reflects DokuFest's mission to encourage discussions on national independence, sovereignty, human rights, and social movements. As questions of nationhood and international recognition are crucial issues in both countries, films on Taiwan's recent history and political developments are expected to be of great interest for Kosovan festivalgoers.

 


Birth of a Nation: Focus on Taiwan@DokuFest 2018

 

From documentary and experimental video to fiction, this retrospective program is divided into 4 sections reflecting Taiwanese history, politics, identity, people's power, and daily life.

 

#1 Portrait of a Nation (5 films)

 

“The Mountain” (Digital Restoration) by Richard Yao-chi CHEN

Taiwan, B&W, 1966, 19min

“Liu Pi-Chia” (Digital Restoration) by Richard Yao-chi CHEN

Taiwan, Color, 1967, 27min

“How Deep Is the Ocean” by TANG Shiang-chu

Taiwan, Color, 2000, 60min

“Spring: The Story of Hsu Chin-Yu” by TSENG Wen-Chen

Taiwan, B&W, Color, 2002, 80min

“62 Years and 6,500 Miles Between” by Anita Wen-Shin CHANG

Taiwan, Color, 2005, 52min

 

#2 Memory of a Nation (7 films)

 

“A Time To Live, A Time To Die” by HOU Hsiao-hsien

Taiwan, Color, 1985, 138min

“Super Citizen Ko” by WAN Jen

Taiwan, Color, 1995, 121min

“The Falling Kite” by HSIAO Mei-ling

Taiwan, Color, 1999, 42min

“Pusu Qhuni” by TANG Shiang-chu

Taiwan, Color, 2013, 154min

“Letter #69” by LIN Hsin-i

Taiwan, Color, 2016, 19min

“Return” by HUANG Pang-chuan

Taiwan, B&W, 2017, 19min

“The War that Never Was” by CHANG Chien-Chi

Taiwan, Color, 2017, 16min

 

#3 Paradox of a Nation (7 films)

 

“The 20th May Incident” by Green Team

Taiwan, Color, 1989, 69min

 

Chinese Television News Clips

 

“The 20th May Incident: Farmers’ Demonstration” by Chinese Television System Inc.

Taiwan, Color, 1989, 3min

“The 20th May Incident: The Truck Driver” by Chinese Television System Inc.

Taiwan, Color, 1989, 3min

“The 20th May Incident: Situation in Ximen from Nighttime to Early Morning” by Chinese Television System Inc.

Taiwan, Color, 1989, 3min

“Verdict Announced Today for the 20th May Incident” by Chinese Television System Inc.

Taiwan, Color, 1989, 2min

 

“I Love (080)” by YANG Li-chou

Taiwan, Color, 1999, 58min

“Resampling the Past” by Marco WILMS

Taiwan, B&W, 2010, 16min

“The 561st Hour of Occupation” by YUAN Goang-ming

Taiwan, Color, 2014, 7min

“Terra Nullius or: How to Be A Nationalist” by James T. Hong

Taiwan, Color, 2015, 78min

“Home Abroad” by Boan WANG

Taiwan, Color, 2017, 10min

 

#4 Time(s) of a Nation (4 films)

 

“Yi Yi (A One and a Two)” by Edward YANG

Taiwan, Color, 2000, 173min

“The Best Of Times” by CHANG Tso-chi

Taiwan, Color, 2002, 112min

“Hand in Hand” by YEN Lan-chuan & CHUANG Yi-tseng

Taiwan, Color, 2010, 140min

“Le Moulin” by HUANG Ya-li

Taiwan, Color, 2015, 162min