The Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) will kick off on Oct. 2, presenting nine films online and in theaters under this year's special theme "Bittersweet."
The festival will celebrate its 3rd edition with a 12-hour movie marathon on the very first day, screening 4 features and 2 shorts at AMC Boston Common 19. The opening film is "André & His Olive Tree (初心)," documenting the final few weeks before Taiwanese chef André Chiang (江振誠) closed his two Michelin star "Restaurant André" in Singapore, as well as his own emotional journey of self-reflection.
Other works include "My Missing Valentine (消失的情人節)," a romantic comedy tenderly solving the mystery of why the protagonist wakes up after Valentine's Day with no memory of the last 24 hours; "Dear Tenant (親愛的房客)," a family drama exploring the limits of unconditional love and the judgment and misunderstanding society still exhibits towards homosexuality; "The Great Buddha+ (大佛普拉斯)," a surreal satire sharply taking on issues of social class and injustice; as well as "My Way (魚路)" and "Ms. Lin - The Retouching Lady (修片林小姐)," two award-winning documentary shorts.
From Oct. 3 to 5, the festival will play three different films online, including "Heavy Craving (大餓)"; "Turning 18 (未來無恙)" and "See You White House (再會啦白宮)."
TFFB will also arrange four Q&As with directors Ho Chao-ti (賀照緹), Hsieh Pei-ju (謝沛如), Cheng Yu-chieh (鄭有傑) and Josiah Ng (黃程瀚), sharing their behind-the-scenes experiences from Oct. 5 to 8.