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During a trek through the Himalayan mountains, a couple, Chun and Yueh, become trapped in a cave for 47 days. The tragic outcome of this expedition leads Lo Yi-Shan on a personal filmed quest to follow in the footsteps of their missing best friend, Chun, and their unconditional relationship. A poignant tale about bereavement and the slow process of healing.
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말레이시아 공산당은 독립을 위해 수십 년에 걸쳐 정글에서 게릴라전을 벌였다. 전쟁 중에 태어난 아기들은 생존을 위해 정글 밖으로 보내졌고 보뤄미는 그런 아기들 중 한 명이자, 주인공 이판의 아버지이다. 대만계 말레이시안으로서 시대의 아픔과 비밀을 안은 채 살아가고 있는 부자는 서로를 증오한다. 이판은 이런 아버지와 말레이시아에서 인종 차별과 불평등에 분노하여 조부모의 나라인 대만으로 떠난다. 까오슝에 도착한 이판은 그곳에서조차 이방인 취급을 당하고 우연히 필리핀 노동자인 라일라를 만나게 되면서 그녀에게 연민을 느끼게 된다.
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Ah-zhong is a non-upright walker, a theatre worker and a man of action. Walking forms the basis for his bodily training and is also one of his methods of expression. Through prolonged and repeated walks, interspersed with cigarette breaks, he enters into another world by imagining ‘Who am I?’, and with it comes the strength for living.
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Anu is a tomboy. Although she was married off at a young age – as was customary in Taiwan in the 1970s – and had two children, she quickly divorced her violent husband and brought up her daughters alone. Since then her only relationships have been with women who, like her, earn a living as professional mourners at funerals. One of her daughters is filmmaker Hui-chen Huang. It’s considered taboo in Chinese culture to question a mother’s unconditional love, and yet this is exactly the topic of Huang’s intimate portrait. Mother and daughter set off on a journey together into the past during which Anu is confronted with questions that have tormented her daughter for years. In a series of long shots the two women discuss such topics as trust, abuse and cognisance, and yet most of these discussions end in painful silence. Shifting focus in order to plumb the depths of the depicted room, the director attempts to understand her mother by also talking to her mother’s siblings and ex-lovers.
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Huang Da-wang , an extravaganza from Taiwan sound/ performance art scene, is also known as Black Wolf or Yingfan-Psalmanazar. He has developed a distinctive style of improvisation and electronic noise, and has a unique performance - the "Black Wolf Nakashi" show. This film follows him in the city, from sound to body, from bedroom to ruins.
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The Qingshui Wetland in Jinshan is the best-known farming wetland along the north coast of Taiwain. Situated at the northmost tip of the country, it has become the first stop of the birds migrating south. This vibrant documentary embraces the beauty of eco-farming, and acknowledges the dedication of the locals to the land.
