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AS WE LIKE IT

Film AS WE LIKE IT Directed by Chen Hung-i, Muni Wei Shakespeare’s comedy of coupling is transplanted into a candy-colored Taiwan of the future, with an all-femme cast. In…
Unknown Pleasures

DAYS BEFORE THE MILLENNIUM

Film DAYS BEFORE THE MILLENNIUM Directed by Chang Teng-yuan Like many Southeast Asian women in the 1990s, Van Tue moves to Taiwan and marries a Taiwanese man,…
Classics Restored

EXECUTION IN AUTUMN

Film EXECUTION IN AUTUMN Directed by Lee Hsing One of late director Lee Hsing’s most acclaimed works, EXECUTION IN AUTUMN is a chamber drama of riveting…

Girl In The Water

Film Girl In The Water Directed by Shi-Rou Huang In this hand-drawn animation, a woman’s body abstracts and expands as she nurses the wounds of heartbreak.
Asia Pop!

LISTEN BEFORE YOU SING

Film LISTEN BEFORE YOU SING Directed by Yang Chih-lin With young people migrating out of their deep mountain hometown, an elementary school faces being shut down, unless…

Night Bus

Film Night Bus Directed by Joe Hsieh In this hand-drawn animation, secrets lurk behind shuttered eyelids as motley few ride the last bus of the…

off (I don’t know when to stop)

Film off (I don’t know when to stop) Directed by Erica Sheu A quarantine moment, when objects, shadows, motion, and time look anew, all within the confines of home.

pài-la̍k ē-poo

Film pài-la̍k ē-poo Directed by Erica Sheu A splash of fresh Saturday under the sun, and a Viewfinder haze of serial sweets delight in this…

Reliving the Past by Sea

Film Reliving the Past by Sea Directed by Caitlin Ann Shieh Found film strips undergo decomposition by vinegar, mud, cheese, nato beans, beer, and kimchi, and project a vision…

Swingin’

Film Swingin’ Directed by Guo Shang-Sing After a young boy is bullied for having gay dads, his stepfather is forced to confront his own…
Unknown Pleasures

THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART

Film THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART Directed by Juan Martín Hsu Filmmaker Juan Martín Hsu travels from Argentina to Taiwan to visit his mother, intending to investigate the circumstances…
Masters

The Night

Film The Night Directed by Tsai Ming-liang Director Tsai Ming-liang films Hong Kong by night, through empty passageways shimmering with nocturnal bustle and ghostly reverberations.…