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shareFor the 14th straight year, SDAFF presents the Taiwan Film Showcase, the largest annual spotlight on Taiwan cinema in North America. The showcase is sponsored by the UCSD Taiwan Studies Center, UCSD Chuan Lyu Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies, and the Taiwan Academy.
Sun, Nov 9
Accidental Trio
Directed by Pai Ching-jui
Tonight, a member in each of the three families in an apartment building in Taipei is not coming home.
12:30 pm
UC San Diego Price Center Theater
Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story
Directed by Frank Chen
CK Yang, an indigenous Taiwanese athlete, and Rafer Johnson, the first African American flag bearer at the Olympics, battled for the gold medal in decathlon.
2:40 pm
UC San Diego Price Center Theater
Blind Love
Directed by Julian Chou
A sensitive teenager discovers the secret affair between his mother and a mysterious woman, unraveling the perfect facade of his family and challenging his understanding of love, identity, and personal truth.
4:20 pm
UC San Diego Price Center Theater
Mon, Nov 10
Family Matters
Directed by Pan Ke-Yin
Spanning twenty-four years, Family Matters follows the seemingly ordinary lives of a Taiwanese family. Each member faces a life-altering challenge.
5:45 pm
AMC UTC 14
Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Directed by Tsai Chia-ying
Five years ago, three friends agreed to go mountain climbing despite noticing a mountain closure notice. The consequences of violating the forest's yellow taboo would be unimaginable.
7:55 pm
AMC UTC 14
Tue, Nov 11
The Waves Will Carry Us
Directed by Lau Kek-Huat
When Ah Yao returns to Malaysia for his father’s funeral, he expects grief, not chaos. But everything turns upside down when the religious police claim his father—who secretly converted to Islam—must be buried in an Islamic cemetery.
6:00 pm
AMC UTC 14
Back Home
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Anong returns home to Laos. Herds wander, the wind stirs the trees, and lights flicker beneath the water. In this no man’s land, abandoned houses stand silent—yet each seem to bear a different face, quietly telling its own story.
8:10 pm
AMC UTC 14
Fri, Nov 14
Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story
Directed by Frank Chen
CK Yang, an indigenous Taiwanese athlete, and Rafer Johnson, the first African American flag bearer at the Olympics, battled for the gold medal in decathlon.
5:30 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Directed by Tsai Chia-ying
Five years ago, three friends agreed to go mountain climbing despite noticing a mountain closure notice. The consequences of violating the forest's yellow taboo would be unimaginable.
9:15 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Sat, Nov 15
Left-Handed Girl
Directed by Shih-Ching Tsou
When a mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, they try to adapt to their new life while maintaining family unity.
7:00 pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
