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Art for Everyone

Playing With Fire: Women Actors of Afghanistan

Anneta PAPATHANASIOU

Greece｜2014｜57 min｜Chinese/English Subtitles｜G

3/14 (Sat.) 13:00  ★Taiwan Premiere  

 

In  Afghanistan,  to  be  an  actress  would  be  a  dangerous  choice.  Banned  under Taliban rule (1994-2001), women plucked up courage to complete the performance in  Afghan theaters  in  order  to  secure  the  rights  from  oppression.  Struggled  in  the judgmental  mind  of Islamic  fundamentalism,  actresses  often  risked  to  public  body exposure,  whereas  the  audiences  were  holding  the  conservative  values  with  the most harsh criticism and insult. Social exclusion and oppression would drive them to abandon the careers. Some are forced to flee, and some others could be killed.

After the Chaos

Corbet

Taiwan｜2015｜20 min｜Chinese/English Subtitles｜G 

3/28 (Sat.) 17:00  ★World Premiere  ☆Filmmaker in Attendance

 

After the Chaos is a life interview about childhood dreams, frustrations, yearning for love and its unexpected results, and hobbies of four cases affected by schizophrenia. A  formulation  of  coloring  papers  that  mental  patients  work  with  in  the  practice  of occupational  therapy  is  animated  and  responsive  to  the  imageries  of  reality  and fantasy.  Each  color  and  shape  would  figure  out  the  desired  vision  and  the  shadow that still lingers in mind. 

Crazy Calligraphy

LU Adiong

Taiwan｜2012｜20 min｜Chinese/English Subtitles｜G 

3/28 (Sat.) 17:00   ☆Filmmaker in Attendance

 

As a calligrapher in a small town of southern Taiwan, KE San determined to devote his life to revive the Chinese Calligraphy with Taoism. By hosting the free ''Crazy Calligraphy Class'' at the local temple for 15 years, along with his confident, self-taught mastery of poetry writing as well as ancient Chinese literature, he is more like a rocker in a way. The film is a portrait of a poet, a calligrapher and a father who inspires a butcher to recite poems or a shoe designer to freely write with a brush.

Small Oyster Rock in Kezailiao

SHIH Ho-Feng

Taiwan｜2015｜113 min｜Chinese Subtitles｜G

3/22 (Sun.) 15:30   ☆Filmmaker in Attendance

 

A true story that deserves the music-drama Cape No.7 adaptation was premiered in Kaohsiung,  Taiwan,  2012.  As  a  small  fishing  village,  Kezailiao  faces  a  crisis  of  low captures and environmental damages that accounts for its sharp population outflow. Denied by the government, the sponsors of  "Small Oyster Rock"  festival are lay people who  rely  on  their  own,  building  a  comprehensive  link  of  independent  bands, fund-raising,  and  promotion  for  Kezailiao  rejuvenation.  The  film  provides  a localized exploration of oneness, the missing pieces, and the possibility at motherland.

Love the Big Band

TSAI Yi-Feng

Taiwan｜2014｜55 min｜Chinese Subtitles｜G

3/27 (Fri.) 19:30  ☆Filmmaker in Attendance

 

A documentary records the ''Dream Band of Kaohsiung Music Occupation Union''. This jazz band has near 20 senior members. Since the singers and the comedians collaborated in night clubs all around Taiwan, this band began its day with big shots. While the good old days were all gone, they turned to play at restaurants, taverns, weddings and funerals. This film subtly catches the moment people dedicated to the passion for performance, the transmission from their own to next generation, and a glance to pop and civil cultures in early Taiwan.

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