Chiayi City International Art Documentary Film Festival
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.
