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FO Taiwan / 2 Shorts - Ghost of the Dark Path / Compounded Eyes of Tropical  w/ Q&A
Asian World Film Festival
FO Taiwan / 2 Shorts - Ghost of the Dark Path / Compounded Eyes of Tropical  w/ Q&A

FO Taiwan / 2 Shorts - Ghost of the Dark Path / Compounded Eyes of Tropical w/ Q&A

11/15/2024
Fri 3:30 PM
The Culver Theater - Auditorium 6
9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City
from $10.00

1) GHOST OF THE DARK PATH 幽暗小徑的鬼

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yn28d1GyY(opens in a new tab)

Genre: FANTASY, SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, HISTORICAL

Country: TAIWAN

Year: 2023

Duration: 20 min

Director: Fish WANG

Language(s): Mandarin

Subtitles: English

Producer: TAIWAN PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICE FOUNDATION

Synopsis

During the White Terror era, Shi Shuifang, a woman who advocated ideas bravely in the underground political organization, seemed to be a light that illuminated the times. The agent of the surveillance organization was influenced by Shi Shuifang and thus fell in love with her. However, under all kinds of unfavorable circumstances, he could only watch her hopelessly suffer through various injuries.

2) COMPOUND EYES OF TROPICAL 熱帶複眼

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbWkZ38a5OI(opens in a new tab)

Genre: MUSICAL, FANTASY, ANIMATION

Country: TAIWAN

Year: 2022

Duration: 17 min

Director: ZHANG XU Zhan

Language(s): N/A

Subtitles: N/A

Producer: ZHAN ZHAN XI QI CULTURE CO., LTD.

Synopsis

A shaman-like animal dancer reflecting cultural identity, ethnicity and global similarity. These stop-motion materials are made using Taiwan’s unique ethnic minority paper handicraft technique in funeral ceremonies. The film creates a montage film language using the metaphor of the compound eye.

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FO Taiwan / 2 Shorts - Ghost of the Dark Path / Compounded Eyes of Tropical w/ Q&A
The Culver Theater - Auditorium 6
11/15/2024
Fri 3:30 PM
The Culver Theater - Auditorium 6
9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City
from $10.00

Asian World Film Festival

The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and overseen by Executive & Program Director Georges N. Chamchoum, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.

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