Focus On Taiwan | 3 Shorts - Ghost of the Dark Path, Compound Eyes of Tropical, A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers | w/ Q&A

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.

3) A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers 風流少女殺人事件

Trailer: https://youtu.be/FUY34z640wU(opens in a new tab)

Genre: Experimental

Country: Taiwan

Year: 2024

Duration: 12 mins

Director: Birdy Wei-Ting Hung

Language(s): Mandarin (No dialogue)

Subtitles: English

Producer: Charlie Chen

Principal Cast: Wei Huang and Yi Chun Chen

Synopsis

An experimental narrative film about the sexual awakening of Ming, a 15-year-old girl, at an adult film screening in 1980’s Taiwan. Ming playfully explores her exhibitionist fantasies along with Sie'r, the boy next door. Her off-stage sexual maturation merges with the spectacular reveries onscreen. This film is my homage to Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day (1991) and Chia-Yun Yang's The Lady Avengers (1981).

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