West Island
Country:
- Taiwan
Language:
- Taiwanese
Format:
- DCP
- Urban
- Rural
- Society
- Human Interest
- Author's Point of View
- outlying islands
Synopsis
West Island lies south of Penghu, under a square kilometre in size. At its peak, around 200 people lived here, but by 1999, only few remained. It's uncertain if their departure was coincidental. Both the island and its inhabitants have faded into obscurity.
Director Statement
'You just need to stand at the highest point on the island. In the morning, you can watch the sunrise, and in the afternoon, you can watch the sunset there. Standing at one spot, you can see the entire island in 360 degrees. It feels like the area where you can land is very small, but your vision is incredibly vast.' - CHU Hsien-che
Festivals & Awards
2001 Golden Harvest Awards - Best Documentary
2001 Taipei Film Festival
2001 Golden Horse Awards
2001 Visions du Réel - Kodak Prize
2001 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
2001 IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2001 Singapore International Film Festival
2002 Infinity Festival, Italy
2003 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2003 Local Voice Film Festival
2024 Taiwan International Documentary Festival
Team
- Director
- Editor
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Sound Recorder
- Audio Post-production
- Music
- Production
- Production
- Distribution
Gallery
