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Director :
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Year :
2023

Country: 

  • Taiwan
Color :
Color
Running Time :
20 min
  • DCP
  • History
  • White Terror

Synopsis

In the 1920s, Ē-iânn was an important stronghold of the Taiwan Peasants Union. After the war, members of the old Peasants Union joined the underground Communist Party and brought on a red struggle of peasants and land. They were finally silenced in the storm of the White Terror in the 1950s.

In 2022, we teamed up with three local youths. Based on the memoirs of Âng Tsuí-liû, a Ē-iânn political prisoner of the White Terror, we collected a set of images for historical memory starting from his depictions of Peasants Union resistance during his childhood.

This is the spiritual image composed of 27 scenes, spanning 70 years, from Japanese occupation to post-war era. With photos these youngsters took with instant camera, we applied sounds and illustrations in order to relocate what has happened in the past to its original site, and to represent the disappeared event/spirit.

Director Statement

What does “Ē-iânn”mean, in the eyes of the young living in contemporary Ē-iânn? “The Temple of Black Emperor, pig and chicken feces, a dull little village.” Until one day, they found out that their hometown was once an important base of the “United Farm Workers in Taiwan” in the 1920s, where the Red Fight of the farmers and the lands took place in the post-war period, and eventually ended by the stormy White Terror in the 1950s. These glorious moments turned into stories: people were “told” about the days of peace and affluence, but not without the feeling of a vague sense of fear. Those were things seen and heard, and gone with the memories. This is a story lost in the past that will never return again, we try to find it back. These sceneries reappear through the eyes of these youngsters in Ē-iânn, who guide us to meet again the hidden past, talk to it, and to rediscover the real face of their hometown.

Festivals & Awards

2023 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films - Nominated for Best Experimental Film
2023 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films - Best Film Editing

Team

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Producer
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