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Entering into its eighth year, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival (TWFF) will take place from June 27 to June 29 at the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour Street), organized by UBC Literature Etc. and co-hosted by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver.
With the theme “Breakthrough”, the festival presents six tales of courage in Republic of China (Taiwan) cinema. The six films are: “Good Luck! Boy”, “Touch of The Light”, “Zone Pro Site”, “Rock Me To The Moon”, “My Mandala” and “Twelve Nights”.
The 6 films will be shown in Chinese with English subtitles.
Good Luck! Boy (The opening film)
Ah Ze as the protagonist is a fraud music expert who accidentally becomes the project planner for a ceremony of a one-hundred-year-old sugar factory. While Ah Ze is writing a theme song for the ceremony concert, he discovers that the sugar factory is planned to be demolished after the ceremony. Since Ah Ze realizes the importance of the factory to him - as a significance of his childhood, he decides to protect this culture heritage. The story reminds people that there are many things that deserve preserving and cherishing, not only in our memory but in the future.
Touch of the Light
Touch of the Light is a heart-warming tale of two young adult’s struggle to find a place in society. While from different upbringing, the two protagonists spot similarities in their troubles and found comfort in the company of another who understands. Like pillars of light, countless triumphs of camaraderie, hope and unyielding passion for their dreams pierce through the cruel choking atmosphere of modern elitist materialism throughout this 110 minute sensual masterpiece.
Zone Pro Site
The legend of the three master chefs or, “Zone Pro Sites” dominated the ban-doh world 20 years ago when ban-doh, the traditional Taiwanese outdoor banquet culture was at its prominence. People called these three legendary Zone Pro Sites who individually represented “man, ghost, and deity” respectively as Master Silly Mortal of North, Master Ghost Head of the Central and Master Fly Spirit of the South. AS ban-doh culture declined and the glories of the three masters were lost. Master Fly Spirit hoped to pass on his culinary techniques to his only daughter, Chan Hsiao Wan but she wanted nothing to do with the family business and only had eyes for a glamorous model career. Years later, in her predestined fate, Hsiao Wan is forced to confront the ban-doh world she once rejected. She challenges herself to recreate the authentic ban-doh flavours.
Rock Me to the Moon
The documentary follows six fathers with various backgrounds and professions that joins together to form a band. What was original driving force behind this group of men? Each of the fathers within the band has at least one of their family members suffering from rare diseases. Nevertheless, these strong-willed fathers do not let the cruelty of reality consume their hope and happiness away, their hardships transcends into motivators that propels them to continue spreading the awareness of rare diseases. For most people, music is an escape from their daily lives. However, for these middle-aged men, it is their passion in music that aids them in the search for a new meaning of life and lets them discover what love really is.
My Mandala
A young man, Guo Yin, who just got out of prison unexpectedly meets a business woman Mrs. Ho. Due to the grief from losing her son, Mrs. Ho mistakes Guo as a Tibetan lama and allows him to stay in their home. Hence, in their care, Guo is stuck posing as a lama while Mrs. Ho and her husband tries to relieve their pain through their harboring faith in Guo. As time passes, Guo gradually develops a sincere desire to help the couple from the bottom of his heart and realizes the importance of familial love in lives.
Twelve Nights
“What if you only had twelve days remaining? How would you like to pass your time?” Twelve Nights draws attention to animal welfare. The title refers to the 12 days that captured stray dogs have in a shelter before being put to sleep, unless they are claimed or adopted. This movie follows a number of dogs and their 12 days in an animal shelter. With the artful cinematography and the focus on the canine perspective, you will get to see the shelter conditions through their eyes.
For more screening and ticketing information, please go to http://www.twff.ca/.
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