Taiwan in Transition

Dear All,

The Center for East Asia presents our quarterly film series! This quarter's series should be particularly exciting as we showcase Taiwanese documentary films - many to be seen here in their U.S. premiere! As is the tradition, each film will be preceded by a short presentation and following the screening, there will be opportunity for audience members to discuss the film. We hope that you can join us here at the Center for East Asian Studies (5835 South Kimbark Avenue, Judd 302, Chicago, IL 60637) for this quarter's Friday Noon
Film Series. Feel free to bring your lunch and eat it while enjoying the
movie. Admission is free. Please note that the screenings begin at 12:40pm, except for our October 6th screening which will begin at 12:00 noon.

Attached, please find the detailed version of our flyer. If you should have any questions about the film series, feel free to email Suzy Wang at <japan@uchicago.edu> or call: (773)702-2715.

** Autumn 2006 **
CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES
FRIDAY NOON FILM SERIES
PRESENTS
Taiwan in Transition

In less than 50 years, the political, economical, and cultural landscape of Taiwan has never ceased to evolve at an incredible pace, making it arguably one of the most fascinating living social laboratories in the world. This series of documentary films, most of them made in the last five years, will focus on the cultural and social transition between the last generations of people living on this island, and within each generation, between different ethnical groups and strata. Through these films, we will learn the difficulty in defining a clear boundary between the various groups. This series will start with the elder generation, last guardian of different ethnic pasts: the high mountain aboriginal legends, the Minnan agricultural traditions, and the identity dilemma of Mainlander veterans, some still longing for their far away
homeland. Then, a glimpse of the middle generation, torn between tradition and modernity. Through intermarriages, participation to social movements, or the establishment of cooperative organizations, new social bonds and identities emerge, sometimes at the price of inter-generational tensions.
During the post-screening presentation, we will debate whether with the last generation new values and life styles have come into full bloom. Purchased directly from Taiwanese documentary filmmakers, most of these screening will be premier showings in the United States. We hope that the diverse backgrounds of the presenters, with their inter-disciplinary approach, will enrich the post-screening discussions.
This series is co-sponsored by the Taiwanese Student Association and
will be presented by Benjamin Vialettes, Ph.D student in the Department of Sociology; Lee, Pei-lin, M.A.P.S.S. student in Sociology; Chen, Hsi-yuan, Master student in Public Policy; Shie, Tzu-Ping, Independent Documentary Filmmaker; and Lu, Chih-lan, Media Activist.

ALL FILMS ARE SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH(Full descriptions of the films listed below are available at the Center for East Asian Studies, Judd 302).

Sep. 29: The Last Rice Farmers (無米樂)
Yan, Lan-chuan; Zhuang, Yi-zen 2004, 107mn.

Oct. 6: Sounds of Love and Sorrow (愛戀排灣笛) *(beginning at 12:00pm !!)
Hu, Tai-li, 2000, 86mn.

Oct. 13: Chen Tsi-gen and His Neighbors (陳才根和他的鄰居們)
Wu, Yi-feng (Quan-Jing), 1997, 90mn.

Oct. 20: Stone Dream (石頭夢)
Hu, Tai-li, 2004, 79mn.

Oct. 27: How Are You, Gongliao? (貢寮你好嗎?)
Cui, Su-xing, 2004, 87mn.

Nov. 3: Radio Mihu (部落之音)
Li, Zhong-wang, 2004, 135mn.

Nov. 10: Three Fork Village (三叉坑)
Chen, Liang-feng, 2006, 88mn.

Nov. 17: My imported wife (移民新娘首部曲: 我的強娜威)
Tsai, Tsung-lung, 2003, 56mn.

Nov. 24: - Thanksgiving, no screening -

Dec. 1: A Taste of Happiness(幸福的滋味)
Shie, Tzu-ping, 2002, 65mn.


ALL SCREENINGS ARE FREE AND TAKE PLACE IN JUDD 302, BEGINNING AT 12:40 PM.
*Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago, 5835 South Kimbark
Avenue, Judd Hall 302, Chicago, IL 60637.
For inquiries, please email japan@uchicago.edu or call: (773) 702-2715.


Cheers,
TSA board members.

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