From April 15th to 21st, the new Asian film festival ELECTRIC SHADOWS in Antwerp, Belgium, presents the free-access online event ‘Voices of Youth. Unseen Taiwanese films of the 1960s'. The program consists of a selection of Taiwanese films from the 1960s that have recently been rediscovered and restored.
The two film programs will be introduced by Victor Fan, Reader at Kings College London specializing in cinema from China and Hong Kong. On Saturday April 17, expert in Taiwanese cinema Wafa Ghermani will present her lecture ‘Mou Tun-fei and his exceptional position in Taiwan film history', followed by a live Q&A with both speakers.
The film programs can be viewed free of charge across Europe, the lecture and Q&A are open to a global audience.
You can find more information on the website and via the Facebook event. Register for free for the lecture and Q&A here.
Program 1
A Morning in Taipei – Pai Ching-jui (1964, 20')
I Didn't Dare to Tell You – Mou Tun-fei (1969, 78')
Program 2
Run – Han Hsiang-ning (1966, 5')
The End of the Track – Mou Tun-fei (1970, 91')
When?
Both programs will be available from April 15th to 21st.
Lecture and Q&A: April 17th.
Where?
www.decinema.be/electricshadows
‘Voices of Youth. Unseen Taiwanese films of the 1960s' is the first public event of Electric Shadows, a brand-new festival in Antwerp, Belgium, that is keen on exploring both historical and contemporary Asian film culture.
The online event is a collaboration between Electric Shadows, De Cinema and Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, with the support of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund.
