Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival kicks off
Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival kicks off
2022-09-28
The 2022 Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival opened on Sept. 23 at SPOT Huashan Cinema and will run until Nov. 20. The festival features 11 local and foreign films that focus on human-rights issues and museums. Our very own Stephany Yang has the highlights.
The 2022 Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival is back. This year’s opening film, titled “Returning Soul,” follows the journey of a group of young Amis seeking to restore their connection with their ancestors.
Wang Chun-chi
Curator
The documentary revolves around the issue of whether we should have the pillar back to the village or if it should be kept in a museum. Of course, if the pillar is kept in the museum, more people can see it and researchers and scholars can extend the research on it. But then, like I said earlier, it’s an object for Indigenous people. It’s part of their culture. It’s part of their history.
For the first time this year, a feature-length film is being shown. The film, titled “Good Madam,” is set in post-apartheid South Africa.
Wang Chun-chi
Curator
This year we have films that talk about apartheid in South Africa and how that trauma is like a ghost hunting over the years. It’s a thriller film. The genre is a thriller film. We hope this film could be a reference for a lot of contemporary directors in which we see lots of contemporary feature films that deal with historical issues. This film could be a reference for them to see how you can combine a very serious matter with popular genre.
The theme of this year’s festival is “The Power of the Museum,” and is divided into two segments: “Whose Museum is it?” and “Human Rights Lens.” Eleven works from Taiwan and abroad were selected. The film festival hopes to encourage people to reflect on human rights issues.
Wang Chun-chi
Curator
This year, we echoed the theme of World Museum Day. The theme of this year is the "Power of the Museum." For us, these selections and displays in the museum are never neutral. It has to do with the history of colonialism and it is also about national identity. So, we selected films that deal with the issue of collections in relation to territory, national identity, cultural identity, as well as colonialism. Another major section is the "Human Rights Lens.” We want to address the very important task of the Human Rights Museum which is transitional justice.
Throughout the festival, there will be talks, online workshops, an online film festival, and collaborative screenings. Collaborative screenings for selected films will be screened in 35 organizations and communities around Taiwan from Oct. 15 until Nov. 20.
臺灣國際人權影展 11部精選影片開跑
2022-09-28
「2022臺灣國際人權影展」日前於光點華山電影館正式開幕，精選國內外11部關於人權及博物館藏品的影片，一系列的活動將持續到11月20日，一起來看看。
「2022臺灣國際人權影展」正式開幕，今年的開幕片《讓靈魂回家》，描述一群年輕的阿美族人，如何重建與祖靈的連結。
[[選片委員代表 王君琦]]
"這部紀錄片圍繞著我們應該將祖靈柱帶回部落，或是放在博物館中展示。當然，如果放在博物館裡，可以讓更多的人看到，也可以方便研究人員和學者進行研究，但是，這是原住民文化的一部分，是他們歷史的一部分"
今年首次放映長篇電影，《房間裡的夫人》以種族隔離後的南非為背景。
[[選片委員代表 王君琦]]
"今年我們的電影討論了南非種族隔離，這個問題帶來創傷多年來陰魂不散，這是一部驚悚片，這部電影用當代電影的方式處理歷史問題，可以成為很多當代導演的參考，學習如何將非常嚴肅的事情與流行結合起來"
今年影展主題是「博物館的力量」，包含「誰的博物館」與「人權廣角鏡」兩大單元，影展精選國內外11部作品，期盼民眾能夠透過電影反思人權議題。
[[選片委員代表 王君琦]]
"今年，我們呼應國際博物館日，主題是「博物館的力量」。對我們來說，博物館中的藏品與殖民霸權歷史有關，也與民族認同有關。因此，我們選擇了一些電影，與領土、民族認同、文化認同以及殖民霸權有關的收藏品。另一個單元是「人權廣角鏡」，講述人權博物館最重要的任務，轉型正義。"
今年的影展透過實體放映、講座、線上研討會、線上影展等形式進行，10月15日至11月20日還有聚落串聯放映活動，將在台灣各地共35個團體及社區放映精選電影。
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