Ming-Cheng started his ambitious plan about taking self-portraits of himself hand standing in different places around the world at the age of 26. In less than 3 years, his first voyage is accomplished with a series of breathtaking photos featuring various picturesque Taiwanese locales. His one-man show Transparent Kingdom inspired by his journey is then awarded the prestigious Taishin Arts Award.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature used to consider the expansive tidal flats connecting the Dadu and Zhuoshui River estuaries in southeastern Taiwan as one of Asia’s most significant wetland areas. This area was once one of Taiwan’s most important bird habitats as well. But the passage of time has increasingly distanced local fishing villages from the sea and its sustenance.
Who says the elderly can only wait for their deaths? A group of them, 70 years old on average, are determined to break this stereotype. They not only form a cheerleading squad, but fight for the opportunity to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung.
Facing the apocalypse in 2012, best buddies Adam and Guy vow to save the world. After teaming up with the Russian girl Adele, the three create a website to build an imaginary spaceship as their Noah's ark in cyberspace. Global netizens respond with enthusiasm, but one night Adam is kidnapped to another parallel universe, where he appears to be alone in Taipei and wanders in search of his two friends...
Despite their tragic circumstances as the descendents of abandoned soldiers in Thailand, they never change their national identity. In each Chinese school in Northern Thailand, children still wave the flags of the Chinese Nationalist Party and sing the National Anthem on the birthday of Republic of China.
A deluxe hotel is going to be built in a small town. The real estate prices and the tourism are about to boom, sending the whole town into a frenzy. Gump is the only one that seems calm. He is a pig farmer who only wishes to breed more piglets and get his mother to accept his girlfriend who is too old to give her a grandson. All of a sudden, he has to face an arranged marriage with a Vietnamese bride.
In the desolate old street where walls have fallen and houses are abandoned, a group of people forgotten by time still live there. The old men play cards, exchange random conversations, and drink tea; the old women do their daily laundry. They sleep inside the old houses, but do their activities outdoors. These lonely beings are not separate islands; they support and look after each other, day after day.
This is a biographical film of legendary Taiwanese singer, Yi-Feng Hung. The story begins in 2010 with the opening of a concert planned by his three sons in memory of their deceased father. It is an affectionate tribute that portrays common human emotions, showing how a father and his children should always turn to and care for each other.
Mei, a 13-year-old girl who watches her parents’ loveless marriage crumble in divorce. To escape her broken home, she immerses herself in a fantastical world of her own creation. After she meets Jay, the new kid at school, they decide to escapes their real-life troubles by embarking on a journey to her grandfather’s isolated cottage in the mountains, where she used to gaze at the beautiful starry sky as a child.
After decades, Burma finally has held its first presidential election. Many Burmese living abroad believe that prosperity will soon arrive. Migrant laborers Xing-Hong and Rong decide to go back to Burma from Taiwan. A few days before their departure, Rong is killed in an accident during an overtime shift. With Rong's ashes, Xing-Hong returns home alone.
What is love? What does love stand for? We have all been touched by love, yet no one can ever fully grasp it. Across Beijing and Taipei, eight lonely souls are in desperate search for happy endings in this romantic comedy, where everything that happens and every sacrifice made among them is for the purpose of love.
Both Tai and Xian were born into a long line of Din-tao performers, but their fathers are sworn enemies to each other. When Tai takes over the troupe from his father, he leads them to embark on a journey around the island. They travel on foot with drums on their backs and demonstrate the true spirit of Din-tao as they walk along.
Poni and Mini are identical twins. They are the same height and weight; they get the same grades in high school; and they even play the same position in the basketball team. These similarities make people forget that they are individuals. For Poni, the elder twin, the biggest challenge is to make people realize how different they are.
