Three cherry picked short films and two refreshing animations, comprehensively present the various city- and landscapes of Taiwan, and briskly depart from the rich legacies of the Taiwanese masters.
THE WELL WISHING TREE
A brief glimpse into the daily life and philosophy of Vruksha Montessori School, located in Chennai, India.
TRAB LAUS
Chronicles a young Australian-Lebanese queer woman who left behind her life of comfort in Sydney for her Nana’s almost uninhabitable apartment in Tripoli.
TRAVELING SOUNDS
In this one-off video project, pro skater and musician Ray Barbee travels to the surf town of Ventura, CA, to meet Thump Drums maker Andrew “Jenkins” Jones and Xoco Moraza from Rey Fresco.
THE BROTHERHOOD: CHICAGO
Featuring more than 20 years of the director’s personal and previously unseen skate footage and interviews, this documentary traces the fates of three first-wave skaters from the Second City.
THE BOX
The Box is a mixed-media animation that combines illustration, stop-motion, and live action to present a story about the loss of innocence and creativity in the process of becoming an adult.
THE TRAIL FROM XINJIANG
Hoping for a better materialistic life, three men leave home as little children with acquaintances to the eastern metropolises, but now end up under the one identity – thieves.
THREE LIGHT BULBS
Returning to the familiar roads, rolling across somber hills of China’s rural, an urbanite comes home to her father.