Taipei Factory (2013)

Taipei Factory 2013 / 臺北工厰 2013 / Tai Bei Gong Chang , 台北工厂 , Toi Bak Gung Chong

A collaborative project consisting four young generation of Taiwan directors, and four young foreign directors from Chile, France, Iran, and South Korea. Without being acquainted previously before meeting each other in Taipei, the eight of them shared their life experiences, and then co-wrote and co-directed four short films based on impressions and imaginations of a city. ‟The Pig‟ A sacrificed pig, a newly homeless family, and a city longing for rain. With compassion and prayer, they try to survive. ‟Silent Asylum‟ A French documentary director filming a group of Burmese refugees who recounted their sufferings while being trapped in a vacant city apartment building. ‟A Nice Travel‟ Her farewell party is to celebrate a new job promotion in a foreign country. But it is more like a funeral for the past. Her past, a puzzle. Her future, a labyrinth. ‟Mr. Chang’s New Address‟ Mr. Chang’s life turns upside down when his home mysteriously disappears from the face of the Earth. On a quest to find his home, he has to rethink his identity and being. To be or to become, that is the question for Mr. Chang. (Source: Spotlight Taiwan in Edinburgh)