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| When The Dawn Comes Photo: Courtesy of Edinburgh Taiwan Film Festival |
The 3rd edition of Edinburgh's Tawian Film Festival kicks off this weekend, with screenings until October 20 at Summerhall and the Everyman.
This year's theme is the (un)Usuals, with six features and a clutch of shorts that aim to shine a light on people, events and relationships that fall outside mainstream experience.
Highlights include When The Dawn Comes, a documentary on gay rights activist Chia Chie Wei, who was the first person in Taiwan to publicly come out as gay and a retrospective of the eclectic career of Chen Yi-Wen, the long-time collaborator of Edward Yang who went on to become a celebrated writer/director in his own right.
Liu Kuan-Ping, chief Curator at the festival, said: “Although streaming at home is a comfortable and convenient way to enjoy cinema, I still prefer sitting in the dark with other people, people who enjoy the big screen experience as much as I do. I am so glad that we can meet our audiences in person this year!”
Talking about this year’s theme, Kuan-Ping added: “People think of Asian cultures as collective cultures. You are told not to stand out, not to be different, since childhood. We want to show people that being unusual is not all that bad.”
We'll be bringing you reviews from the festival and you can see the full line-up on the official site.
