Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus

Taste of Wild Tomato

Year
2021
Country
Taiwan
Duration
123’
Director
LAU Kek-Huat

Kaohsiung served as an important military base under Japanese rule. It suffered heavy casualties during the 228 Incident, in which civilians were brutally suppressed.

The film shows how each individual is surviving and sustaining their memories through the different eras of oppression. To this day, memories of it still live on in some people and places, like the wild tomatoes that are grown in this land.

CREW:
Director: LAU Kek-Huat
Producer: CHO Tzu-lan
Production
Hummingbird Production Co Ltd.
Sales:
Kaohsiung Film Archive — Yi-Wen WANG. T: (07) 551-1211 ext. 3021. E: [email protected]
Awards
Grand Prize, TIDF Taiwan Competition (2022), Kaohsiung Film Festival (2021), Busan International Film Festival (2021)
Director
LAU Kek-Huat
Lau Kek-Huat is a filmmaker based in Taiwan. His debut film Boluomi was in competition at the Busan International Film Festival and New Currents, and he was nominated for Best new director at the Golden Horse Awards. This project was also selected for La Fabrique, Cannes. His short film Nia’s Door won the Best Short Film Award in BIFF.
Selected Filmography
From Island to Island (2024), Taste of Wild Tomato (2022), Boluomi (2020), The Tree Remembers (2019), Firefly (2018), Absent Without Leave (2016)
Hall «GEGEMON»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Inclusive spaceAdapted subtitles
Sunday
02 June 2024
15:00
Hall «KINOMAN»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Adapted subtitles
Monday
03 June 2024
14:40
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
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Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
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Year
2021
Country
Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
Director
Hsu Che-Chia
Duration
60’
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In Their Teens
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
In Their Teens
Year
2021
Country
Taiwan
Director
Yu-En LIN
Duration
40’
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Year
2022
Country
Taiwan
Director
Tsai Tsung-Lung
Duration
90’
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
A Holy Family
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
A Holy Family
Year
2022
Country
Taiwan, France
Director
Elvis A-Liang Lu
Duration
88’
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
A Performance in the Church
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus
A Performance in the Church
Year
2024
Country
Taiwan
Director
HSU Chia-wei
Duration
78’
Prism of Society: Taiwanese Documentaries in Focus