A Letter to A'ma

A Letter of Reminder Written In Film For Taiwan

2021 Golden Horse Best Documentary Nominee

How does Taiwan, an island nation on the edge of the Pacific Ocean commemorate its past and reinvents its postcolonial identity through art? Through a course assignment given to students, and a performance art process that has lasted over a decade, these young artists have initiated a process by which a collage of the island’s collective memory begins to emerge.

Documentary | Hui-Ling Chen | 2021 | 105 min | G
Language: Mandarin and Taiwanese
Subtitles: English and Traditional Chinese
First Physical Screening: Saturday, Aug. 6th, 10:00 AM

Second Physical Screening: Sunday, Aug. 7th, 2:05 PM

Director Biography

Hui-Ling Chen

Chen was a high school art teacher before leaving her post to study cinema in France. After studying cinema, she returned to Taiwan and founded the educational project: “The collective memory of the island”, while filming the documentary A Letter to A’ma. She has collaborated with schools across the country to empower youths in harnessing their creativity through art. The film testifies to the dedication over ten years of this project. In 2018, she received an award from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan for her contribution to arts education for the younger generation.

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