Movies: Yi-Shan Lee

The life of seventeen-year-old Xuan is anything but ordinary: She lives and works with her mother and sister in a recycling center surrounded by things others have thrown away. One day, at the suggestion of a boy she likes, she tries to escape into t...

Ziyuan's family has a tradition of celebrating Christmas joyously, but everything changes when his parents divorce. They move to a new home; everyday objects go missing, there’s a dog on his route to school, and the saddest part is that it seemed lik...

The expressions of democratization are usually interpreted by elites from two different parties but neglect the real faces/ life of every individual among the resistance rally. The director (a confused twenty-something) looks back upon the 40-year-hi...

In 1970, American futurist Alvin Toffler's iconic work Future Shock was published. One year later, a translation by Zhiwen Publishing House hit the market in Taiwan, thus introducing the writer's theories to readers of Chinese. The premise of the boo...

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There are many things that a woman's hands can do but wiping tears off is not one of them. This is Meng Meng Betel Nut Stand run by three women, which offers comfort to the residents in this small seaside town....

Today is Liang's birthday, while she's looking forward to her date tonight, her mother demanded her to babysit her brother's new born baby: Little Pen. Liang is very upset with the situation. She needs to come up a plan....

The film portrays a young boxer from the lower rungs of society who redefines herself through the struggles of her spiritual journey....

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Jie, a local gangster, wants to leave his hometown to become a singer in the big city therefore he has tackle the problems he tends to ignore in his life. However, one's dream doesn't always come true....

A middle-aged man about to be divorced stops by home to pick up his golf bag. He leaves with the key. A typhoon arrives and blows torrential rain through the windows he has left open....

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A property assistant, an intern, a broke greengrocer and casino keeper, a gun in the black suitcase and a celebrity goat all take part in a play within a play. There's a lot going in at the inn. Not only a film crew checked in, somebody also wants to...

Martial law was lifted in Taiwan in 1987. Since then, all kinds of reform and democratization were raised. However, in May 1991, four young people were arrested by the Bureau of Investigation (MJIB). This had generated the fear in society and led to ...

The film documents boxer Jia-Ling Chen participating in a world-class boxing competition. With her bare hands, this young woman of twenty-something exemplifies young people's relentless efforts to go after their dreams....

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