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  Fragile Paradise, 2024

  Blue Sea Sky

  While Kenting’s popular beaches are shaped by the seasonal cycle of human activity, it is the ocean current here that creates and sustains the diversity of life beneath the waters offshore. Coral reef spawns and land crab egg releases are quirkily curious events that occur just once a year under moonlit spring nights. The uniquely rich and diverse coral ecosystems that thrive in the waters off Taiwan’s southernmost peninsula offer a rare window on our planet’s world beneath the waves.
  
  The coral reefs off the Hengchun Peninsula have been a magnet for marine ecologists for nearly forty years as well as a major proving ground for domestic marine-related research and survey work. However, since the 1990s, rising tourist numbers and intrusive construction projects have increasingly disrupted the natural order. Now, nearly every heavy rainstorm and passing typhoon sweeps fragile soils, vegetation, and garbage from the land to be dumped unceremoniously into Hengchun’s coastal waters, burying coral reefs under another stifling layer of debris.
  
  The Hengchun Coast is also experiencing the effects of both global climate change and the El Niño cycle. Four coral bleaching events since 1998 have devasted area reefs, and large swathes of the most temperature-sensitive corals are already gone. This documentary follows marine ecologist Chang-feng Dai and dive master Yung-chun Tsai to explore the effects on the peninsula’s corals, reef and migratory fish, and marine invertebrates and highlights the grassroots efforts being made by local residents to ameliorate the damage of this continuing ecological onslaught.
  
  For forty years, the waters off Taiwan’s Hengchun Peninsula have been a source both boundless pleasure and anxious concern. Our imagined dialogue with the myriad of life that make their home here may best be summed up in a question: “When will this coast finally be allowed to rest and recover?” The past four decades have given so much. Shouldn’t we all be doing more in return?
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  Sea Spray, 2022

  Islands’ Memories

  Taiwan’s people and society have increasingly estranged themselves from the sea that surrounds them. This documentary follows a group of young creative performers as they reconnect with and experience Taiwan’s ocean shorelines with their entire being. They then interpret their individual, deeply personal experiences of ocean life, evolution, and environmental change into their performance art.
  
  Follow a ballet dancer as she feels out her footing atop cement seawalls and in the shadows of towering wind turbines. Follow dancers as they act out their bewilderment, sorrow, and anger on a factory-fringed, industry-scarred beach. On Taiwan’s largest mudflats, dancers absorb the experiences of native oysters, birds, and crabs through an Eastern philosophical lens, transforming these into naturally flowing, impromptu performances.
  
  Sea Spray is a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary collaborative effort between film and performing artists that explores and conveys through visual and narrative art media some of the possible trajectories in store for today’s most important environmental issues.
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  Sacred Forest, 2019

  Faces of Natural Landscape

  Taiwan’s forest ecosystem extends from its ocean shores up into mountains reaching 4,000m above sea level. Taiwan is home to some 4,400 distinct endemic vascular plant species som e of which found their way to the island as long as 2 million years ago in the early Pleistocene . A number of these species clearly meet United Nations World Natural Heritage standards in terms of their importance, exceptionality , andlimited range.
  
  Sacred Forest takes a n eco philosophical approach to introduce the deeply unique nature of Taiwan’s cloud enveloped cypress forest ecosystems and to explore the nation’s oldest forests, tallest tree species, and priceless, multi millennial stands of giant ‘sacred trees ’. Furthermore, t his film reflects on the reciprocal relationship between humans and forest environments, and considers the future of the latter and its inevitable repercus sions on the former 
  
  Sacred Forest follows six separate groups, each with different interests and field specialties, as they experience the raw majesty of the forest from multiple facets ranging from the analytically intellectual and eco hilosophical to the introspectively emotional and spiritually uplifting.
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  The Age of Awakening, 2018

  Vital Elements

  This film re-examines major environmental movements and events in Taiwan from the 1980s to 2018, including the protest against LCY Chemical Corp in Hsinchu, anti-DuPont movement in Lukang, movement against the expansion of petrochemical industry, anti-nuclear and anti-air pollution protests. It is a compilation of over 30 years of documentary footage and interviews of those who took part in the protests.
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  Itu Aba Island, 2017

  Islands’ Memories

  Itu Aba, an oasis of ecological diversity in the South China Sea, is in the crosshairs of active territorial disputes among Taiwan, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Fragile ecologies, including Itu Aba, now face decimation as militarization in the area plows forward. Must national sovereignty be built upon a foundation of ecological genocide?
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  Ocean, 2016

  Blue Sea Sky

  Weaving together 2 decades of footage in 35 visual-only stories spanning two-thirds of the globe and unscored and un-narrated beyond natural sounds, this film gives an emotively honest look at life beneath the waves. Clearly, modern Taiwan has turned its back on the surrounding sea, forgetting its blessings and its formidable ability to fight back.
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  The Fight for Water, 2015

  Vital Elements

  Climate change has increased the frequency of drought in Taiwan, making once cheap & easily obtained water a source of contention among industry, farmers, and the public. With resources already overtaxed, is it a sin to pump out aquifers? The water wars have just begun. ‘Water more precious than gold’ … a mere fantasy or a vision of things to come?
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  Water Is Life,  2015

  Vital Elements

  Before public water, people relied on natural springs and wells for sustenance. With spells of drought increasingly frequent, isn’t it time to rethink our relationship with water? When springs flow full, the earth they touch blooms with bountiful crops and healthy livestock, making water the categorical keystone in sustaining the miracle of life.
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  Dive With You, 2014

  Blue Sea Sky

  The fate of whale sharks, the world’s largest fish, is at a crossroads. Will they persevere as gentle protectors of the sea or continue dying for banquet dinners? This film documents whale sharks in the wild, trapped in nets, and put on self-destructive display in aquariums. But, does this narrative tell the only future for these marine giants?
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  Black Tears of the Land, 2013

  Vital Elements

  Food safety is a systemic issue in Taiwan, with even the safety of rice called into question. While farmers irrigate their fields as their ancestors have done, waters no longer run clear, tainting rice crops with cadmium, chromium and other heavy metals. Hard-earned crops are ruined and the very safety of the food chain has been cast into doubt.
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  Take My Breath Away, 2013

  Vital Elements

  What happens when breathing fresh air becomes a luxury and toxins and grime are accepted as normal? This film, the first to examine air pollution in Taiwan from north to south and over its offshore islands, investigates petrochemical parks, illicit factories, and grassroots activism to highlight the disaster wrought in the pursuit of prosperity.
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  Faces by Intertidal, 2011

  Faces of Natural Landscape

  The time-honored trades of farming and fishing juxtapose awkwardly with petrochemical plants on Taiwan’s western seaboard. Environmental activism has converged on the narrow tidal flats that separate fishing villages from modern industry. Through the cacophony of voices, while priorities may differ, one thing is clear - we are all linked by fate.
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  Ebb and Flow, 2011

  Faces of Natural Landscape

  Tidal forces set the cadence of life. Fishermen and migratory birds alike await expectantly the coming of ‘ebb tide’. This film relates how coastal villages in central Taiwan continue to collect oysters and clams at low tide using bull-drawn carts. The narrative highlights local heritage and explores the potential for environmental sustainability.
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  Formosa vs. Formosa, 2010

  Vital Elements

  The globe-girding Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) was a cornerstone of Taiwan’s late-20th-century economic ‘miracle’. However, economic growth brought grimy skies, cement-clad coastlines, and tainted water. Can Formosa (Taiwan) sustain its economy and restore environmental balance? Are the people sufficiently empowered to make the necessary choices?
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  Song of the Forest, 2010

  Faces of Natural Landscape

  The ocean delivers seeds, the genetic memories of faraway tropical forests, onto Taiwan’s southern coast, bringing to life a vibrant coastal ecosystem. Taiwan’s forests, from the sea up to alpine heights and from seedlings to multi-millennial giants, testify to man’s troubled relationship with the environment and the bitter fruits of exploitation.
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  Swinging, 2010

  Symbiosis of All Beings

  An orangutan featured on the 1988 TV series Funny Family fueled a domestic craze for keeping this SE Asian primate as a pet. This film documents the stories of orangutans that were brought to Taiwan as exotic pets and abandoned once they outgrew their charm; exploring Taiwan’s illicit animal-smuggling trade and its role in rainforest destruction.
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  Extreme Ascent, 2009

  Special Screening

  Mountain climbers willingly risk all to attain a peak, facing treacherous landscapes, fickle weather, and brutally harsh conditions. This film follows a brave team of Taiwanese mountaineers as they chase their mountain dreams despite a myriad of difficulties. This is the first Taiwanese film in 3 decades on hiking the 7 continents’ highest peaks.
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  Peak of Dreams, 2009

  Special Screening

  Dreams fuel the will to reach farther. Mountain climbing embodies the human need to face and overcome danger. Combining dreams with mountain climbing is thus particularly exciting. This film follows 6 climbers of various backgrounds as they prepare together for a full year to scale North America’s highest peak on the way to challenging Mt. Everest.
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  Our Antarctic Dream, 2008

  Special Screening

  Antarctica is not only the coldest and windiest place on earth, it also has the highest average elevation. This film works to shed new light on the effects of global warming while recording both the valiant attempt of a Taiwanese mountaineering team to scale Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest peak, and the beauty of the world’s remotest continent.
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  Paradise Way, 2007

  Symbiosis of All Beings

  During the 1980s and 90s, several thousand orangutans were brought to Taiwan as pets. International attention shone the light of shame on Taiwan for its role in environmental destruction and disregard of animal rights. This film revisits the history of Taiwan’s role in tropical deforestation and how this reflects on the basic values of Taiwanese.
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  Squid Daddy’s Labor Room, 2006

  Blue Sea Sky

  Working to reverse damage to neretic squid breeding grounds in Taiwan, marine conservationist Tao-jen Kuo and his team have promoted using ‘bamboo nurseries’ to stimulate the long-term comeback of the neretic squid. This film follows Tao-jen’s story from his deep-set motivations and myriad struggles & failures through to his ultimate success.
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  Beyond Heaven＆Earth, 2005

  Natural or Human-made Disasters

  Overdevelopment has stressed the land and brought more natural disasters upon Taiwan. This film weaves Taiwan’s recent floods, landslides and earthquakes into a cautionary tale of the dangers inherent in mankind’s perpetual battle with nature and into a call to strike a sustainable balance with the surroundings on which we all so inextricably rely.
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  A Pratas Island Journey, 2005

  Islands’ Memories

  While humans here have mostly been transient, Taiwan’s Pratas Island in the South China Sea has long sustained a rich and stable ecosystem. Since the early 1990s, fishing boats from China and Hong Kong have pillaged the island’s fisheries using pulse fishing and explosive charges, pushing the ecologically critical reef to the brink of extinction.
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  Corals in Ｍemory, 2004

  Blue Sea Sky

  This multiyear effort documents the health of Taiwanese reefs in offshore areas such as the Penghu Archipelago and Green, Orchid, and Xiaoliuqiu Islands from 1993 to 2004. Apart from the lingering impact of major pollution incidents, this film examines the effects of fishing, coral misuse, and shortsighted industrial park development policies.
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  Biographies of the Macaques, 2004

  Symbiosis of All Beings

  Humans and macaques are Taiwan’s two naturalized primates. Although here for around 300,000 years, macaques have been protected for less than thirty. Human overdevelopment has already destroyed most of their habitats, and hunting further endangers their long-term survival. Can we on Taiwan learn to live in harmony with our distant primate cousins? 
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  Amorgos, 2003

  Natural or Human-made Disasters

  On January 14th, 2001, the crippled Greek-registered ship Amorgos began leaking heavy oil after losing power. The black, viscous ooze drifted shoreward where it covered coral and threatened Kenting’s Long Keng Ecological Reserve. This film follows the disaster and examines issues related to the effectiveness of the government’s response initiative.
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  Wuqui.Roc, 2002

  Islands’ Memories

  Taiwan’s Cross-Strait-détente-inspired transfer of coastal surveillance duties at Wuqiu Islet from the Navy to the Coast Guard has unfortunately led to the exploitative depletion of area fisheries by China-based fishing fleets. Witnessing this pilfering of their livelihood, Wuqiu fishermen are now questioning who truly rules over their island home.
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  News from the Fault Line, 2000

  Natural or Human-made Disasters

  The '100-year' earthquake that struck in the early hours of September 21st, 1999 devastated homes and infrastructure across central and northern Taiwan, creating nearly 500,000 victims. One year on, with the slow pace of government reconstruction, how are the many still-displaced victims facing the struggle to rebuild broken homes and lives?
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  Undercurrent, 2015

  Vital Elements

  Groundwater is our 2nd largest water source and a lifeline in times of drought. However, groundwater contamination by industry, agriculture, and civilization’s detritus and the difficulties of detection and remediation have put things in doubt. Is groundwater clean or even safe? This film explores the history of groundwater contamination in Taiwan.