5th Asian Docs Co-production Network Project
The ‘Asian Docs Co-production Network Project’, which began in 2015 and is now in its 5th iteration, is a collaborative project where young documentary creators from five countries - Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore - work together over two years to co-produce documentaries about Asia. Participating institutions include Korea National University of Arts, Yonsei University (Korea), Yunnan University, Yunnan Arts University (China), Komazawa University, Osaka University (Japan), Tainan National University of the Arts (Taiwan), and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). Last year, four newly formed project teams planned, produced, and completed documentaries that intersect unique perspectives from each country while capturing the shared cultures of Asia. This year, the film festival will present these four works to the audience, offering new perspectives on Asian culture and highlighting the significance of co-production beyond language barriers.
5th Asian Docs Co-production Network Project Screening
For the 5th ‘Asian Docs Co-production Network Project’, teams were formed by mixing young creators from Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore without national distinctions. The four teams collaborated for two years, creating works that intersect unique perspectives from each country while capturing the shared cultures of Asia.
Virgin Road
KWAK Seoyoung, PARK Cheolhwan, OH Lahi, TU Bing Yun | 2024 | 26min
In 1973, 25 Taiwanese female workers were drowned in a ferry accident while on their way to work at Gaoxiong’s Export Processing Zone. This film is a road movie that follows along these female ghosts buried in ‘twenty-five woman’s grave’.
Tracing the Taste of Ngoh Hiang
CLAUDIA WEE Yuanqin, XU Jin Yi, WANG Jie, HUANG Po Yu, DONG Jialing | 2024 | 32min
From a young age, Claudia from Singapore was told by her family that she is Hokkien Chinese. Driven by a desire to explore her identity, Claudia embarks on a journey 'back to' Fujian, accompanied by a group of Chinese and Taiwanese friends who also share a keen interest in identity issues.
Modern Family
KIM Soomin, LI Tiantian, EN Liang Rui, CHEN Wen Yen | 2024 | 38min
In Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China, queer individuals navigate their lives in diverse ways?some live alone, others with partners, while some marry or raise children. Their lives may be legally recognized depending on the country, or they may not be.
Coming Up for Air
LIN Yen-Chun, WANG Beibei, KOINUMA Kaho, ONUMA Ami | 2024 | 24min
A Taiwanese woman, Yen-Chun(Veronika) travels to Osaka, Japan with her friends Ami and Beibei. They meet another young woman named Kaho, who is married but rejects the traditional legal marriage in Japan. Over the course of a week-long journey, the four women exchange their imaginations and visions of marriage and love...