This Shore: A Family Story

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This Shore: A Family Story (2020)

Directed by Tzuan Wu

Documentary · 1h 02m

An experimental documentary which opens with a story of my family: my American aunt found a painting of my grandmother by chance, in a random Chinese restaurant in the middle of nowhere - she said she cried. By tracing this story and reproducing its meaning, the film wonders through different topics: the construction of the Cold War, USA and Taiwan relations, different generations of Chinese diaspora since the 1950s, contemporary immigration and cross-nation fluidity, family romances, religion, and ancestors...

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Crew

Director
Tzuan Wu
Editor
Tzuan Wu

Details

Original title
此岸:一個家族故事
Release date
2020-11-12
Runtime
1h 02m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Countries
Taiwan