From Island to Island
LAU Kek Huat
Taiwan〡2024〡Doc〡Color, B&W〡291 min〡Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, Cantonese, Malay, English, Hokkien
✧2024 台北電影獎 最佳紀錄片、百萬首獎
✧2024 台灣國際紀錄片電影節 入圍亞洲視野競賽、台灣競賽、再現真實獎競賽
✧2024 金馬獎 最佳紀錄片 入圍
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Taiwan was part of the Japanese Empire during World War II. This documentary, tackling this subject for the first time, endeavors to unearth and reorganize the hidden memories of World War II in Taiwan. It explores the experiences of Taiwanese soldiers and doctors within the Japanese Empire, as well as overseas Taiwanese living in Southeast Asia.
影片以兒子對父親的提問開場。透過跨世代的記憶對話、家書、日記和家庭成員之間的影片，該片探討了台灣歷史記憶的複雜性以及這一時期存在的各種身分。
Director
LAU Kek Huat
Lau, Kek-Huat Malaysia-born filmmaker based in Taiwan. His debut film Boluomi was in competition Busan International Film Festival, New Currents section, and Golden horse nominated for a Best new director. Over the years, several of his documentaries have addressed social issues and were selected and awarded at international film festivals. In 2024, his film From Island to Island won the Best Documentary and the Million Dollar Grand Prize.
11.15 ㊄ 15:50〡台南新光影城 4 廳〡★ Q&A session with the Director
In the role of an intermediary (having immigrated from Malaysia to Taiwan), it gives me the courage to make this film. Although I do not deny that personally, there is anger and incomprehension towards the 70 years of silence in Taiwan society. In Malaysia, we live with constant reminders from our elders to remember the cruelty that has happened to us. But I believe that humanity can be shaped, unless we accumulate maturity in our thinking through intergenerational dialogues; otherwise, we will continue to be mediocre. This is the beginning of my personal resistance, refusing to become a mediocre person.
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