Reclaim My Summer
CHEN Hao-Wei
臺灣〡2023〡劇情〡彩色〡29 min〡中文、臺語發音
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Everyone, and everything, deserves a second chance. 17-year-old Xuan grew up in a recycling yard. In this confined world, the only opportunity she gets to hang out with her friends is when she’s out collecting recyclables from neighbors… The film takes a realistic approach to portray the protagonist’s yearn for freedom from the environment that she grew up in.
Director
CHEN Hao-Wei
CHEN Hao-Wei, born in Taichung, Taiwan. His first film “Irritable Boy”(2021), which was funded by the PTS Innovative Story, was nominated for Best New Performer in the Taipei Film Festival, awarded Best Directing in the Seoul International Children's Film Festival, Special Jury Prize and Best Performer in the Golden Harvest Awards. His new short, “Reclaim My Summer”(2023), received yet another funding from the PTS, and was nominated for the Busan International Film Festival and the Golden Horse Awards for Best Live Action Short Film, and awarded the Golden Bell Award for Sound Design in Drama Programs, and was nominated for the Best Newcomer in Mini-Series. His works often focus on the conflict of values between young people and the environment in which they grew up, and evoke the common memory of the audience through realistic depictions of life.
11.03 ㊆ 15:30 〡永成戲院〡免費入場
11.11 ㊀ 15:30 〡台南新光影城 4 廳〡★ Q&A session with the Director
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以雜亂的回收場映襯青春期少女青黃不接的人生處境，以寫實成熟的調度跳脫以往成長類型的刻板窠臼，攝影、美術、演出均有其出色之處，描繪出台灣獨有的質感與樣貌。
This is a story about a 17-year-old girl in a single-parent family making a living in a recycling yard, who projects the desire to be seen and cared for as rebellious actions. Like most teenagers going through puberty, Xuan in “Reclaim My Summer” disdains the stress originating from her family. However, her defiance is but a means of seeking attention and care. “Reclaim My Summer” illustrates a teenager’s desire for a carefree life though the contrast between the confined environment that she grew up in, and the freedom of the vast outside world. Being rebellious is a necessary stage of growing up, for we only learn to embrace each other after we’ve laid down our arms.
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