Film Screening | A Letter to A’ma 給阿媽的一封信

Presented by ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

A Letter to A'ma 給阿媽的一封信

Hui-Ling Chen | 2021 | 1h45m

Chen Hui-Ling's A Letter to A'ma is a brilliant and deeply felt exploration of Taiwan's complicated and often traumatic past. Exhilaratingly photographed, the documentary focusses on a series of encounters between school and university art students and their grandparents. The students-it would appear-are often hearing stories about their grandparent's lives for the first time. The way the student process these shocking, or confusing, or confounding recollections are reflected in the art they produce. A Letter to A'ma is a profound and moving meditation on connections between generations, on the unearthing of history, and on the vital importance of individual experience.

Awards:
Best Documentary and Best Music, Les Rimbaud du Cinéma 2021
Best Documentary, Best Music and Best Photography, Festival International du Film Indépendant SMR13

An in-conversation between Brian Hioe and Hui-Ling Chen (online) will precede the film screening. The conversation will be in Mandarin and translated into English.

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