「Time Splits in the River」

【Time Splits in the River】 Artists｜WANG Yu-Ping, LEE Chia-Hung, HUANG I-Chieh, LIAO Xuan-Zhen Exhibition｜2016.01.23 - 03.06 Venue｜Absolute Space for the Arts Premiere＋Talking｜2016.01.23 Sat. 14:00 Chin Men Theater Opening Reception｜2016.01.23 Sat. 17:30 ——————————————————————————————— Premiere＋Talking ｜2016.01.23 Sat. 14:00 Venue｜Chin Men Theater Price｜NT. 200 Tickets are available on the spot / contact us via Facebook messenger / Leave a message on our Fan page Official Trailer： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8NxFxNT0HE ——————————————————————————————— 「 Time Splits in the River 」 2015 / Taiwan / 89 min / Ch+Eng Subtitles Director｜WANG Yu-Ping, LEE Chia-Hung, HUANG I-Chieh, LIAO Xuan-Zhen Cast｜David WANG, Abebe LEE, John HUANG, Yan LIAO Synopsis Four youngster invited their parents to star in a film; a film that tells the story of the oppressive martial law era and the brave dissidents of the 1980s played by their parents. Although none of the parents were involved in direct confrontations of that era, they were still caught up in the overlaps of their own past and the story as they filmed… Artists’ Statement This is a film made by the collaboration of four families. After the 2014 Sunflower Movement, we found our parents positive of the progress of democracy, however still doubtful of the legitimacy of social movements. Furthermore, while our parents grew up in the 1980s when social movements flourished, they had never been a part of one. As such, we decided to use filming as a mean to peek into the past of our family members and to convey to the families our values; inspired by the life story of White Terror era writer Shih, Ming-Cheng, we asked our parents to take on the roles of the dissidents of 1980s. It began with acting and imitating the dissidents of their imagination, but through advancing the plot the parents became entangled in their own past, and the film captured the reflection and introspection of their own lives. What comes out of this process is a movie that has in it the interactions between our closely bonded family members.

Biography WANG Yu-Ping, LEE Chia-Hung, HUANG I-Chieh, LIAO Xuan-ZhenGraduated in 2015, the four members are all from the school of fine arts at TNUA. Currently they live in Taipei. ——————————————————————————————— Chin Men Theater No.187, Sec. 2 Yongfu Rd, West Central Dist, Tainan City. Absolute Space for the Arts No.11, Lane 205, Sec.1 Minsheng Road, West Central Dist, Tainan City. 12:00-20:00 Wed.-Fri. 14:00-20:00 Sat.-Sun.