About the Program
This is a story about how to grow love out of hatred in a place called “home”. Zhi-gui used to daydream of his success when he was young. However, he always caused incredible trouble and left it to his wife Shu-juan. Then, he disappeared into thin air to avoid his creditors. The whole family gradually fell apart. Shu-juan became a nun while her son, Jie, took all kinds of part-time jobs, and her daughter, Su-fen, worked in a nightclub. Now, Su-fen is working as a funeral director. When everything has returned to normal, the father comes home, dying. Su-fen looks at the father that she both loves and hates, refusing to give up on him. She wants everyone to come to keep her father company and asks him to say goodbye to them.
**ft. virtual QA with the director
Akira Chen became involved with many public affairs when he was young. Then he worked as a director and actor for some films and TV dramas. With No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti, he was awarded Best Actor by Taipei Film Festival and Best Original Screenplay by Golden Horse Awards, etc.
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TAIWANfest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.