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Jun
30
Sat
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for the showing of award winning The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音. There’s a pre-movie seminar to help our viewers understand the many layers depicted in this film.

Saturday June 30, 2018
7:00pm – 7:40pm Pre-Movie Seminar – Devils in the Details: Who’s Who and What to Watch For?
7:45pm The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 (112min)
*Mature content film

Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Synopsis:
Mrs. Tang is the matriarch of an illustrious and influential family whose cold-blooded decisions have earned her brood a powerful place in society. Scheming with a set of politicians, Mrs. Tang plans to secure a prized real estate deal. But this plot turns complicated as her daughters unravel the truth, one ignorant of their mother’s machinations and another following in her footsteps.
In 2017, the film was nominated for numerous titles at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, taking home top honors for Best Feature Film and Best Leading Actress for Kara Hui.

愛,是世界上最重要的事?
棠府,住著三位不同世代但一樣懂人心的女性,沒有男人的棠家,一向由棠夫人主持大局,在權貴間穿針引線,個性如刺蝟般的大女兒棠寧為求母親肯定,勉力配合,乖巧的小女兒棠真多半靜靜觀察,唯母命是從。直到某天,棠家親密友人慘遭滅門事件爆發,三人各自被牽扯其中,一向以大局為重的棠夫人,為了守護一切,用盡心機,卻讓三人走向不同的命運…
2017釜山電影節亞洲之窗單元入圍影片,金馬影展開幕片,金馬獎七項大獎提名,奪得最佳劇情片、最佳女主角(惠英紅)、最佳女配角(文淇),以及金馬觀眾票選最佳影片獎。

Director: Ya-che Yang
Year: 2017 | 112 min
Language: Mandarin with subtitles
Mature content in this film

About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography.

It is presented by Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle. And in partnership with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival
For more information about STAFF, visit SeaTAFF.org

Jul
1
Sun
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018 西雅圖台美電影節 2018 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jul 1 @ 12:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018 西雅圖台美電影節 2018 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF), presented by TAP-Seattle, will feature seven acclaimed Taiwanese films and several short films directed by aspiring Taiwanese American filmmakers. Explore the Taiwanese culture through films on Fri June 29 – Sun July 1, 2018.

Single showing tickets & Festival Passes available now:
https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Full Schedule Detail: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SeaTAFF/events

FRI JUNE 29 (UW Kane Hall):
5:30pm Reception (Invitation only)
7:00pm Opening short films (by Taiwanese American filmmakers) and Panel Discussion

SAT JUNE 30 (SIFF Uptown Cinema)
11:30am Saturday Opening
11:40am 紅盒子Father
1:25pm Q&A with Director Li-chou Yang 楊力州 of 紅盒子Father
2:35pm Pakeriran 巴克力藍的夏天
3:50pm Pakeriran Discussion
5:00pm Take Me to the Moon 带我去月球
7:00pm Pre-Movie Seminar – Devils in the Details: Who’s Who and What to Watch For?
7:45pm The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音

SUN JULY 1 (SIFF Uptown Cinema)
12:55pm Sunday Opening
1:10pm 美力台灣3D Formosa 3D
2:35pm Q&A with Director Charlie Chu 曲全立 of 美力台灣3D Formosa 3D
3:40pm The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯
5:55pm A Journey of 35 海闊天空
7:25pm Closing Remarks

*All foreign language films will have English subtitles.

More about STAFF:
The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography. The film festival programming includes audience interaction with award-winning directors Charlie Chu and Li-chou Yang from Taiwan.

TAP-Seattle is partnering with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival

Our website: SeaTAFF.org

Formosa 3D 美力台灣 3D with Director Charlie Chu 曲全立 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jul 1 @ 1:10 pm – 3:25 pm
Formosa 3D 美力台灣 3D with Director Charlie Chu 曲全立 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for the documentary showing of Formosa 3D 美力台灣 3D followed by Q&A with award winning Director Charlie Chu 曲全立!

12:55pm Sunday Opening
1:10pm Formosa 3D 美力台灣 3D (78min)
2:35pm – 3:25pm: Q&A with Director Charlie Chu 曲全立

Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Synopsis:
Formosa 3D is a stunning montage of Taiwan’s nature and varied landscapes, from the misty mountains to famous 101 skyscraper, as well as portraying traditional trades at risk of dying out, such as feather dusters and handmade noodles. It comprises footage Chu collated and archived over a period of 10 years. Experience this in 3D!

10個瀕臨消失的台灣美景,100個將被遺忘的傳統匠師,全靠 1 個半聾半盲的傻瓜導演,用10年去記錄台灣最美的樣子。有高聳入雲的山脈,有湛藍清澈的海洋,在山林和海濱之間,還有辛勤工作、永遠保持笑容的人民,更記錄下超過百位傳承台灣傳統民間工藝的國寶級工匠。導演曲全立運用最先進的 3D技術完成《美力台灣3D》,巧妙地將台灣的自然風貌與匠人代表的文化底蘊結合在一起,帶領觀眾走入前所未見的,不一樣的美「力」台灣……。

Director: Charles Chu
Year: 2017 | 78 min
Language: Mandarin with subtitles

About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography.

It is presented by Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle. And in partnership with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival
For more information about STAFF, visit SeaTAFF.org

The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jul 1 @ 3:40 pm – 5:30 pm
The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for the showing of award winning, satirical movie, The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯.

Sunday July 1, 2018
3:40pm The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯 (104min)
*Mature content film

Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Synopsis:
Pickle, a night security guard of a Buddha statue factory and his friend Belly Button spends a lot of time together having late night snacks and watching television. One day when the television is broken, their lives are changed forever. At first, they watch the footages recorded on their boss’s dash cam for fun, and soon they get addicted to peeping into the boss’s colorful private life and accidentally discover the boss’s unspeakable secret. In 2017, the film was nominated for numerous titles at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, taking home top honors for Best New Director.

一名在佛像工廠值班的夜間警衛,與他撿破爛的換帖兄弟,平時沒事就會在警衛室一起看電視聊天。他們有天偷看有錢董事長的行車紀錄器,卻莫名捲入一個政商勾結、情慾橫流、驚天動地的超完美謀殺計畫。
全片大多數時間以黑白畫面呈現,象徵低端人口「黑白人生」的處境與命運,上層政經人士的荒誕日常,則以彩色畫面為主,藉此批判台灣社會目前物慾橫流情況。
獲第19屆台北電影節最佳劇情片等5項大獎、第37屆香港電影金像獎最佳兩岸華語電影、第54屆金馬獎最佳新導演、改編劇本等5項大獎

Director: Hsin-yao Huang
Year: 2017 | 104min
Language: Min Nan with subtitiles
Mature content in this film

About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography.

It is presented by Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle. And in partnership with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival
For more information about STAFF, visit SeaTAFF.org

A Journey of 35 海闊天空 @ Uptown Cinemas
Jul 1 @ 5:55 pm – 8:00 pm
A Journey of 35 海闊天空 @ Uptown Cinemas | Seattle | WA | United States

Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for the documentary showing of A Journey of 35 海闊天空

Sunday July 1, 2018
5:55pm A Journey of 35 海闊天空 (84min)
7:25pm Closing Remarks

Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376

Synopsis:
Five Taiwanese teenagers, faced with sweeping and untested educational reforms in 1996, revealed their dreams, and then revisited again in 2006. Now, another decade later, we find out if indeed they were able to chase their dreams.

Over the 20 years their lives are documented, the five stories slowly unfurl before our eyes like precious scrolls. Much like watching ourselves grow, one discovers when going back suddenly to the age of fifteen that life was full of choices, and every step taken was a form of energy. Five true stories. Together again, giving us the chance to see ourselves through them.

1996年,台灣教改的開端,捕捉了五位十五歲少年夢想的起點。如今,二十年時光流轉,他們夢想實現了嗎?他們的天空是否真正「海闊」? 跨越二十年的長期記錄,每十年一次的回訪,五個人生故事如同捲軸一般,在眼前慢慢展開。就像看著你我經歷過的成長,驀然回首十五歲的起初,才發現,原來人生充滿選擇,跨出的每一步都是能量。五個真實的故事,與您一同重新看見,那心中的「自己」。

Director: Yi-Hsiu Lo
Year: 2017 | 84min
Language: Mandarin with subtitles

About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The films selected center around the universal themes of home(land) and family portrayed through hyperbolized drama and breathtaking cinematography.

It is presented by Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle. And in partnership with the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program, the Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Taiwanese American Film Festival
For more information about STAFF, visit SeaTAFF.org

Aug
16
Thu
Theater Takeover: Viewing of Crazy Rich Asians @ Lincoln Square Cinemas
Aug 16 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Theater Takeover: Viewing of Crazy Rich Asians @ Lincoln Square Cinemas | Bellevue | WA | United States

Crazy Rich Asians is a milestone moment for the AAPI community. Whether romcoms are your jam or not, it’s the first time in 25 years for a studio movie to feature an all Asian cast, and the producers and creators of this film were incredibly intentional in making sure this hit the big screen!

We wanted to celebrate this moment in style, so we’ve bought out a 7pm showing at Cinemark Lincoln Square in Bellevue. Join us in making this opening weekend impactful and showcasing what we’ve known all along: that there is a demand for AAPI faces and narratives in Hollywood.

Grab your tickets now before they run out! NAAAP and TAPS have only been allocated a small number of tickets and they will go quickly.

Doors: 6:30pm
Movie Start Time: 7:00pm

Participating Organizations: Amazon, AAPIP, Bank of America, Microsoft, NAAAP, Starbucks, TAPS

If you have a question please email alex.truong@naaapseattle.org

Aug
26
Sun
TAP-Sea Presents: 2018 Summer BBQ!
Aug 26 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
TAP-Sea Presents: 2018 Summer BBQ!

Hi TAPpers!

Summer is in full swing! What better way to celebrate than to meet up at the park and grill some meat! We’d like you to join us for a BBQ at Luther Burbank Park, located on Mercer Island. All we need you to do is bring your family, friends, and pets ready to eat, play, and mingle.

TAP-Seattle will be providing Taiwanese lu rou fan, Taiwanese sausage, kabobs, short ribs, chicken wings, salad, fruit, and beverages. We will also have a limited amount of vegetarian options.

Time: Sunday, August 26th from 11:00am – 2:00pm

Location: Luther Burbank Park (Picnic Area C), 2040 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040

Tickets:
Super early bird $12 until 11:59pm, Thu, August 16th
Early bird $14 until 11:59pm, Thu, August 23th
Regular $16 until 11:59pm, Sat, August 25th
Day of $20, cash or credit card will be accepted

We will be bringing games such as frisbee and football. Feel free to bring your own games and lawn chairs! Bring swimwear if you want to take a dip and cool down–we are next to the beach!

So come out and learn more about TAP-Seattle, meet the board, network, and make new friends.

Please RSVP early so we can prepare food accordingly. For any questions, please send us a message through Facebook or email us at info@tap-seattle.org.

Sep
9
Sun
TAP SEA Chasing Waterfalls
Sep 9 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
TAP SEA Chasing Waterfalls

Hiking @ Denny Creek Trail, one of the most scenic beginner friendly hikes within an hour of Seattle 🙂

When: Sunday, September 9th
Meet @ Eastgate Park & Ride at 8AM
Start from Trailhead at 9:00AM
Estimated return to Eastgate P&R at 2PM

Details: Beginner Friendly!
Distance: 6 Miles Roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 1345 ft.

Packing List:
~comfortable walking shoes
~plenty of water
~snacks
~lunch
~a few dollars to chip in for gas & parking if you’re not driving
OPTIONAL:
~swim suit if you want to go in the water
~towel
~sandals
~hat
~hiking poles

Other: Each car will require a Northwest Forest Pass

Sign up to drive or for a ride here: https://bit.ly/2MJW5c5

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/denny-creek

Sep
22
Sat
Tap-SEA: September Volunteer at Farestart @ FareStart
Sep 22 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tap-SEA: September Volunteer at Farestart @ FareStart | Seattle | WA | United States

Come help feed the most vulnerable citizens with TAP-Seattle at FareStart, a culinary job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. FareStarts delivers meals 365 days a year to several area homeless shelters. We have 7 spots available to help prepare meals. Please sign up by filling out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/o2A0nMgRibDbiRjs1

Chefs will assign tasks based on individual skill and comfort level.

We ask that you commit to volunteering for the entire time, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We also ask that in the case of cancellation you provide us with as much notice as possible—this is very important as we need a certain number of volunteers to produce meals and often need to recruit replacements.

For more information about the organization we will be volunteering with, see www.farestart.org

Sep
29
Sat
TAP-Seattle- Ilha Formosa: Music of Taiwan @ Benaroya Hall
Sep 29 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
TAP-Seattle- Ilha Formosa: Music of Taiwan @ Benaroya Hall | Seattle | WA | United States

Come watch the Ilha Formosa Concert!

We are offering discounted adult/general admission tickets at $30 (normally $35).
Please contact us at (info@tap-seattle.org) if you are interested in purchasing tickets!

Description from Philharmonia NW (http://philharmonianw.org/2018-19season/concert-i-ilha-formosa-music-of-taiwan/):

Philharmonia Northwest is joined by Taiwanese choirs from Seattle, Vancouver B.C., and Taiwan to give a rare performance of Tyzen Hsiao’s Ilha Formosa Requiem for Formosa’s Martyrs, and soloists Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin), Felix Fan (cello), and Angelo Rondello (piano) to perform Gordon Chin’s Triple Concerto. The concert also includes Shui-Long Ma’s portrayal of one of the most famous legendary Taiwanese Robin Hood figures, Liao Tian-Ding.