Join Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival for US premiere
of the documentary Father 紅盒子 followed by Q&A with award winning Director Yang Li-chou 楊力州!
11:20am Saturday Opening
11:40am Father 紅盒子 (99min)
1:25pm – 2:05pm: Q&A with Director Yang Li-chou 楊力州
Genre: Documentary
Location: SIFF Cinema Uptown
Ticketing: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/seattle-taiwanese-american-film-festival-x21376
AR and VR equipment for Taiwanese traditional puppetry will be available during the free short film series on 6/29
Synopsis:
At the age of 79, Chen set up his own puppetry troupe, which soon earned recognition all over the world. This film also shows the struggle in preserving cultural arts in the modern world.
This is the US premiere of Father.
一只看似樸實的紅盒子，裡頭裝著掌中戲大師李天祿長子，也是國寶級藝師陳錫煌師傅承襲布袋戲表演功夫的來源、掌上功夫的祕密。李天祿因入贅陳家，長子按規定得姓陳。父親巨人般的身影、異姓父子的特殊關係，為兩人種下難解心結。在每次演出前，陳錫煌總會向紅盒子裏的戲神田都元帥，祈求表演順利，但戲迷其實早就散了，戲台也被其他娛樂所取代…。
Director: Li-chou Yang
Year: 2018 | 99 min
Language: Mandarin with subtitles
About STAFF:
Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival (STAFF) showcases films by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American talents. The selected films center around the universal themes of family and
home(land) 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