My Grandmother is an Egg

Eggs are fragile, but at the same time tough. My grandmother is an egg. As a child, the director's grandma was brought to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law in a productive role, known as the tradition of Tung-yang-hsi. It is a tradition of pre-arranged marriage and she was assigned to do all the household chores and was not allowed to receive higher education. The tradition has vanished for decades, but the patriarchal shadow still lingers. The narration of the documentary animated film is based on interviews with the director’s grandmother’s children. The film is about the fragility and resilience of a woman who faced oppression from unjust Confucian traditions. It aims to reflect upon women's situation and struggle for freedom. ★ Live Talk and Q&A Session on August 8th at 20:00 (TW time) ★ The director’s post-screening talk video is attached in the trailer section below.