These films document the everyday through diverse experimental forms, reflecting the entanglement of self, gender, and history. From the fissures of collective memory to fragments of perception, each work reimagines the boundary between life and politics, body and identity. Within the everyday lie emotion, memory, and unease — a quiet dialogue between self and world, extending into technology, belonging, and the imagination of the future.
錄像藝術家、導演，現任教於香港城市大學創意媒體學院。過去十多年以來積極探討敘事的可能性，不斷挑戰影像和敘事之外更多呈現表述的方式。處女作《阿明》以其嶄新的敘事方式受到矚目，並參展於不同的錄像電影節，作品於1998年成為日本Image Forum電影節的優秀作品；此後的作品如《隧道》、《看不見的城（牆）》、《愛麗絲在美好世界》、《說謊記》均在香港以及世界各地展出，受到本地和國際的注目。近年作品《我遊》、《女子狼》、《紅》均構成自成一格的錄像語言，呈現出作者本人對影像本身的思考。2007年，成立 Rabbit Travelogue。2009年以香港藝術發展局的資助，完成了個人首部電影作品《慢性中毒》，並參展2009年釜山電影節“New Current”，該電影被喻為香港有史以來首部長篇實驗電影。2013年，第二部長片《哭喪女》入選釜山電影節。《風景》為第三部長片，成為2016年台灣南方電影的開幕電影，以及入選意大利都靈電影節。 許雅舒是一位錄像藝術家和導演，現任教於香港城市大學創意媒體學院。她的作品不斷探索敘事的可能性，挑戰影像和敘事之外更多的表述方式。許雅舒的處女作《阿明》以其嶄新的敘事方式受到矚目，並參展於不同的錄像電影節。此後的作品受到本地和國際的注目，包括《隧道》、《看不見的城（牆）》、《愛麗絲在美好世界》和《說謊記》。她的作品構成自成一格的錄像語言，呈現出作者本人對影像本身的思考。2013年，她的第二部長片《哭喪女》入選釜山電影節，第三部長片《風景》則成為2016年台灣南方電影的開幕電影，並入選意大利都靈電影節。
Taiwan has long since become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, and LGBTQ+ lives seem to be increasingly woven into everyday life. Yet, when we turn our gaze to Asia’s mainstream media and cinema, where are the stories of lesbian women? The love left unspoken, the relationships that defy definition, and the intimacies that blur the line between friendship and romance—are they still hidden beyond the frame? And when lesbian women do appear on screen, how often are their stories truly told from their own perspectives? This time, through a collection of films, we summon those who have always been there, yet have rarely been seen. “I summon you by this name. Reveal yourself.”
The Taiwan Film Festival of Boston is dedicated to showcasing Taiwan’s diverse cultures and social landscapes through cinema while fostering meaningful exchange between Taiwanese filmmakers and North American audiences. Since 2011, the New Taipei City Documentary Film Award has supported documentary filmmaking and encouraged creators to engage with their times, capturing lived experiences and social realities through the moving image. Together, the two organizations present this virtual film festival, featuring outstanding works from past editions of the Taiwan Film Festival of Boston and the New Taipei City Documentary Film Award. By bringing Taiwanese stories of ecology, culture, identity, and coming of age beyond geographical boundaries, this collaboration invites audiences around the world to discover Taiwan through the lens of documentary filmmaking and engage in cross-cultural dialogue. Through the power of documentary cinema, the festival seeks to foster greater cross-cultural understanding, celebrate the creativity and vitality of Taiwan’s documentary tradition, and strengthen connections between New Taipei City, Taiwanese filmmakers, and international film communities. New Taipei City Documentary Award Section Title | Habitats of Life Envisioning a Sustainable Future Where People and the Environment Thrive Together From oceans and forests to where Indigenous communities and cities meet, life seeks ways to survive, grow, and belong. Where the Bees Belong, Hearing from the Dolphin, The Elimination, A Tayal, and Childhood In Between explore ecological conservation, wildlife conditions, cultural heritage, and identity, revealing complex relationships between people, nature, and society. As habitats shift and generations change, each story shows how life responds to environmental and social challenges while seeking new possibilities for coexistence. Echoing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this program invites audiences to reconsider habitat not only as a physical place, but also as an ecological, cultural, and emotional home—and to imagine a more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable future. The online screenings held in collaboration with the New Taipei City Documentary Film Awards concluded successfully on October 11. Some films have been taken offline as scheduled. We invite you to continue enjoying the other outstanding films available on the platform!
“Lu-se” (魯蛇, Taiwanese internet slang borrowed from the English word “loser”) seems to have become a dead word. You rarely hear anyone say it anymore, and I’m not sure why. I don’t think the term can be understood simply as the English “loser.” In the way it’s used in Taiwan, it seems to carry a touch of self-deprecating humor, and that’s a quality I really love. The films above are the ones that, to me, have that feeling.
