In the ruins of a former military dormitory, a globe is diligently polished, and small Taiwanese and US flags are carefully perked up in vases. We meet Michael and Jim, two Afro-Taiwanese men of US military heritage. Speaking in Hakka and Taiwanese Hokkien, they open up with generosity and vulnerability, confronting the complexity of heritage, identity, belonging and language – and the impossibility of being contained by a single perspective.
– Loes van Keulen
Also in this combined programme
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El Cuerpo de Cristo
In this embroidered animation, a woman seeks to understand what exactly is haunting her. -
Obi Is a Boy
Obi returns home for his mother’s funeral, forcing him to confront his fractured relationship with his estranged father. -
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Film details
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2025
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 20'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
Shows of "Awake Before Your Gaze"
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KINO 4
This screening consists of the following films:
- Planetario
- El Cuerpo de Cristo
- Obi Is a Boy
- Natimorto
- Awake Before Your Gaze
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
KINO 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Planetario
- El Cuerpo de Cristo
- Obi Is a Boy
- Natimorto
- Awake Before Your Gaze
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available