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A FILM BY WU-CHING CHANG

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《MOTHER》

Taiwan | 3 min 39 sec | 2014 | No dialogue
A film by Wu-Ching Chang


Film introduction: “As a child, I tore apart inconsiderately a ball mother made for me. This memory, like a deep needle, lies heavily in my heart.” The creator examines her own childhood experience. Via rumination and transformation, she expresses what she feels in animation. After challenging the transference and deconstruction of power, motherhood has always been like a quiet, flowing, stretched stream, injecting life and affection from unseen end. 影片簡介:「小時候,我不懂事地撕破了母親親手做的球,而這件事沉甸甸地,像根針一般刺在我心底­。」 創作者審視自身的童年經驗,將情感反芻、轉化,運用動畫的形式展現各種象徵性意涵,想­望藉由創作的過程中救贖、療癒與彌補深藏在心中愧悔的生命經驗。由子宮爬出的嬰兒,在­挑戰權力的轉移與解構之後,母性始終像流水般綿延而靜謐,由看不見的盡頭注入生命與情­意。 2015 University Cup annual Hundred Featured, Taiwan/ Official Selection 2015 The Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania / Official Selection 2015 The Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece / Official Selection 2015 The 6th Anibar Animation Festiva, Kosova / Official Selection 2015 Anim’est – International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania / Official Selection 2015 EIDÔLON - Philosophical Film Festival, French/ Official Selection 2015 Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest, Italia / Official Selection 2015 The 10th Athens ANIMFEST, Greece / Official Selection 2015 The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games, the UK / Official Selection 2015 The All 4 Love Film Festival, San Francisco / Official Selection 2014 The 4C Digital Content Awards─ Animation Section, Taiwan​ / Official Selection & the best visual effects awarded. 2014 The 9th K. T. Creativity Award─ Animation Section, Taiwan / Official Selection & the quality award. 2014 The Anim!Arte International Student Animation Festival, Brazil / Official Selection 2014 The 1st World Animation Celebration Short Film Festival, the USA / Official Selection 2014 The 14th Aakruti International Film Festival, India / Official Selection 2014 The Kaohsiung International Film Festival ─International film Competition, Taiwan / Official Selection 2014 The 2th Shenzhen Animation Biennial, China / Official Selection 2014 The film"Mother" was exhibited at the Educational Film Market at 15th HIROSHIMA International Animation Festival, Japan. 2014 The film"Mother" was exhibited at the Film Market at Clermont Film Festival, France. 2014 The film"Mother" was exhibited at Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey. 導演簡介 │ Director introduction: 畢業於國立臺北藝術大學新媒體藝術學系,數年來自由創作平面設計、插畫與自行出版漫畫作品。 I graduated from Department of New Media Art, Taipei National University of Art, Taiwan (R.O.C.). I've been freelancing graphic design, illustration, and publishing comics art works of mine for several years. 國立臺北藝術大學 新媒體藝術學系 第一屆畢業展作品 張吾青 製作 The 1st graduation animation of Department of New Media Art, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan. Presented by Wu-Ching Chang 聯絡 │ Contact juliaczzzaco★gmail.com(★→@)

SYNOPSIS

“As a child, I tore apart inconsiderately a ball mother made for me. This memory, like a deep needle, lies heavily in my heart.” The director examines her own childhood experience.
Via rumination and transformation, she expresses what she feels in animation. After challenging the transference and deconstruction of power, motherhood has always been like a quiet, flowing, stretched stream, injecting life and affection from the unseen end.


​​CREDITS

Director | Wu-Ching Chang
Producer | Wu-Ching Chang
Screenwriter | Wu-Ching Chang
Animator | Wu-Ching Chang
Editor | Wu-Ching Chang
Composer | Chen-Shin Lyu

Made at Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan 


​FILM STILLS


AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

 2022     Kalakari Film Festival, India (12 Mar) | Official Selection
 2021     RIMA (Rio de Janeiro International Monthly Awards) | Award Winner
 2018     Buddhist Arts and Film Festival, the USA | Official Selection
 2015     University Cup annual Hundred Featured Film Festival, Taiwan | Official Selection
 2015     Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, Romania | Official Selection
 2015     Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece | Official Selection
 2015     Anibar Animation Festival, Kosova | Official Selection
 2015     Anim’est – International Animation Film Festival, Romania | Official Selection
 2015     EIDÔLON - Philosophical Film Festival, French | Official Selection
 2015     Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival, Italia | Official Selection
 2015     Athens ANIMFEST, Greece | Official Selection
 2015     Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games, the UK | Official Selection
 2015     All 4 Love Film Festival, the USA | Official Selection
 2014     4C Digital Content Awards─ Animation Section, Taiwan | Best Visual Effects Award
 2014     K. T. Creativity Award─ Animation Section, Taiwan | Quality Award
 2014     Anim!Arte International Student Animation Festival, Brazil | Official Selection  
 2014     World Animation Celebration Short Film Festival, the USA | Official Selection  
 2014     Aakruti International Film Festival, India | Official Selection  
 2014     Kaohsiung International Film Festival ─International film Competition, Taiwan | Official Selection     
 2014     Shenzhen Animation Biennial, China | Official Selection 
 2014     Screened at the Educational Film Market at 15th HIROSHIMA International Animation Festival, Japan. 
 2014     Screened at the Film Market at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France.
 2014     Screened at Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey.


Based on this past memory, Chang’s touching animation presents the shifting power dynamic between mother and daughter. Her symbology-filled animation is an attempt to find solace and rectify her regretful actions.
— Neocha, Culture & Creativity Magazine – David Yen


​​CONTACT ​

Director
Wu-Ching Chang  

acochangart@gmail.com​

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