Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist
Running
Chen Yung-chi
Taiwan / Col / 14' 00" / In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Suffering from insomnia at midnight, Chia-wei finds her jogging shoes while doing house cleaning, and decides to go jogging. Then she meets another jogger, A-sen, who talks to her as if they have already known each other for a long time. And their conversations are not going anywhere…
Artist’s Statement
There are so many good things about shooting a film about someone’s running. Firstly, the way that the camera moves is attractive. Secondly, running has the sense of positivity to make people turn over a new leaf. Thirdly, you can talk to yourself or make a to-do list while you are running, by which the actress can have more room to perform in monologues. More importantly, the act of running or recalling gives you strength to keep on living.
