Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist
Wild Tides
Lu Po-shun
Taiwan / Col / 25’ 31” / In Minnan with Chinese and English subtitles
It's the harvest season. A village boy is riding his motorcycle around for opportunities to work, but all he could get was neglect or rejection. Finally, when he gets the chance for a job, he realises that he has forgotten the tool. Now he must go and fetch it back.
“Although in my hometown, I live like an outsider.”
The film is inspired by the director’s own living experience and realisation. Comparing with his other works that dwell on certain themes, Wild Tides carries a much lighter touch. The film functions like an adjective in language. Instead of facts or phenomena, it describes a state or feeling – the longing for a sense of belonging and recognition – which is the concern of the director and the core element of the story. I hope to bring forward reflection on the relationships between oneself and one’s hometown and living environment.
The film is inspired by the director’s own living experience and realisation. Comparing with his other works that dwell on certain themes, Wild Tides carries a much lighter touch. The film functions like an adjective in language. Instead of facts or phenomena, it describes a state or feeling – the longing for a sense of belonging and recognition – which is the concern of the director and the core element of the story. I hope to bring forward reflection on the relationships between oneself and one’s hometown and living environment.
