Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist Showcase
The Great Escape From Cafe City
John Hsu
Taiwan / Col / 17 '08" / In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Jim lives a simple life – enjoying coffees, riding bikes and chatting with beautiful cafe waitresses. However, a dramatic occurrence turns everything upside down.
Artist's Statement
在這個短片和微電影被混為一談的時代，「小清新」成為了主流風格。當華人一年產出數百部微電影中，真誠越來越少，剩下只有輕薄與做作時，該何去何從？
我們希望在本片呈現的樣貌，是以爆笑的惡搞喜劇為糖衣，實為末世寓言的短片作品。
