Ko Chin-Yuan's new film premieres, elucidating the relationship between "water" and humans
Director Ko Chin-Yuan's new documentary film "Between Water and Not Water" premiered at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival, deeply exploring the multifaceted relationship between water and humans. The film uses visuals, sound, and music to convey the profound emotional connection, infinite reliance, and sometimes fear and brutal treatment humans have towards water, urging viewers to rethink their relationship with it.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hung Su-Tsun, Taipei, 8th) Public Television's "Documentary Viewpoint" received the TIDF Outstanding Contribution Award, and invited Director Ko Chin-Yuan's new film "Between Water and Not Water" to premiere during the film festival. This film takes "water" as its narrative core, exploring the profound emotional connection and infinite reliance between humans and water, while also depicting fear and brutal treatment.
Director Ko Chin-Yuan's new work for Public Television's documentary series, "Between Water and Not Water," held its world premiere today at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (TIDF). Through three axes—image, sound, and music—it guides the audience to "listen" to the source of life, "gaze" at this gentle yet violent force, and reflect on the relationship between humans and water.
Ko Chin-Yuan attended the premiere of Public Television's documentary "Between Water and Not Water" today. The documentary showcases Ko Chin-Yuan's 40 years of environmental documentary expertise, unraveling various inspirations that "water" provides to the public. He conducted field observations of "tracing the source and patrolling the water," starting from the coast, tracing rivers upstream, and visiting the sources of Taiwan's three major rivers. It presents different facets of water in six chapters: the great water cycle, biological symbiosis, water culture and beliefs, industrial development, water environment and disasters, and reflections on water.
The entire film uses pure images, sound, and music as its language, without narrative voice-over, interpreting the emotions of water with "water" itself as the narrative core. It allows the audience to directly confront the true appearance and character of water, the profound emotional connection and infinite reliance between humans and water, and on the other hand, the deep fear and brutal treatment.
The documentary "Between Water and Not Water" not only presents the changes in Taiwan's water environment but also hopes to prompt viewers to consider how to reconstruct the relationship between humans and water. Ko Chin-Yuan said, "In the past 30 years, droughts and floods have oscillated dramatically. I deeply feel that water issues are challenges Taiwan must face. This time, I tried a different approach to make people perceive water anew, letting water tell its own story!"
The documentary "Between Water and Not Water" will premiere on Public Television's "Our Island" channel at 10 PM on the 11th. (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150508
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(Central News Agency reporter Hung Su-Tsun, Taipei, 8th) Public Television's "Documentary Viewpoint" received the TIDF Outstanding Contribution Award, and invited Director Ko Chin-Yuan's new film "Between Water and Not Water" to premiere during the film festival. This film takes "water" as its narrative core, exploring the profound emotional connection and infinite reliance between humans and water, while also depicting fear and brutal treatment.
Director Ko Chin-Yuan's new work for Public Television's documentary series, "Between Water and Not Water," held its world premiere today at the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (TIDF). Through three axes—image, sound, and music—it guides the audience to "listen" to the source of life, "gaze" at this gentle yet violent force, and reflect on the relationship between humans and water.
Ko Chin-Yuan attended the premiere of Public Television's documentary "Between Water and Not Water" today. The documentary showcases Ko Chin-Yuan's 40 years of environmental documentary expertise, unraveling various inspirations that "water" provides to the public. He conducted field observations of "tracing the source and patrolling the water," starting from the coast, tracing rivers upstream, and visiting the sources of Taiwan's three major rivers. It presents different facets of water in six chapters: the great water cycle, biological symbiosis, water culture and beliefs, industrial development, water environment and disasters, and reflections on water.
The entire film uses pure images, sound, and music as its language, without narrative voice-over, interpreting the emotions of water with "water" itself as the narrative core. It allows the audience to directly confront the true appearance and character of water, the profound emotional connection and infinite reliance between humans and water, and on the other hand, the deep fear and brutal treatment.
The documentary "Between Water and Not Water" not only presents the changes in Taiwan's water environment but also hopes to prompt viewers to consider how to reconstruct the relationship between humans and water. Ko Chin-Yuan said, "In the past 30 years, droughts and floods have oscillated dramatically. I deeply feel that water issues are challenges Taiwan must face. This time, I tried a different approach to make people perceive water anew, letting water tell its own story!"
The documentary "Between Water and Not Water" will premiere on Public Television's "Our Island" channel at 10 PM on the 11th. (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150508
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