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When the Wind Rises film image; people collected in a parking lot

When the Wind Rises

Xia Feng Chu

VIFF Short Forum

North American Premiere

An elderly activist rallies his community against the expansion of an oil refinery in their tiny fishing village.

 

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Director
Credits
Country of Origin

Taiwan

Year

2023

Language

In Mandarin with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
19 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama Human Rights & Social Justice Shorts

Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Ho Ping

Producer

Ting-Hao Chiu

Screenwriter

Hung Chen

Cinematography

Pan Chien Ming

Editor

Hung Chen

Art Director

Ru Chang

Hung Chen headshot; When the Wind Rises director

Hung Chen

Hung Chen is a Taiwanese director, screenwriter, and editor. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the Department of Motion Pictures at the National Taiwan University of Arts. His short film Icarus (2019) was selected for the Taipei Film Festival. When the Wind Rises (2023) is his latest work.

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