Contemporary Chinese Documentary Series: Meeting the Director

Sock’N Roll (台灣黑狗兄)

Asia/Hong_KongSock’N Roll (台灣黑狗兄)
    Asia/Hong_KongSock’N Roll (台灣黑狗兄)
      Overview

      Title:

      Sock’N Roll (台灣黑狗兄)

      Date:

      October 11, 2013

      Venue:

      T6, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

      Rundown:

      4:00 pmReception
      4:30 pmFilm screening
      5:10 pmDiscussion with Ms. Chao-ti Ho (Director), and Mr. Tieh-chih (Editor-in-Chief of City Magazine)

      Language:

      Film screening:Putonghua & Hokkien dialogue, Chinese & English subtitles
      Discussion:Putonghua & Cantonese

      Enquiry:

      (Tel) (852) 3917-5772
      (Email) ihss@hku.hk

      About the Film

      Hosiery is the economic backbone of Shetou (社頭), a small rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Here one in two people’s livelihood depends on the production of socks. Toiling day and night is one such individual known as “Brother Black Dog”. When on a day in spring, sock orders from abroad suddenly cease, he finds himself facing enormous life challenges. Ho’s film follows Brother Black Dog’s struggles and unfolds a story of resilience in a time of crisis.

      八卦山下的社頭鄉,一個全球化下被遺忘的小鎮。這裡是台灣唯一的襪子聚落,全鎮四萬人,每兩個人就有一人以襪子為生;台灣每生產十雙襪子,就有八雙來自社頭。原本,一雙襪子可以讓一對夫妻買房子、養孩子,甚至從家庭代工變成頭家老闆。現在,這些夢想卻被全球化的大浪衝擊,唯有「黑狗兄」李東林不願向命運低頭,決定自己拯救自己。

      About the director

      賀照緹導演,多年來關注全球化衝擊以及當代文化混血等題材,作品計有《我愛高跟鞋》(My Fancy High Heels, 2010)、《穿在中途島》(Wandering Island, 2009)六部曲、《炸神明》(The Gangster’s God, 2006)等。因其獨特的影片視野,作品曾在國內外影展展出,獲獎無數。她的影像語彙豐富多元,直指人心,兼具溫柔與鋒利的特質。因為作品中優異的藝術表現,獲得紐約當代美術館(MoMA)邀約,於館內展出。近年製作國際性議題的紀錄片,成績斐然。

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