2015
紀錄片在兩座島上播映。在香港，大概不太可能有人問：為什麼是是劉以鬯？為什麼是西西？為什麼是也斯？要談多產也好，或者他們在文學中不斷探問、逼近、包圍出香港城香港人特殊的身世與時空感，特別是西西和劉以鬯對文學形式多年來驚人的實驗能量，跨媒材創作，研究他們的論文豐盛到幾乎可以稱為「劉以鬯學」、「西西學」⋯⋯
The documentary seeks to use film as a medium to preserve and share the lives and legacies of prominent Chinese-language writers. Guided by each director’s unique cinematic language, these films transform literary masters into cinematic texts—introducing their voices to new generations of readers. The project goes beyond archival preservation. It aims to reveal how these authors and their works continue to move and inspire, carrying powerful resonance through the shifting tides of history—ultimately becoming a literary and cultural heritage for future generations.
In this universe, I’ve achieved nothing. In every universe, he loves her. Every page turned, every frame played—we enter your private universe: vast, boundless, infinite. In 2022, Everything Everywhere All at Once took pop culture by storm, flinging us across chaotic multiverses only to land us back in the deeply personal struggles of an Asian American family. The 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition adopted “The Multiverse” as its central theme. To TAAZE, every reader’s private reading list is its own Ma-verse. And for this occasion, Giloo has curated 10 films to join the multiverse spin. Universe spin, timeline split— who says it can’t be a resistance?
"There's only one homesickness in this world: the absence of you, when Hong Kong is no longer my ground." Homesickness is composed of our five senses and the spaces we inhabit, alongside the people and memories that walk through time with us. Neon lights may gradually dim, and reunion dinners might devolve into a chaotic mess. Memories, too, are hard to keep perfectly fresh, yet through images, you can always savor those moments once held. Join Giloo as we rewind the clock, searching for the unfaded old Hong Kong.
Why do we write? When words erupt from the mind and pour into the heart, images and monologues take the place of daily tedium—of the mundane, the irritating, the unbearable. For some writers, however, writing is more than expression; it is salvation. It is an unshakable calling. In this themed selection on literature, Giloo presents documentaries that delve into the lives and inner worlds of writers—poets, novelists, critics—who wield pens (or typewriters) like swords, fearlessly confronting the truths of the world. The passage of time leaves behind not just pages, but marks of introspection—quiet yet undeniable badges of their creative journey.