2018
Some choose to change society through words. Some release pressure through acts of violence. Others exile themselves in sex. When values and beliefs collapse, what remains—ghosts or humans? In a world spiraling out of order, they descend into collective ecstasy and moral decay— yet also rise in fierce, unrelenting debate. They may be revolutionaries from Japan’s student movement era, a gay man reenacting the Oedipal tale of desire and patricide, or men and women consumed by the thrill of power and lust. But beneath these extremes of reason and emotion lies a common thread: a desperate, lucid critique of existence itself. Giloo presents six handpicked films from East Asia— each delving into a raw and radical human struggle on the edge of belief, where the urge to live collides with the desire to disappear.
Since its founding in 1998, the Taipei Film Festival has become one of Taiwan’s most prominent film events. In addition to the Taipei Film Awards, which honor outstanding local filmmakers, the festival also features spotlight programs, curated showcases, and an international competition for emerging directors—inviting audiences to discover new voices and revisit cinematic classics from around the world. Giloo presents a special selection of award-winning and officially screened titles from past editions of the Taipei Film Festival. Whether you’re revisiting a favorite or discovering something new, we invite you to enjoy the cinematic surprises this collection has to offer.
The pursuit of love is a fundamental human capacity. Turning life's disasters into something beautiful—that is the superpower born from the journey of love. In the suffocatingly homophobic atmosphere of the 1950s, The Price of Salt author Patricia Highsmith wrote the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, opening a window of hope and happiness for the LGBT community. She once said, “I have made up my mind to turn every disaster in my life into something beautiful.” The documentary Loving Highsmith opens in theaters on August 25. Inspired by her iconic words, MYSU Media has curated a diverse gender-themed film selection that invites audiences to engage with related stories. Through each journey in search of love, we resonate with the universal longing for beauty, connection, and the freedom to breathe.
【 CCC Comic Channel × Giloo Documentary “Frames of Autumn: A New Sensory Stroll through Manga” Series 】 On the strange, the obsessive, and love that doesn't ask to be understood. Perhaps it's this kind of inexplicable, unreciprocated passion, desire, and hatred that gives birth to ghost stories. As for "Tropical Fish(1995)," speaking of Asakusa, you definitely come up with Misemonogoya (Freak Show)! 📖 "Fruits of Passion" pays homage to the short comic "○": https://www.creative-comic.tw/zh/book/380/content