Social Movements in Taiwan
The struggle is far from over—Taiwan still needs a revolution. From the tangwai movement during the late Martial Law era to more recent protests like the Sunflower Movement and opposition to the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Plant, Taiwan’s people have repeatedly challenged authority. Through collective action, they’ve reshaped public policy and redefined the island’s political landscape. Giloo presents a curated selection of documentaries on Taiwan’s social movements—capturing the pivotal moments, the key players, and the tensions that shaped them. As we revisit these movements through film, we ask: After all that Taiwan has experienced, how many issues still call on us to stand up and take action?
AuthorGiloo紀實影音源自於「紀錄」的發音，是台灣唯一以影展及議題為導向的影音平台，搜羅台灣與全世界最重要的電影，致力打造影迷與知識影像的文化社群。
5 films
Our Youth in Taiwan
KILLING STATE, being killed
The Age of Awakening
The Edge of Night
Oh! What Beautiful Smokestacks
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Those irreversible slices of life
Recently, in a novel I've come to love, I found myself grasping the weight of life's slices. In the story, there is a wicked sorcerer who freezes people in the instant just before tragedy strikes—suspending everything, sealing it into a crystal ball, and building an entire museum from these frozen moments. And isn't film, in its own way, just as cruel? As viewers, we are little more than instruments for collecting tissue slices—slipping into a character's world for a single fleeting moment, wandering through it in passing, only to return, in the blink of an eye, to the reality that is our own.