Australian film Canopy will screen at this year’s Taipei Film Festival (TFF) and will be of particular interest to Taiwanese film aficionados. Not only is the movie a gripping tale of wartime survival, but Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-Yi also stars in the movie- playing the role of a Chinese-Singaporean resistance fighter. The Australia Office is pleased to support the visit of the film’s director, Aaron Wilson, who will be in Taipei for the screening and share his behind-the-scenes perspectives with movie-goers alongside Taiwanese director Chien Hsiang (whose film Partners in Crime is also selected by International New Talent Competition of TFF).
Seminar: 14:00- 17:00, 4 July Tsaileelu Café, 4F Zongshan Hall
Screening: 13:30, 30 June, 1F Zhongzheng Auditorium, Zongshan Hall
20:00, 04 July, 1F Zhongzheng Auditorium, Zongshan Hall
Synopsis
An Australian fighter pilot is shot down over a Singaporean jungle during WWII. Waking to find himself suspended in the treetops, he must navigate through the dangerous, enemy-occupied jungle in search of sanctuary. Running into a similarly stranded Chinese-Singaporean resistance fighter, the two men must overcome language and cultural barriers to survive. Stars Khan Chittenden (Australia) and Mo Tzu-Yi (Taiwan).
A preview of the film is available here.
