Name: THE CATCH (2021)
Start: 2022-10-16T15:30:00+01:00
End: 2022-10-16
Location: Summerhall

THE CATCH (2021)

Taiwan Film Festival in Scotland

Doc Replay: Portraits presents two documentaries, offering audiences a glimpse into the lesser-known side of Taiwan.

Summerhall

TaiwanFFE 2022

<h2>The Catch
</h2>
2021 / Taiwan / Documentary / 54 mins / 15+
Taiwanese, Mandarin, with English subtitles
Director: HSU, Che-chia

From every November to the following February, Indigenous migrant fishermen set up camp along Taiwan’s Lanyang River to catch the season’s first eel. Camaraderie and bonds are forged as they face the hardship together.

<h3>Director Statement
</h3>
In November 2012 I came across a newspaper article about a group of migrant fishermen who set up temporary campsites not to far away from where I live. Out of curiosity towards the migrants’ way of life, I headed over to the campsite in order to have a closer look.
What I witnessed and discovered was the amazing strength and resilience of these fishermen, while living on the margins of society, their attempts to carve out a way of life, to catch a sliver of opportunity, even if fortune often slip through their hands like the proverbial eel.
Their stories are often overlooked. I hope to shed light on their conditions and plight, in hopes of revealing and restoring our faith in humanity and in our ability to survive.

<h3>Awards and Film Festivals
</h3>
2021 Taipei Film Festival – Grand Prize / Best Documentary / Best Cinematography
2021 Golden Horse Awards – Official Selection
2022 Taiwan International Documentary Festival – Official Selection

THE CATCH (2021)

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