Documentary screening and director Q&A: 'Me and My Condemned Son'
Key information
- Date
- Time
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6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Venue
- SOAS Main Building
- Room
- DLT
- Event type
- Film screening
About this event
The Centre of Taiwan Studies is delighted to screen the documentary Me and My Condemned Son, followed by a director Q&A, as part of this year's Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School.
The film centres around three condemned prisoners who committed different crimes, with one still serving his sentence, one who has taken his own life in prison, and one already executed. Consisting of unembellished interviews and news footage, the film shows the director's concern for the condemned prisoners and their families as human beings, examines the contemporary history of capital punishment in Taiwan, and questions the current judicial system.
Image credit: Lee Chia-Hua.
About the speaker
Lee Chia-hua is an independent filmmaker from Taiwan with extensive experience in documentary filmmaking. His works have earned major recognition, including the Special Mentions of the New Asian Currents Awards at YIDFF and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Awards. In 2020, his film Me and My Condemned Son was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards.
