Impact Taiwan - Documentary Film and Social Practice: A Case Study of Small Talk
  • Mon, 12 October, 13:00 - 15:00  |  Day 3
  • Event Room C
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How have Taiwanese documentaries engaged with social movements and audiences? Centered on Small Talk (2016), this session examines Taiwan’s documentary distribution and festival ecosystem, and traces how the film continued beyond theatrical release through education, public screenings, and social awareness initiatives, exploring how documentary films can become a form of ongoing social practice.

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  • Small Talk (HUANG Hui-Chen, 88’)
  • Date: October 10, 2026, 11:00
  • Venue: 11F, Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center
  • Language: Chinese
  • Subtitle: Korean / English
Moderator
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WANG Chun-Chi (Associate Professor, Department of Filmmaking, NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS)

Wang Chun-Chi is an associate professor in the Department of Filmmaking at National Taipei University of the Arts. She received her Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of Southern California. She served as the director of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute from 2019 to 2021 and the chairperson of the Taiwan Women's Film Association from 2018 to 2021. She has published articles in academic journals as well as in book anthologies in both Chinese and English.

Presenter
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HSIEH I-hsuan (Film Curator / Writer / Researcher)

Hsieh I-hsuan is a film curator, writer, and researcher based in Taipei and Amsterdam. She currently programs for Women Make Waves International Film Festival and Singapore Film Festival, and has served on the selection committees for TIDF and Go Short (NL). She also provides festival strategy consultancy for short films and documentaries and edits Taiwan Documentary E-Paper. A member of the Taiwan Film Critics Society, she writes on non-fiction and Asian cinema, with particular attention to underrepresented perspectives.

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TU Wei-Hua (Anthropologist)

Tu Wei-Hua is an anthropologist with a background in film, media, and technology. She first encountered Small Talk as a production assistant and later returned to the film through an ethnographic study that became her 2019 master’s thesis. She also worked on Tiptoe, selected for Berlinale Generation Kplus. After working at CommonWealth Magazine and the National Human Rights Museum, she now works in data analytics and product management in technology.

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HUANG Hui-Chen (Director / Producer)

Huang Hui-Chen is a Taiwan-based director and producer. She has directed and (co-)produced films that premiered at major international festivals, including Berlinale, BIFF, YIDFF, and Clermont-Ferrand. She previously served as a board member of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) and Secretary-General of the Taipei Documentary Filmmakers' Union. She is an alumna of Berlinale Talents and Ex-Oriente Film.

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House WANG (Head, LIGHT YEAR IMAGES)

House Wang is the founder and head of Light Year Images, an independent film distribution company based in Taiwan. Since entering film distribution in 2010, he has brought nearly 100 internationally acclaimed and commercially successful films to Taiwanese audiences, including Perfect Blue (1998), There Is No Evil (2020), Titane (2021), Flow (2025), Left-Handed Girl (2025), and FJORD (2026).

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CHENG Chiwei (Social Work Director, TAIWAN TONGZHI HOTLINE ASSOCIATION)

Cheng Chiwei has worked with the Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBTQ+) Hotline Association since 2001, focusing on peer counseling, LGBTQ+ parent support, gender equity education, and the rights of elderly and disabled LGBTQ+ people. In 2013, he co-founded Hand Angels, which advocates for the sexual rights of people with disabilities. He has also participated in major milestones of Taiwan’s queer movement, including Taiwan Pride, marriage equality advocacy, and the Taiwan Transgender March.