This Shore: A Family Story

movie

movie poster for This Shore: A Family Story

Released November 12, 2020

Overview

An experimental documentary which opens with a story of my family: my American aunt found a painting of my grandmother by chance, in a random Chinese restaurant in the middle of nowhere - she said she cried. By tracing this story and reproducing its meaning, the film wonders through different topics: the construction of the Cold War, USA and Taiwan relations, different generations of Chinese diaspora since the 1950s, contemporary immigration and cross-nation fluidity, family romances, religion, and ancestors...

Runtime

1h 2m


Origin Country

Taiwan


Original Language

Chinese


Original Title

此岸:一個家族故事


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Taiwan

Spoken Languages

  • 普通话 (Mandarin)

Cast

no credits available...
See All Credits

Crew

Posters

  • enlarged Poster 0