A FILM BY WU-CHING CHANG
《MOTHER》
Taiwan | 3 min 39 sec | 2014 | No dialogue
A film by Wu-Ching Chang
SYNOPSIS
“As a child, I tore apart inconsiderately a ball mother made for me. This memory, like a deep needle, lies heavily in my heart.” The director examines her own childhood experience.
Via rumination and transformation, she expresses what she feels in animation. After challenging the transference and deconstruction of power, motherhood has always been like a quiet, flowing, stretched stream, injecting life and affection from the unseen end.
CREDITS
Director ｜ Wu-Ching Chang
Producer ｜ Wu-Ching Chang
Screenwriter ｜ Wu-Ching Chang
Animator ｜ Wu-Ching Chang
Editor ｜ Wu-Ching Chang
Composer ｜ Chen-Shin Lyu
Made at Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
FILM STILLS
AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
★ 2022 Kalakari Film Festival, India (12 Mar) ｜ Official Selection
★ 2021 RIMA (Rio de Janeiro International Monthly Awards) ｜ Award Winner
★ 2018 Buddhist Arts and Film Festival, the USA ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 University Cup annual Hundred Featured Film Festival, Taiwan ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, Romania ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Anibar Animation Festival, Kosova ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Anim’est – International Animation Film Festival, Romania ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 EIDÔLON - Philosophical Film Festival, French ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival, Italia ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Athens ANIMFEST, Greece ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games, the UK ｜ Official Selection
★ 2015 All 4 Love Film Festival, the USA ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 4C Digital Content Awards─ Animation Section, Taiwan ｜ Best Visual Effects Award
★ 2014 K. T. Creativity Award─ Animation Section, Taiwan ｜ Quality Award
★ 2014 Anim!Arte International Student Animation Festival, Brazil ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 World Animation Celebration Short Film Festival, the USA ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 Aakruti International Film Festival, India ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 Kaohsiung International Film Festival ─International film Competition, Taiwan ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 Shenzhen Animation Biennial, China ｜ Official Selection
★ 2014 Screened at the Educational Film Market at 15th HIROSHIMA International Animation Festival, Japan.
★ 2014 Screened at the Film Market at Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France.
★ 2014 Screened at Istanbul Animation Festival, Turkey.
“Based on this past memory, Chang’s touching animation presents the shifting power dynamic between mother and daughter. Her symbology-filled animation is an attempt to find solace and rectify her regretful actions.”