2020 Taiwan Film Festival - Oct. Virtual Screening

👉 Get your ticket: https://www.taiwanfilmfest.org/buy-tickets 

💰 Price: $8 (including the film and forum)

This month, we are screening Run for Dream (2019), a documentary on Taiwanese ultramarathoner Tommy Chen in his endeavor across barren deserts, formidable mountains, and desolate ice fields to become Asian champion of the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series. The passage towards achieving our dreams is challenging, and in Chen’s path of running, he has faced unfathomable loneliness. On this journey we face many obstacles, we feel dejected and lost, and even start to question ourselves. Yet on this journey, we can examine ourselves again and again, ask ourselves and listen to our inner voice, and find a way to continue.

In addition, the weekend of the screening coincides with the National Day of Taiwan (10/10), and is a perfect way to celebrate National Day through this inspiring story of a figure considered a Pride of Taiwan!

For the post-screening forum, we’re excited to be joined by the director Run for Dream, Huang Mau-Sen, as our special guest, with fellow sports enthusiast Dr. Hsien-Chung Tseng moderating the discussion. We will touch on topics such as the production team’s treacherous experience filming in extreme locations, and our losses and discoveries in the path to achieving our dreams. In addition, achieving a goal can feel like an ending, yet can also turn into a new beginning — so how can we find a continuation of our life journey beyond individual aspirations? We will open the floor for audience questions at the end of the forum, so don’t miss this great opportunity to interact with director Huang!

🎬 Film screening: 10/9 (Fri) 3pm EDT – 10/12 (Mon) 3am EDT

🗣 Forum discussion: 10/11 (Sun) 8pm EDT

🎞 About the film

Run for Dream (出發, 2019)

Director: Huang Mau-Sen | Documentary, Dream, Marathon | 112 minutes

💫 Language: Audio-Taiwanese/Mandarin

💫 Subtitles: English/Mandarin

💫 Trailer: https://youtu.be/8PIjMCsKRYE