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The film Undercurrent was adapted from the Miaoli forced demolitions happened in 2012. The title Undercurrent was a metaphor of the emotions under the surface. Although the plot was based on the true story, the director didn’t review the case politically. Instead, she rewrote the daily life of Mrs. Peng, Hsiu-Tsun, widow of Mr. Chang, Sen-Wen, making ginger candy, a key symbol throughout the film. Through the connection between the food and the emotion, the director represented the strong emotions between the land and the locals.
The film is 27 minutes long, voiced by Mandarin and Taiwanese, shot on GH5s, colorized in black and white and supported with documentary materials. The leading shooting site was the hometown of director’s belated aunt, in Yuanli, Miaoli. She dedicated this film as Yuanli’s historical materials, as well as a visual memory of her innocent childhood. To correlate drama with documentary, the director dramatized and involved a different point of views in the story, and documented Mrs. Peng selling ginger candy as a part of the film.
The story is about a typical day turns out the most significant change in the lives of Tsun-Mei, her husband, A-Cheng, and her son, Yu. The plot developments in Tsun-Mei’s viewpoint, describing how a dramatic incident depresses her and ends up she regains her passion for life through a cup of ginger tea connecting the memories with her husband.
There are 6 sections in this report. In the first chapter, I introduce the background of the creation, followed by references. The third section was the introduction of the film, including the genre and style. The fourth and fifth sections were the complete production review from pre-production to post-production. In the sixth chapter, I collect the feedbacks and reports on them from the premiere. In the last, the full script and other tables and lists for the production were attached.
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