Docunight Presents: Iranian Women's Stories
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Taiwan Life
Journalist and director Atsuko Sakai meets the japanese-speaking generation of Taiwan. Their testimonies reveal the history that weaves the mesh of their existence, as people who've known Taiwan at the time of the Japanese colonial empire, and who've experienced the White Terror, being part of the many demographic and historical layers that make up today's Taiwan. The sound of their voices echoes in an evermoving present to be convey history to young people in Taiwan and Japan.
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Journalist and director Atsuko Sakai meets the japanese-speaking generation of Taiwan. Their testimonies reveal the history that weaves the mesh of their existence, as people who've known Taiwan at the time of the Japanese colonial empire, and who've experienced the White Terror, being part of the many demographic and historical layers that make up today's Taiwan. The sound of their voices echoes in an evermoving present to be convey history to young people in Taiwan and Japan.
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