THE TASTE OF PORK BELLY

Sophie SHUI |
Taiwan |
2024 |
20Min |
Chinese – Min Nan, Mandarin Chinese
A-Mao spends his days exploring with his little sister and his buddy A-Bao. When they are hungry, there are sweet potatoes and snails to eat, and sometimes they can eat some of the pork belly that his mother gets as a gift. His father cannot find work and is depressed, often drinking. Apart from washing people’s clothes, A-Mao’s mother prostitutes herself in exchange for pork to feed her family. A-Mao hears his parents quarrelling and he understands where the pork belly comes from. He starts to detest his mother and refuses to eat the pork belly that he once liked so much.
Sophie SHUI
Ching-Sung LIAO, Chi-Fang TING
Kao Shih Wen
Sophie SHUI
Esther Huang, Chung hua Tou

Screenings

24 Jul 17:15 Pavilion 12
25 Jul 17:00 Pavilion 12

Sophie SHUI

Sophie SHUI, during her studies in the Film Studies program, shot the 8-minute short film “Penalty” with a budget of 500 NT dollars. The film was selected for various prestigious film festivals, including those focused on women and the Golden Harvest Awards. In 2019, she received funding from Public Television Service to produce her graduation project film “A Trip with Mom,” which garnered nearly a hundred nominations and awards at domestic and international film festivals. Awards include Best Film at the IM Cross-Strait Youth Film Festival, Best Actress at the Taipei Film Awards, the Jury Award at the Taiwan International Women’s Film Festival, and the Best Narrative Short Film Award at The Reel Sisters Film Festival – which qualifies for the Oscars, and the Jury Award at The Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival, which has a 40-year history and competes for the Canadian Screen Awards. In addition to her creative work, Sophie has assisted classmates in filmmaking and worked as a location producer for a multinational field survey commissioned by Singapore Television. She has also served as a jury member for domestic and international film festivals.