Department of Cultural Affairs

Cast your mind back to the late 1970s.

Taiwan was the center of the Chinese pop music industry,

reaching over a billion listeners across Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, and Malaysia,

all of them avid for Taiwan music releases.

Through audiovisual records of oral histories from veteran musicians,

we collected over 239 life stories

setting down the history of Taiwan’s music development

and eventually editing them into two short, highly anticipated films.

Interesting fun trivia from the filming process,

We can’t wait for you to experience it in person.

Details for Short Film Live Discussions

Friday, December 9, 7 pm–8 pm

Subject: Keep Moving Forward with New Taiwanese Music: A cross-generational dialogue 

Participants: moderators Amiya Lee (李律) and film director Hou Chi-Jan (侯季然); speakers Jen Chiang-Ta (任將達), former head of Crystal Records, senior media personality Yuan Yung-Hsing (袁永興), and next-generation pop music band Sorry Youth (拍謝少年).

Friday, December 16, 7 pm–8 pm

Subject: Million-dollar Sales: The glory days of our record industry

Participants: moderators Amiya Lee and film director Hou Chi-Jan; speakers Michael Tu (凃惠源), composer of best-selling songs Cutting Love and Listen to the Sea, Hsieh Tien-Chi (謝天齊), former publicist for A-Mei, and Cheng Ling-Yu (程齡玉), former G-Music Ximen Store manager.