Shih(2015)
Shih captures the return of Paola Shih to Taiwan to meet with her father after twenty years of separation. Following Paola in her remaking of the relationship and re-adaptation to the taiwanese culture, the film explores the nature of family ties, and its singularities in our modern and globalized world.
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Shih captures the return of Paola Shih to Taiwan to meet with her father after twenty years of separation. Following Paola in her remaking of the relationship and re-adaptation to the taiwanese culture, the film explores the nature of family ties, and its singularities in our modern and globalized world.
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2015-01-01
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