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    Song of the Reed

    WU Hsiu-Ching 2013 Taiwan Documentary color 76min Mandarin, Taiwanese Blu-ray
    Song of the Reed is a song of healing for the Taiwanese women who survived sexual slavery under the Japanese in World War II . . .This film documents how four Taiwanese ladies, all from different communities: Hsiu-Mei Wu, Tao Chen, Shen Chung Lin and Lian-Hua Chen overcame grave physical and mental trauma and grew in their attitudes toward life, through 16 years of physical and mental health workshops.

    Director

    WU Hsiu-Ching

    A documentary filmmaker, WU’s feature-length documentary Coming Home was honored with the Golden Harvest Award for Best Documentary. Currently a Professor and the Chair at the Department of Motion Picture, NTUA.

    Director's Statement ▾

    WU Hsiu-Ching

    1992 《水戲》 A Play In Water

    2002 《糖玻璃》 Cream Cake

    2003 《衝破迷網》 Chat Room

    2007 《回家》 Coming Home

    2013 《蘆葦之歌》 Song of the Reed

    Director ：吳秀菁Hsiu-Ching WU
    Producer ：康淑華Shu-Hua KANG
    Cinematographer：朱柏穎、洪以真、黃宏錡、賴孟傑
    Editor ：解孟儒
    Sound ：陳泉仲Chuan-Chung CHEN
    Music ：林弘韜、梁思樺、范宗沛《望．不忘春風》（風潮音樂專輯）

    婦女救援社會福利事業基金會 Taiwan Women's Rescue Foundation
    twrftwrf@gmail.com

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