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Bundled

Directed : 陳芯宜 Singing CHEN

Opening : 2021-11-22 00:00:00 ~ 2028-12-31 23:55:00

Year : 2000

Color : 彩色

Length : 01:17:36

Production: Taiwan

Introduction

A-Ming, a homeless old man, has forgotten where he came from. When he finds a camcorder at a recycling depot, he becomes captivated by its tape of a happy family and tells everyone that the family in the video is his. Whippersnapper, a former prize-winning writer, now lives on the street and spends his days sleeping and dreaming, slowly losing his grip on reality. Journalist Wen-Ping is the only one who still remembers his glorious past and tries hard to bring him back to reality. Meanwhile, after interviewing A-Ming, she believes his story, and broadcasts the video during coverage of the homeless.

Bundled is Singing CHEN's directorial debut. Shot in a surreal style, it focuses on a group of marginalized wanderers with no identities, who inhabit the city's dark corners. The only way they give meanings to their lives is through dreaming. CHEN has characters talk in dreams or debate with each other to reflect the dialectics of reality and fantasy and explore the imaginarium of the homeless. CHEN also infuses the film with various musical elements and has the characters convey their sense of loss and desire for belonging through singing.

Director's Profile

Born in 1974, acclaimed Taiwanese director Singing CHEN has demonstrated in her films her unique perspective towards contemporary Taiwanese society. Her work is often fast-paced, tightly structured, emotionally layered, and with a sense of humor. Additionally, CHEN's expertise in scoring gives her films a distinctive rhythmic tone.
Her narrative features brilliantly illustrate the absurdities of modern society using magical realism, and depicting characters and their plight with considerable depth to address the society's fundamental structural problems. For years CHEN has dedicated herself to making documentaries on theater, dance and sound art to delve into the rich and colorful lives and creations of artists.

Participation and award records

★2001 Fribourg International Film Festival - Prix Special, Oecumenical Award
★2001 Créteil International Women's Film Festival
★2001 Purely 16 Film Festival
★2001 Brisbane International Film Festival
★2001 Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent
★2001 Taipei Film Festival - Best Feature Film, Best New Director
★2000 Golden Horse Awards
★2000 Vancouver International Film Festival