Synopsis

My grandmother was a T’ung-yang-hsi. She has lived up to her fate. It is the tradition of pre-arranged marriage, selling a young girl to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law in productive roles. Focusing on female issues, the film aims to reflect upon women’s oppression and struggle for freedom. Trying to be true to the historical context in Taiwan, the narration is based on interviews with the director’s grandmother’s children and research in feminism. From personal witness to the general phenomenon in society, the audiences may glimpse the long past, imagine women’s situation in our own times, and look forward to striving for real gender equality in the future.

Wu-Ching Chang

Born in Taiwan, Wu-Ching Chang is an animation director who earned MA Animation at Royal College of Art. She is the founder of Aco Creative Ltd. She has worked on commercial and independent animation, illustration, and concept arts since 2014. She creates films by exploring personal experiences and female issues. Her films are often based on cultural context by doing interviews and contain multiple experimental artistic practices. Her animated short film My Grandmother Is an Egg won Jury Special Mention Award at Women Make Waves Film Festival and is officially selected at Hot Docs International Documentary Festival and Encounters Short Film Festival. Her film Bird won Best Animation Short Award at Halicarnassus Film Festival.