10+1010+10

SYNOPSIS

10+10 was a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese filmmakers. 20 directors are invited to make a 5-minute short film each on the theme of the “Uniqueness of Taiwan,” but allowed total freedom in all other aspects. This collaboration would be a great inspiration for filmmakers and audiences.

The Ritual
Continuing the theme in his Hills of No Return, Wang tells a story of two brothers going up the hill to pay their respects to gods as their wishes are granted.

A Grocery Called Forever
Even the old neighbours are going to 7-11! The business of an old grocery named“Forever” is dying. The old man and his son put a bet on its future.

Debut
Lin Ching-Tai, a priest born and bred in a small village, becomes the hero in the Taiwanese epic, Seediq Bale. Now, what does he want to say to God?

Old Man & Me
An old man gets lost on the country road. He forgets his way home but remembers so many things in the past. “Thank you for looking for me,” he says.

Bus Odyssey
The bus driver not only obeys all traffic rules but advocates passenger etiquette. One day, one man barges in onto the bus.

Destined Eruption
A woman travelling on her own spends a night in the countryside in Taitung. In the middle of the night, she finds an unexpected visitor in her room.

Hippocamp Hair Salon
People’s memories are stored in the hippocampus in the brain. “Hippocamp Hair Salon” gives you a chance to wash away either happy or sad memories!

The Dusk of the Gods
Adapted from Lu Zheng-Da’s essay with the same title, the letter written by the preacher to the prisoner facing death penalty reveals a rare moment of tenderness in a violent society.

The Orphans
A disabled girl and a blind middle-aged man. Left by the veterans who fought in Burma, they’re denied Taiwanese citizenships. The city feels no different to a war zone to them.

The Debut
1968. A 15-year-old singer is sobbing as she made a mistake in the rehearsal. A miracle happens and it changes not only her fate but the history of Chinese pop music.

Sparkles
1949. When people of Kinmen are fighting fiercely in the Battle of Guningtou a young girl is going through the most surreal experience in her life.

Unwritten Rules
The crew arrives on the scene and finds a R.O.C flag. The director asks it to be removed in panic or his film cannot be screened in China.

100
100 documents the daily routine of an 100-year-old grandpa. Every day, he walks a long distance on the narrow mountain road to get his post.

Green Island Serenade
1954–Green Island Serenade sung by Chi Lu-Hsia was heard through the speakers in Taipei New Park as the crowds listen quietly. 2011–Chi keeps singing in a recording studio.

Key
In a bustling city a girl is enjoying everything around her. Then she starts dancing in the glistening light reflected from the streetlamps.

Reverberation
Four high school students are bullying a fat classmate in the toilet. Later in the evening, together with some tough guys, the fat boy’s uncle pays them a round of visits.

The Singing Boy
Although the boy gets punished every day, he keeps humming “Ode to Joy” with a smile. The girl is always the first in the class, but she wants to sing the song too.

Something’s Gotta Give
A girl in cocktail dress rushes into a shop with a snapped bra strap. The shop is closing. They can either ask her to leave or solve her problem.

Lane 256
A couple who are about to get married are moving into their new home. The washing machine is too big to go through the staircase. Lifted by a crane, it gently swings in the air.

La Belle Epoque
An old house in the small town of Tongluo. One afternoon when a young woman finds the old jewellery the memories of her great grandma come rushing back to her.