10+10 is a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese film-makers. 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.
Direction
Hou Hsiao-hsien's segment alone justifies the price of admission.
Writing
Twenty radically different interpretations of 'Taiwan' — no two alike.
Director
Wang Tung
Ryan Kou
Man (segment "Destined Eruption")
Tsai Ming-shiou
Brothers (segment "The Ritual")
Hsieh Chi-wen
Brothers (segment "The Ritual")
Riva Chang
An-tai, the girl (segment "The Orphans")
Lee Yung-Feng
Son (segment "A Grocery Called Forever")
Shu Qi
The Young Woman (segment "La Belle Epoque")
Mei Fang
The Great-grandmother (segment "La Belle Epoque")
Nikki Hsieh
Bus Driver (segment "Bus Odyssey")
Michael Chang
Man being chased (segment "Bus Odyssey")
Huang Jie-fei
Pregnant woman (segment "Bus Odyssey")
Jian Man-shu
Chi Lu-Hsia (young) (segment "Green Island Serenade")
River Huang
Young Man in Park (segment "Green Island Serenade")
David Chang Hsun-Wei
Counselors (segment "The Dusk of the Gods")
Ko I-chen
Salon Owner (segment "Hippocamp Hair Salon")
Lee Lieh
Liu Chi, the Woman (segment "Hippocamp Hair Salon")
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Golden Horse Festival orchestrated this as a political statement of Taiwanese cinematic independence from mainland China's influence.
Hou Hsiao-hsien's segment was shot in one continuous five-minute take with no dialogue — pure visual poetry about a train journey.
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