Night Owl Cinema: [Neither Home nor Genre - Yu Ching] Video and Text Creation Special
Night Owl Cinema: [Neither Home nor Genre - Yu Ching] Video and Text Creation Special
Time: November 8 (Tuesday) to November 26 (Saturday), 2022
Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden (1st Floor, Fengyun Building), Hsinchu Image Museum - Or Light Box, National Central University Literature Building 2, Room 107 (Some events may be held online due to the pandemic; please follow announcements on the fan page for updates.)
Participation: Online registration can reserve seats; on-site registration is also welcome on the day of the event. [Registration link]
Special Issue for "Neither Home nor Genre - Yu Ching" | Online Reading: Electronic Version | Download: Cross Page | Single Page
Yu Ching, from Hong Kong, is a professor in the Department of English at National Central University. She is a writer, independent film director, and cultural studies scholar. Over the years, she has written columns, published poetry, and cultural and artistic critiques in newspapers and magazines. She has created documentaries and video works, focusing on issues of sexuality and gender, media, and representation, and has recently researched Hong Kong's cultural history and colonial modernity.
Frequenting both Hong Kong and Taiwan, Yu Ching has resided in Taiwan for an extended period since 2021. The theme of this program, "Neither Home nor Genre," uses "neither" to question definitions, akin to genres, identities, gender, mainstream and marginal, having and lacking a home. "Neither Home" - having a home yet lacking one, constantly constructing a place of residence; "Neither Genre" - outlaws, non-tribal. In this tumultuous world, it remains difficult to name, and thus, creation continues.
The program, based on Yu Ching's writing and video creation, includes film screenings and a series of lectures. The film screenings feature nearly all of Yu Ching's video works, including her 2002 feature film "Good Mood," which has been digitally restored with support from Modern Film Printing Co., making it a world premiere. Each screening is followed by a discussion with speakers, while the series of lectures invites poets, media practitioners, and researchers from Taiwan and Hong Kong to discuss Yu Ching's writing and video creation. A meticulously produced special issue will be available in limited quantities during the event.
Program Schedule:
- Screening: Short Film I - Gender/Sexuality
Time: November 8 (Tuesday) 19:00-21:00
Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden
Films: "I’m Hungry," "Sister of Snow Fairy," "Video Book 1-3," "Find Myself"
Post-Screening Discussion: Wang Junqi (Associate Professor, Department of English and American Literature, Donghua University) - Lecture: "Drifting Between Words: Yu Ching's Column Writing and the Spaces in Poetry"
Time: November 9 (Wednesday) 15:00-16:50
Location: National Central University Literature Building 2, Room 107
Speakers: Kwan Tin Lam (Hong Kong Poet, Editor of "Word Flower"), Chen Youzhen (Poet)
Moderator: Song Yuwen (Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, National Central University) - Screening: Short Film II - Homeland
Time: November 17 (Thursday) 19:00-21:00
Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden
Films: "Is There Something Special You Want Me to Tell You?," "Ideal Home/Country," "Flowing, Celebrating Return"
Post-Screening Discussion: Tsai Huazhen (Assistant Professor, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) - Lecture: "Poetry as a Necessity: Talking About Yu Ching's Poetry"
Time: November 18 (Friday) 10:30-12:30
Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden
Speaker: Cui Shunhua (Poet)
Moderator: Li Guiyun (Professor, Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University)
Co-hosted with the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University - Lecture: "Is Home Sick? When Yu Ching Writes 'Hong Kong Sickness'"
Time: November 23 (Wednesday) 19:00-21:00
Speakers: Huang Runyu (Hong Kong Young Writer, Graduate Student at National Chengchi University), Leung Kwong Che (Hong Kong Young Poet, Graduate Student at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
Moderator: Wang Yuting (Professor, Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University)
This lecture will be held online; please follow the Night Owl Cinema fan page for updates.
Co-hosted with the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature and the Center for Literature and Theory Studies, National Tsing Hua University - Screening - "Bad Kids"
Time: November 25 (Friday) 18:15-20:30
Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden
Post-Screening Discussion: Yu Ching (Director)
Moderator: Chen Ruoyi (Curator, Art Planning, National Tsing Hua University Cultural Center) - Feature Film Screening - "Earache from Starting Over," "Good Mood" (Restored World Premiere)
Time: November 26 (Saturday) 13:30-15:30, 15:50-17:50
Location: Hsinchu Image Museum - Or Light Box
Post-Screening Discussion: Yu Ching (Director)
Moderator: Lin Jianting (Associate Professor, Department of English and American Literature, National Central University)
Ticketing for November 26 Film Screenings
Updated Announcement on November 16; we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Two screenings of the films "Earache from Starting Over" and "Good Mood" will be held, with 35 free tickets available for each screening. The center will confirm the availability of tickets via email based on registration. Each ticket will come with a complimentary limited-edition postcard for "Good Mood."
- Tickets can be collected on the day of the event after identity verification, and entry is allowed with the ticket.
- If the tickets are fully booked, on-site ticket purchases can be made at the bookstore's ticket counter, following cinema pricing regulations.
- Free ticket registration link: Registration link
- Doors open 10 minutes before the showtime, and entry will close 20 minutes after the show begins.
- For ticket inquiries, please message the Night Owl Cinema fan page.
[Themed Book Fair]
Book Fair Dates: October 12 to December 5, daily from 10:00 to 19:00
Book Fair Location: National Tsing Hua University Shuimu Book Garden
Book Fair Planning: Liu Tingting (Creative Writer/Researcher based in Macau and Taiwan)
Focusing on Yu Ching's works, the book fair will feature a curated list of literature, film, and humanities and social sciences research. It will also display Yu Ching's poetry collections "Big Egg" and "Prehistoric Record," her essay collection "Skirt Pulling Pants Falling," and rare film posters.
The book fair schedule is subject to the arrangements of Shuimu Book Garden.
[Important Notes]
- All sessions require prior online registration to reserve priority seating. On-site registration is also welcome on the day of the event.
- Online registration (to be announced soon).
- Please arrive 15-20 minutes before each event starts to allow entry for additional on-site registrants as needed.
- Shuimu Book Garden is located on the 1st floor of Fengyun Building at National Tsing Hua University. The event will be held in the café area attached to the bookstore. As the bookstore closes at 19:00, if you arrive after hours, please enter through the left side entrance of the café.
- Please comply with pandemic prevention measures by sanitizing with alcohol before seating and wearing a mask as much as possible.
- For external visitors driving to campus, parking is available in designated areas. Parking fees will be charged according to campus security regulations. The charging method is as follows: the first hour is NT$30 (free for re-entrance within half an hour), and thereafter every half hour is NT$15, with a daily maximum of NT$300. Guests with a disability certificate can enjoy three hours of free parking; however, if they exit within one hour of entry, this discount will be revoked.
Contact Information:
30013 Hsinchu City, 101 Guo Guang Road, National Tsing Hua University, Comprehensive Building 2, Art and Culture Center
(03) 516-2017, 516-2222
Event Calendar: Event Calendar
Blog: Night Owl Blog
Fan Page: Night Owl Cinema Facebook
Instagram: Night Owl Cinema Instagram
Podcast: Free Screening Room
Organizers: National Tsing Hua University Art and Culture Center, Museum, Night Owl Cinema
Co-organizers: Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University
Supporting Unit: Center for Literature and Theory Studies, National Tsing Hua University
Curator: Chen Ruoyi, Art and Culture Center, National Tsing Hua University
Editor of Special Issue: Li Guanwei | Book Fair Planning: Liu Tingting | Photography Provided By: Liu Rongfeng, An Bi
Visual Coordination: Islander Creative | Design: Hu Faxiang
Venue Cooperation: Shuimu Book Garden, National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu Image Museum - Or Light Box
Screening Rights: Yu Ching
Screening Materials Provided By: Yu Ching, Asian Film Archive, Singapore
Screening Materials Sponsored By: Modern Film Printing Co., Ltd. | Special Thanks: Mirage Publishing