2018 Judicial Reform Film Festival in Taichung
Last edited: 2026-07-27
Contemplation and reform are essential spirits for social progress.
From questioning and exploring to identifying problems lies the essence of thinking;
from posing inquiries and discussions to resolving problems lies the process of reform.The starting point of thinking needs a guide,
and five films unveil the curtain on real-world systemic flaws;
and the momentum of reform needs advocates,
while panel discussions across various sectors construct the blueprint for an ideal system.
Through interactive dialogue involving viewing and sharing, we provide diverse and rich approaches to critical thinking on issues as a platform for engaging with various topics (including judicial police, education, environmental sustainability, and judicial reform), injecting energy into building a vision for a friendly environment and jointly fostering the catalyst for judicial reform.
Location
Taichung Office, Judicial Reform Foundation (2F., No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City)
Screening Schedule
| Time | Film | ||
| 09/01 (Sat.) 13:00 | Trail of Shame (95 mins) |
Chin Szu-Ni Researcher, Taichung Office, JRF |
Yen Hsin-Yin / Attorney, Yung-Hsin Law Firm Hsu Tzu-Chiang / Wrongful Conviction Defendant |
| 09/22 (Sat.) 13:00 | Hope (122 mins) |
Liang Yen-Ling Student, Department of Social Work, Tunghai University |
Chao I-Shan / Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Tsai Po-Fang / Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, Taipei Medical University |
| 10/06 (Sat.) 13:00 | Memories of Murder (132 mins) |
Chen Hsiao-Chi Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, Tunghai University |
Lin Chia-Fan / Professor, National Taiwan Normal University Shih Hung-Cheng / Attorney, San-Ho Law Firm |
| 11/03 (Sat.) 13:00 | Erin Brockovich (130 mins) |
Hsieh Nien-Ting Volunteer, Taichung Office, JRF |
Lin Tzu-Lin / Attorney, T'ien-Ch'ing and Yung-Yung Law Firm Chung Han-Shu / Researcher, Environmental Rights Foundation |
| 12/15 (Sat.) 13:00 | Confessions (106 mins) |
-- | Tang Yu-Ying / Attorney, Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law Hung Ming-Ju / Managing Attorney, Ch'un-Lun International Law Firm |
Film Introductions
Trail of Shame—95 mins
Moderator
Chin Szu-Ni / Researcher, Taichung Office, JRF
Panelist
Yen Hsin-Yin / Attorney, Yung-Hsin Law Firm
Hsu Tzu-Chiang / Wrongful Conviction Defendant
Synopsis
Hsu Tzu-Chiang was accused of involvement in a 1995 kidnapping, extortion, and murder case. After 21 years, trials involving over 70 judges, 7 death sentences, and 2 life sentences, he finally received belated justice: a final acquittal.
Hope—122 mins
Moderator
Liang Yen-Ling / Student, Department of Social Work, Tunghai University
Panelist
Chao I-Shan / Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
Tsai Po-Fang / Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, Taipei Medical University
Synopsis
Based on a true case that occurred in South Korea in 2008. Using child sexual violence as its subject matter, the film tells the story of family members and those around them healing the victim's wounds amidst despair.…
Memories of Murder—132 mins
Moderator
Chen Hsiao-Chi / Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, Tunghai University
Panelist
Lin Chia-Fan / Professor, National Taiwan Normal University
Shih Hung-Cheng / Attorney, San-Ho Law Firm
Synopsis
To investigate a serial murder case, local police officers are put in charge, who are accustomed to using torture to coerce confessions from suspects. In the film, an innocent suspect even dies as a result of torture. At this point, a new detective dispatched from out of town arrives, and a series of subsequent events unfolds…
Erin Brockovich—130 mins
Moderator
Hsieh Nien-Ting / Volunteer, Taichung Office, JRF
Panelist
Lin Tzu-Lin / Attorney, T'ien-Ch'ing and Yung-Yung Law Firm
Chung Han-Shu / Researcher, Environmental Rights Foundation
Synopsis
Adapted from a true story. A law firm assistant discovers several incomplete litigation documents while organizing files and investigates out of curiosity. She unexpectedly discovers that the town's water quality has been contaminated by heavy metals, seriously threatening the lives and health of local residents, yet these facts have been concealed, with the culprit being the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which attempted to cover up the truth.…
Confessions—106 mins
Panelist
Tang Yu-Ying / Attorney, Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law
Hung Ming-Ju / Managing Attorney, Ch'un-Lun International Law Firm
Synopsis
A junior high school teacher discovers that her four-year-old daughter accidentally drowned in the school swimming pool. Upon conducting a private investigation, she learns that the murder was committed by two students in her class, though the motive for the murder is absurd. Having lost her beloved daughter, the teacher resigns and chooses not to ask the police to reinvestigate. Instead, on the day of the graduation ceremony, she confesses the truth to the entire class and reveals her revenge plan, planting seeds of fear deep within the students' hearts.…
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