"The Accidental Politician" Screening & Discussion | Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival | Community Network
Last edited: 2026-08-23
The Accidental Politician
Yang Cheng-shin
Taiwan ｜ 90 min ｜ Parental Guidance
★ 2025 Berlinale Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix
★ 2025 Berlinale Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
The 2014 Sunflower Movement sparked a wave of young people returning to their hometowns to enter politics. Ten years later, they continue to fight hard in the turbulent arena of local politics. Brought together by chance and shared ideals, these three young people’s lives became intertwined, each influencing the other’s path in politics. In the end, amid the surging tides of challenges, their dreams and lives gradually found a place of solace.
The independent documentary "The Accidental Politician" bears witness to a precious decade of democratic generations from the Sunflower Movement to the Bluebird Movement, recording the stories of several young people who returned home to run in local elections after the Sunflower incidents. Some of them gave up high-paying jobs to enter politics, briefly breaking down the high walls of local factions, only to be submerged again once public fervor subsided. The turning points in these protagonists' lives are also a reflection of our own. This is an era full of noise, and an even more fragile era for democracy. Only together can we cut through the noise and let hope emerge.
The 2014 Sunflower Movement sparked a wave of young people returning to their hometowns to enter politics. Ten years later, they continue to fight hard in the turbulent arena of local politics. Brought together by chance and shared ideals, these three young people’s lives became intertwined, each influencing the other’s path in politics. In the end, amid the surging tides of challenges, their dreams and lives gradually found a place of solace.
Event Date
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 18:30-21:00
18:30-20:00 Film Screening
20:00-20:10 Intermission
20:10-21:00 Post-Screening Discussion
Event Location
Judicial Reform Foundation, Taichung Office (10F-2, No. 4-33, Sec. 1, Shuangshi Rd., East Dist., Taichung City)
Discussion Speaker
Liu Chi-wei / Attorney, Hsueh-Ku Nan-Jung Law Firm
Event Contact
Advocacy Specialist Ms. Hsieh (04)2329-2372#11
Organizer
National Human Rights Museum
Executive Producer / Coordinator
Swallow Wings Films
Co-organizer
Judicial Reform Foundation, Taichung Office
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