"Ash" Film Screening and Post-Screening Discussion
Last edited: 2026-08-23
"Ash" (薄荷涼菸)
Lee Chia-hua｜Taiwan｜Narrative Short｜20 mins｜2024｜Parental Guidance
Lee Chia-hua holds a Ph.D. in Art Creation and Theory from TNNUA, and currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Radio and Television at NCCU and as an independent filmmaker. Engaged in documentary filmmaking for many years, his works have won accolades such as the Special Prize in the Asian Competition at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Taipei Film Festival. In 2003, his film "Grade 2, Age 25" won the Special Prize in the Asian Competition at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. In 2020, "My Son is a Death Row Inmate" was nominated for Best Documentary at the Golden Horse Awards.
Can the death of a loved one truly be repaid or healed by another death?
His beloved daughter died in a traffic accident, and a grieving and furious father is determined to kill the driver responsible, even going so far as to get close to the driver's blind elderly mother, just to make the other party pay an equal price. Finally waiting for the day the perpetrator is released and returns home, the scene before him and the driver's confession cause him to hesitate. Documentary director Lee Chia-hua, directing his first narrative short film, invites Cheng Yu-chieh and Huang Kuan-chih to deliver intense on-screen performances, once again contemplating the connection between sin and wrongdoing, cutting through the dark fog of hatred and retaliation.
Event Date
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 14:00-15:40
｜Schedule｜
Opening Remarks: 10 mins
Film Screening: 20 mins
On-site Discussion: 60 mins
Q&A: 10 mins
Event Location
Taichung Office, Judicial Reform Foundation (10F.-2, No. 4-33, Sec. 1, Shuangshi Rd., East Dist., Taichung City)
Discussion Speaker
Lee Chia-hua / Director of the Film
Discussion Moderator
Li Chao-yen / Visual Advocacy Specialist, JRF
Event Contact
Advocacy Specialist Ms. Hsieh (04)2329-2372#11
Organizer
Taichung Office, Judicial Reform Foundation
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