Private Project

COIN BOY

The graffiti on the obverse of a coin turns out to be the portrait of a teenager's coming of age.
Tai is a fourth grade student whose family owns a claw machine business. He often travels with his father to help with the replenishment and collecting coins from the claw machines. Today is the day to pay for the school camping fees. Tai brings exact coins to school to pay for it. But his teacher asks him to change coins into bills before he pays. Tai is very upset but doesn’t want to tell his father about what happened at school. After school, when they start to work together again, Tai is lurking to find a chance to change those coins into bills himself...

  • LI, CHUAN-YANG
    Director
  • TSAI, HSIN-YUN
    Producer
  • Liu Liang-tso
    Key Cast
  • Xie Fei
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    銅板少年
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Television
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - LI, CHUAN-YANG

CHUAN-YANG LI majored in film and graduated from Shih Hsin University. His graduation film, Nail House, has been screened at Kaohsiung Film Festival and Golden Harvest Awards Short Film Festival. He currently studies motion picture at National Taiwan University of Arts.
導演作品Filmography

2012 《還原》Reduction
2013 《釘子戶》Nail House
2015 《強迫顯影》Push Processing
2016 《銅板少年》Coin Boy

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Director Statement

It’s a true story based on my experience when I was in elementary school. Growing up, we all face authorities as unique individuals in many ways to learn what should and should not do. The enforcement of regulations protects the social orders but takes away the uniqueness of each individual. This is a story about confronting one’s self when facing authority.