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Images of Guanwu

Located in Taiwan, Guanwu has a unique cloud forest landscape, which allows a variety of extraordinary species to prosper within. Through three years of exploring in the cloud forests and experiencing the plentiful sceneries of clouds, mist, rain, and water in Guanwu, we have documented the changes of the seasons in Guanwu and encouraged people to respect and rethink about life.
We hope to turn the beauty of Guanwu into a bridge which visual and auditory senses can communicate. With the unique humanistic aesthetic sense of “poetry in art and art in poetry”, we hope to tell the story of the tenacity of life. Looking at the instant spark of beauty when the mist caresses the creatures living in the forest with an artistic perspective, we might have even more imaginative wanderings of the seasons in Guanwu.

  • Chin-Fa Chen
    Director
  • Ya-May Liu
    Writer
  • Yue Chen
    Writer
  • Mo-Lin Yang
    Producer
  • Chin-Fa Chen
    Photographers
  • Hui Ju Shen
    Photographers
  • Phyllis Erchien Chen
    Photographers
  • Hui Ju Shen
    Editor
  • Hui Ju Shen
    Sound Mixer
  • Shi Hsing Chen
    Music Performers
  • Phyllis Erchien Chen
    Music Performers
  • Sylvia Yunjun Chen
    Music Performers
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    映像觀霧
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Nature, Environmental, Ecological art
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    130,000 USD
  • 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:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters
    Distributor
    Country: Taiwan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Chin-Fa Chen

Chin-Fa Chen has more than 30 years of experience in television commercial, documentary, and film direction. Over the past decade, he has focused on documentaries, hoping to produce inspiring films that combine human compassion, scientific research, and artistic beauty. He uses the interaction between man and nature to show us the importance of environmental conservation and protection.
He has received lots of national awards for his achievements in art and is also renown internationally for his devotion in nature and environmental protection. His works have won him first place in the K.T. Creativity Award and the Natural Literature and Reporting Award, Best Government Publication Award, first place and Best Photography Award in the 34thGolden Harvest Award, the Wildlife Protection Award and Cultural Award in the 21st International Wildlife Film Festival and, the platinum award in 40th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, and is also recognized as an artist representative of New Taipei City.

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Director Statement

“Ecological art”, which combines nature, art, and humanism, is one of the concepts I have been using in my creations.
In “Images of Guanwu”, there is a vitality we can see through the clouds and mist that blend in with the surrounding forest.
With poems, we try to listen to our understandings of life through nature and comprehend the oriental beauty of “art in poetry and poetry in art.”
What “Images of Guanwu” wants to convey is, to make the world a better place, we have to start from our hearts. Only with a pure heart can we see the beautiful future before us.