Private Project

MisMarriage

Growing up in a divorced family, Chen’s parents always blame each other for their failed marriage. Chen and his younger brother witnessed how their father, mother, and stepmother destroyed their big sister’s wedding. Marriage thus became a family taboo to Chen's family. Can any of them still wish to have a happy home?

  • Wei-Chen Chen
    Director
  • Lincoln Lai
    Producer
  • Wei-Chen Chen
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    婚謎卡卡
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Family, LGBTQ, Biography
  • Runtime:
    36 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 29, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese, English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Taiwan University of Arts
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Wei-Chen Chen

Wei-Chen Chen obtained his Master of Arts degree at the Department of Motion Picture of the National Taiwan University of Arts. His professional training background also includes Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy and Theatre Arts from the Pasadena City College in Los Angeles, California. As an artist, he crosses art fields and has directed a music theater piece—Coming-of-Age (2019). His documentary short film Positive Control (2018) is acknowledged by the awards of the Honorable Mention at California International Film Festival, and the Official Selection at FICMA.

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Director Statement

MisMarriage is a documentary film that reveals my family issues. 10 years ago, my sister's wedding was destroyed by my father and stepmother due to my biological mother’s presence. By listening and interviewing my family members to understand what happened, this film communicated everyone’s inner feelings and thoughts. At first, I was only making this film to speak up to my father. After I showed it to my family and different friends, I started to realize this film is an example of Asian family’s possible struggles. In Asian society, the traditional values taught us to respect our parents unconditionally, and to endure our suffering for the bigger group’s harmony. So when our love ones bully and emotionally blackmail us, we don’t know how to protect ourselves. This film catches the turning point of my siblings’ reactions. It helps every family member to listen and understand each other. As a result, it has completely altered my family’s reality.