2017 Taiwan International Labor Film Festival (TILFF)
Acting for life-The overwork generation under industrial changes
Milan Kundera once said that “Insofar as it
is possible to divide people into categories, the surest criterion is the
deep-seated desires that orient them to one or another lifelong activity. Every
Frenchman is different. But all the actors the world over are similar.” We
spend most of our lives at work. The works we do are closely interweave into
our lives. If every one of us is an actor, that we act for our life, and the
working conditions are the plots, scenes, and costumes, we are acting as a
professional of a certain occupation and performing our life on the stage. The
contribution of labor is the key to society. How would we interpret the hard
work and contribution of these workers/actors from different occupations and
their struggle of feeding their family members and survive?
2017 Taiwan International Labor Film
Festival (TILFF) “Acting for life-The overwork generation under industrial
changes” selected 12 domestic films and 11 foreign films from Japan, United
States, France, Canada, Germany, Italy and the Philippines. The main purpose is
to discuss the overtime work. Karoshi (death from overwork), precarious work
and occupational diseases. The selected films including union struggles,
workers uprising, international supply chains and workers speak outs. Through
the story-telling of images and relative speeches, we hope that we can voice
for the disadvantaged workers.
2017 TILFF has 5 sub-themes:
Actors in Life, on the Scene and Behind the Scene
What are the glory and bitterness of the
actors in life? The films discover the unseen stories behind the scene of
several occupations.
The Dialogue of Overwork Generations
No more disposable workers! The Dialogue of
Overwork Generations is the dialogue between Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines
over work situations.
The International Play of Life
Under the globalization and neo-liberalism,
the global supply chain is dissolving our life. How can we survive under such
situation?
The Past and Present of the Disadvantaged Labors
The spotlight is focusing on the
labor-intensive fishing and farming industry. From domestic workers to foreign
migrant workers, how has the industry changed and how can workers survive?
Struggle for the Voice
Union plays an important role in workers struggles.
From fighting for the increase of minimum wage to the collective bargaining and
direct actions, workers are strive to voice for themselves.
