A Piece of Cake
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This exquisite black-and-white animated short poignantly explores a personal family story in an innovative fashion, and casts a nostalgic gaze at Taiwanese grassroots culture and history. David, a high school student in Taipei, has to finish a school assignment, which requires the students to conduc...(Read more)
This exquisite black-and-white animated short poignantly explores a personal family story in an innovative fashion, and casts a nostalgic gaze at Taiwanese grassroots culture and history. David, a high school student in Taipei, has to finish a school assignment, which requires the students to conduct an oral interview with a senior family member. All his relatives live in the countryside far away from the city. Therefore, he urges his father to give him a ride to his grandfather’s. The two travel from the bustling city to a scenic small town in a rural area. While revisiting his hometown and childhood, his son’s simple assignment unexpectedly brings back precious memories, complex family history, and torrential tears for the father.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 簡單作業 |
| Year： | 2009 |
| Director： | WU De-Chuen |
| Duration： | 11min |
| Length： | Short |
| Category： | Animation |
| Genre： | Drama |
| Theme： | Cultural Conflict、Society |
| Color： | B & W |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Stereo |
| Language： | Taiwanese |
| Subtitle： | Chinese, English |
| Screenplay： | WU De-Chuen |
| Music： | LIAO Yi-Tian |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China (not including Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Royalty period： | Unlimited |
| Licensing contact： | The film is for non-profit screening only. Email: wudc0101@yahoo.com.tw |
| Festival list： | 2009 Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards, “Asian New Force,” Special Mention 2010 Golden Harvest Awards, Merit Award 2010 Taipei Film Awards, Best Animation, Media’s Choice Award 2010 Golden Horse Awards, nominated for Best Short Film |
