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Archiving Time (2019)

In Taiwan, there is a group of people participating in this race against time. They are hidden inside the film archive of New Taipei City’s “Singapore Industrial Park”, where the 17,000-plus film reels and over a million film artifacts have become their spiritual nourishment. Day after day, they shuttle back and forth inside, carrying their doubts, their learnings, and their faith. What they are doing is awakening these long-neglected film reels, then piecing together the no-longer-existent social atmospheres and lives of distant pasts recorded on them. And spending time in this archive has become everyday life for these film archivists and restorers.

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  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Allen ChungAllen ChungHimself
  • Photo of Wang WeiWang WeiHimself
  • Photo of Chung Sung-juChung Sung-juHimself
  • Photo of Wu Chia-chuWu Chia-chuHimself
  • Photo of Tsai Min-chengTsai Min-chengHimself
  • Photo of Wu Bao-fongWu Bao-fongHerself
  • Photo of Wei Pei-leiWei Pei-leiHerself
  • Photo of Xu Jing-pingXu Jing-pingHimself
  • Photo of Lai Yung-jenLai Yung-jenHimself
  • Photo of Shen Shih-pingShen Shih-pingHimself

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