HERSTORY UNDER THE FLYING FLAG

The director HUANG Meng-wen combines the academic background in sociology and visual art, narrating the stories of these women in an experimental way to evoke lost memories.

黃孟雯導演結合社會學、電影藝術與極豐富之個展經驗，以光影實驗書寫這些女性的故事，招喚失匿的記憶。

This film illustrates how Taiwanese women were commodified and earning for the “Nation” throughout Japanese rule, Kuomintang government and U.S. aid period. Their real names and stories are erased by national history. All their love, affection and life seem to be so insignificant that nobody sees. This film tries to empower these women to speak out and let the audience see their existence and resilience.

電影勾勒了一個經歷日本時代、美援時期、國民政府，經歷三個不同政治意識下，台灣女人們作為國家所有物交易的面貌。國家之名與時代洪流掩蓋住她們的故事，讓人忘了她們是為了幫家人償還借金的藝妓、為了脫貧而被哄騙去南洋工作的慰安婦、為了幫助國家募集軍餉的敬軍花魁。在國家民族旗幟的大愛大義之下，抹去了女人們曾有的情愛與生命故事，一切都顯得渺小而微不足道。