OUR FIRST TIME

This is an anthology film of three doumentary shorts about adolescence by three female directors. Girl Talk: A girl once seen as a victim confronts the narrow views society holds about her; through conversations with the director, she reveals the strength she has gained in healing herself and the courage to face society’s prejudice and gaze. Piercing Water: In Lanyu, a young man returns home after leaving military service, struggling to recover from bullying by his peers from the main Taiwan island, while the lingering shadow of displacement continues to affect Indigenous youth. Myanmar Girls: In Myanmar, under a repressive military regime, two teenage girls prepare for exams to study in Taiwan and pursue the safer future their families have planned for them. They dream about what lies ahead, yet still question what freedom truly means.
三位女性導演透過三段紀錄短片，回望青春期的掙扎與迷惘，探索青少年如何理解當下經驗與自我。當大人對「成長」有各種定義時，青春的真實處境常被忽略。導演們藉由觀察與反思，試圖理解青少年當下覺得重要與不重要的事，那些曾經不被理解的瞬間，或許多年後才明白其意義。「後來，我才知道那是第一次」，是每個成長中的人都可能擁有的領悟時刻。