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The Skywalk Is Gone

Wide Angle

Suspense/Mystery · Psychology · Comedy

CountryTaiwan
Production Year2002
Running Time23min

Program Note

The Skywalk Is Gone is a short film which is an extension of the director’s 2001 feature, What Time Is It There?. Shiang-chyi is wandering about Taipei Main Station without a fixed purpose. But the skywalk and the watch seller, Hsiao-kang, are now gone. It’s as if they never really existed. Did the things she remembers never happen? She is obsessed with the idea of finding the watch seller. But the young man’s path runs skewed to hers: he is on his way for his first casting in a porn film.

Director

Tsai Ming-liang

Born in 1957 in Malaysia, Tsai Ming-liang moved to Taiwan in 1977 and graduated from the drama department of Chinese Cultural University. After graduation, he quickly established a reputation with a series of experimental plays. He made his critically acclaimed debut feature, Rebels of the Neon God in 1992. He has become one of Taiwan’s most important directors with his films Vive L’Amour(1994), The River(1996) and The Hole(1998).

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