Friday, September 4, 2009

LinkTV airs Taiwanese documentaries, Aug 31st – Sept 19th

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, in conjunction with LinkTV, is proud to present two Taiwanese documentaries. Both will air on DirectTV Channel 375 / Dish Network Channel 9410. The Doctor will air from Aug. 31st - Sept. 19th and Let it Be will air from Sept. 8th -11th.

The Doctor
On Independence Day 1996, Felix, a Taiwanese-American boy, posts a puzzling notice on his bedroom door. Three hours later, he takes his own life. Devastated by the tragedy, his father, Dr. Wen, leaves Iowa City, his home of twenty years, and relocates to Miami, where the warm, sunny climate and the passage of time provides some distance from the traumatic experience. But his grief persists. Six years later, Sebastian, a cancer patient from Peru, comes to receive treatment from Wen, bringing an alternative perspective on life. This film focuses on the transience, conflicts, and mysteriousness of life through the stories of two adolescents of the same age. For more information, please visit
http://www.linktv.org/programs/the-doctor

08/31/09: 11:00pm PT/ 2:00am ET

09/01/09: 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET

09/04/09: 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET

09/05/09: 2:00am PT/ 5:00am ET

09/16/09: 9:00am PT/ 12:00pm ET

09/19/09: 2:00am PT/ 05:00am ET

09/19/09: 3:00pm PT/ 6:00pm ET


Let It Be
This documentary focuses on the everyday life and daily toil of three elderly rice farmers in the heart of Taiwan's rice-producing countryside. It is an inspiring film that explores man's relationship with the land. Even though the WTO has affected the farmers' livelihoods, their fortitude and humanity against hardship remains. For more information, pleae visit
http://www.linktv.org/programs/let-it-be

09/08/09: 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET

09/10/09: 10:00pm PT/ 1:00am ET

09/11/09: 7:00pm PT/ 10:00pm ET


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