The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams

The story

Chu Tien-Wen, frequent screenwriter for Hou Hsiao-Hsien, makes her directorial debut with this entry in The Inspired Island documentary series. With Hou as producer, cinematographer Yao Hung-I and editor Liao ChingSung, Chu takes a deep dive into the story of her parents, famed authors Chu Hsi-Ning and Liu Mu-Sha. Through family albums, old letters and interviews with fellow writers, Chu crafts a deeply personal portrait of her parents’ romance, literary careers, family roots and the unfinished opus her father left behind.

Cast & crew

Chu Hsi-ning

Chu Hsi-ningCast

Liu Mu-sha

Liu Mu-shaCast

Chu Tien-WenCast

Chu Tien-hsin

Chu Tien-hsinCast

Chu Tien-yi

Chu Tien-yiCast