Opening Night - Feature Film: Love Boat: Taiwan | Short film: Going Home | Opening Night Reception

Feature Film: Love Boat: Taiwan, a feature-length documentary, looks into of one of the longest running summer programs in the world. Love Boat: Taiwan revisits the program's participants and explores the history and popularity of this well-known program, which is sponsored by the Taiwanese government and which takes place every summer in Taiwan. Despite its high-minded aspirations that include classes in Mandarin-language study, martial arts, and brush painting, the program’s popularity stems from another source: its reputation as an excellent place for college-aged Taiwanese Americans and other overseas Chinese to hook up and find romance. Even though they are not on a boat, they were landlocked at a conference center in Taipei which was why it was commonly known by its romantic nickname – the Taiwan Love Boat.

Feature Short: Going Home - A story of how a dedicated group of Carlin, Nevada residents fought to get the remains from an abandoned Chinese Cemetery in Carlin from Las Vegas where it was sent for research. 

Q&A Guests
Valerie Soe, Director and Producer, Love Boat: Taiwan
Min Zhou, Director and Producer, Going Home

Reception Included