Books And Film Popular Among Activists

Activist subculture would in the course of its development come to include books and film popular among activists, as a shared taste among activists. Books and films concerning Taiwanese identity or contemporary social issues were especially popular and activists, such the documentary film The Lost Sea about environmental issues in Kinmen, A2-B-C, about the effects of nuclear radiation in Japan following the Fukushima Disaster, and I Have It Maid, about Filipino domestic workers in Taiwan. Activists would also frequent film festivals such as the Green Citizen Action Alliance’s (綠色公民行動聯盟) No Nukes Film Festival (核電影), or the Taiwan International Labor Film Festival (台灣國際勞工影展).

Read More About Activist Subculture:

• Read an interview about the Taiwan International Labor Film Festival

• Read an interview with Hung Chun-Hsiu, the director of The Lost Sea

• Read an interview with Ian Thomas Ash, the director of A2-B-C

• Read an interview with Alex Wolfgram, the director of I Have It Maid

• Activist merchandise

• Activist artists and bands

• Activist coffee shops, live houses, and bookstores

Photo credit: Fire EX performing Island’s Sunrise at the Legislative Yuan encampment/Fire EX 滅火器