Reclaiming Mother Tongues: Echoes from Taiwan to Ukraine

About the Event

Join a vital Taiwan-Ukraine dialogue on cultural healing, resisting linguistic genocide, and a WIP preview of Spring Breeze, Taiwan.

"Language is the soul of a culture, making it the primary target of authoritarian suppression."

This hybrid salon features an exclusive, first-look work-in-progress (WIP) preview of the documentary Spring Breeze, Taiwan, bridging Taiwan's historical trauma under the White Terror with Ukraine's current frontlines of cultural resistance. The event is co-presented with Filmshop.

Featured Speakers

• Hsuan Yu Pan (Director, Speaker) The visionary director behind Spring Breeze, Taiwan and Hear, Eat, Home. Her work focuses on rhythm-based editing and long-term observational documentary storytelling. 🌐 Explore the current status of Spring Breeze, Taiwan
• Li-Chin Lin (Lī-chhin Lîm) (Guest Panelist) Acclaimed Taiwanese comic artist and cultural advocate based in France, dedicated to preserving identity and historical memory through graphic narratives. 📸 Follow her work on Instagram: @lichhin_lim_formosa, Formosa - Éditions çà et là, FudaFudak - Éditions çà et là
• Lana Shapoval (Guest Panelist) Ukrainian filmmaker who left her home due to the war, now based in San Francisco. Her films bear witness to survival, identity, and resistance. She pitched at the 73rd Berlinale and was recognized at international festivals and platforms, including Netflix. ❤️ Support Lana's documentary project Perfect Goodbye.
• Nancy Wolfe (Host & Producer) The dedicated producer of Hear, Eat, Home, guiding this deep conversation between film, memory, and collective recovery.

Program Agenda

• 2:00 PM | Welcome & Framing the Theme (Nancy Wolfe)
• 2:05 PM | Exclusive Screening: Spring Breeze, Taiwan (WIP Preview)
• 2:20 PM | Panel 1: Reclaiming the Voice — Healing from Taiwan's White Terror
• 2:40 PM | Panel 2: Living Through the Storm — Cultural Resilience in Today's Ukraine
• 2:55 PM | Call to Action: Soft Launch of the Spring Breeze Legacy Program
• 3:05 PM | Interactive Audience Q&A & Wrap-up