Special Focus

The Supreme Happiness in Documentary Films: Ogawa Shinsuke's Final Works

This program presents the final two solo masterpieces of Ogawa Shinsuke (1935-1992), completed before his passing: Nippon: Furuyashiki Village (1982) and Magino Village – A Tale (1986), both screened on 16mm film. Since the 2014 Taiwan International Documentary Festival's retrospective Ogawa Production – 11 Flowers of Movement Cinema, opportunities to see his works in Taiwan have been rare. Accompanying the screenings, scholar Markus Nornes will introduce the films and offer insights into what Ogawa described as "pursuing the supreme happiness in documentary filmmaking."