{"id":5647,"date":"2026-09-22T19:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/?p=5647"},"modified":"2026-09-22T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:46:39","slug":"film-screening-the-boys-from-fengkuei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/2026\/09\/22\/film-screening-the-boys-from-fengkuei\/","title":{"rendered":"OCT 15 &#8211; Film Screening with Q&amp;A | The Boys from Fengkuei (Hou Hsiao Hsien, 1983) with Beth Tsai and James Tweedie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FREE ADMISSION with <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ticketleap.com\/tickets\/uwtaiwanstudies\/BoysfromFengkuei\">RSVP!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us in person on October 15 for a <a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206843021\">screening<\/a> of Hou Hsiao-hsien\u2019s\u00a0<em><strong>The Boys from Fengkuei<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(\u98a8\u6ac3\u4f86\u7684\u4eba, 1983), a landmark work in the emergence of Taiwan New Cinema. The film follows a group of restless young men who leave their fishing village on the Penghu Islands for the port city of Kaohsiung, where new encounters with work, urban life, friendship, and desire mark their passage into adulthood. Through its attention to everyday rhythms, place, and the changing social landscape of 1980s Taiwan,\u00a0<em>The Boys from Fengkuei<\/em>\u00a0anticipates the cinematic style that would make Hou one of Taiwan\u2019s most influential filmmakers.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, October 15, 2026<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6:30 &#8211; 9 p.m.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kelly ECC Theatre<\/h4>\n<p class=\"middlep\">The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A and discussion with\u00a0<strong>Beth Tsai (Film &amp; Media Studies, Hunter College, CUNY)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>James Tweedie (Cinema &amp; Media Studies, University of Washington)<\/strong>, exploring the film\u2019s place in Hou\u2019s career, Taiwan New Cinema, the histories and environments that shape its coming-of-age story, and how the film continues to speak to audiences today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE ADMISSION with RSVP! 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