Unfinished Progress
建設未完成
Synopsis
Giraffe-like construction cranes are avid eaters. They forage around in the woods and fields for their feeds: the collective longing for development and prosperity. As they crane their necks longer, they make the fantasy of progress more alluring. And that is what Chung-Ming Wang steps forward to fight. Left his stable life behind, he devoted himself into local environmentalism in his hometown Tamsui(Danshui), tried to keep it distant from developmentalism that Taipei had been suffered for long. Few years later, he decided to change his way of political participation. This documentary film depicts his third attempt to run in the City Council Election in 2014, including the difficulties and conflicts he encounters and the diverse imaginations toward progress. The film also tries to brings up an important question: do we need more edifices in our city, or we need to find a way to edify ourselves?
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- Director
- LIN Show-tsai
- Original Title
- 建設未完成
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan
- Release Date
- 29/06/2017
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
LIN Show-tsai
LIN Ting-husan
Department Leadership Roster
LIN Show-tsai
Director
LIN Ting-husan
Producer
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What is Unfinished Progress about?
Giraffe-like construction cranes are avid eaters. They forage around in the woods and fields for their feeds: the collective longing for development and prosperity. As they crane their necks longer, they make the fantasy of progress more alluring. And that is what Chung-Ming Wang steps forward to fight. Left his stable life behind, he devoted himself into local environmentalism in his hometown Tamsui(Danshui), tried to keep it distant from developmentalism that Taipei had been suffered for long. Few years later, he decided to change his way of political participation. This documentary film depicts his third attempt to run in the City Council Election in 2014, including the difficulties and conflicts he encounters and the diverse imaginations toward progress. The film also tries to brings up an important question: do we need more edifices in our city, or we need to find a way to edify ourselves?
Who directed Unfinished Progress?
Unfinished Progress was directed by LIN Show-tsai.
Who stars in Unfinished Progress?
The principal cast of Unfinished Progress includes Wang Chung-ming.
When was Unfinished Progress released and how long is it?
Unfinished Progress was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.