KFFC – A Time to Live and a Time to Die

The coming of age film by HOU Hsiao-hsien and JEONG Jae-eun shouldn’t be missed: A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985, Taiwan) by legendary Taiwanese filmmaker HOU Hsiao-hsien. One of the greatest Taiwanese films is inspired by director HOU’s upbringing in Taiwan while living through the deaths of his father, mother, and grandmother. KFFC pays tribute to HOU’s lifetime contributions and achievements in cinema as a retired Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He still vividly remains as a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan’s New Wave cinema movement.

A Time to Live and a Time to Die belongs to KFFC’s “East meets West” category, which features remarkable films that represent a cultural bridge between the global East and West.

Tickets are available at the price of $14 for the general public and $10 for students and seniors (with the presentation of an ID).

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The Korean Film Festival Canada (KFFC) is one of Arts East-West’s annual projects that takes place in the spring. The KFFC hosts film screenings, exhibitions of digital media works, conferences focused on the Asian and Asian Canadian diaspora, seminars with emerging and professional Asian Canadian artists and their community members, creative art workshops, artist talks, and various forms of publications.