Tuesday, October 8, 6:00 p.m. | DETENTION remakes the cult-hit, side-scroller Taiwanese video game first released by Red Candle Games in 2017. Director John Hsu brings the Martial Law-era setting of the game into full live-action embodiment, giving play to the hauntings and spectral histories plaguing students Fang Ray-Shin (Gingle Wang) and Wei Chong-Ting (Jing-Hua Tseng), as well as their teacher Chang Ming-Hui (Meng-Po Fu) as they navigate the horrors of White Terror in 1960s Taiwan.

Awards & Nominations

Nominee - Best Narrative Feature, Best Leading Actress (Gingle Wang), Best New Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best New Performer (Jing-Hua Tseng), Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Action Choreography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects, Golden Horse Award

Propaganda and Counterculture Lecture Series: From the intricate relationship between propaganda, colonialism, imperialism, and globalization we will investigate the complexities of official politics and grassroots movements. This series offers a unique exploration of how film shapes and reflects the socio-political landscapes of our world. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism Department. Lecturers: Jennifer D. Lee, Mechtild Widric. Read more

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The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu