The Man Who Couldn't Leave
Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution that happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive: a work that integrates the stories of numerous political victims of the White Terror, told through the form of an undelivered family letter. An immersive VR experience of hope, fear, and camaraderie.
- Runtime
- 35m
- Released
- 2022
Details
Release year: 2022
Storyline
Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution that happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive: a work that integrates the stories of numerous political victims of the White Terror, told through the form of an undelivered family letter. An immersive VR experience of hope, fear, and camaraderie.