UKI －A Scifi Viral Alt-Reality Cinema
Taiwan Premiere ＆ Post-screening Discussion
2023/10/18 Wed. 19:30-21:30
A defunct replicant Reiko is robbed of their body data and dumped on Etrashville. There they resurrect as “UKI the virus” in order to sabotage a biosystem developed by the GENOM Corp. to manipulate sexual pleasure. Defective humanoids, transmutants, techno-data bodies and an infected city join forces with the UKI virus. Conceived as a sequel to I.K.U., UKI is an extraordinary digital collage of 3D graphics, game animation engine combined with live action and visual effects.
UKI website: https://u-k-i.co/
《UKI》
Germany, USA | 2023 | DCP | Color | 80 min
Screenwriter/ Shu Lea CHEANG
Producer/ Jürgen BRÜNING, Shu Lea CHEANG
Associate Producer/ Alex DEMETRIOU
Cinematography/ Francy FABRITZ
Editor/ Jörn HARTMANN
3D Avatar, Animation/ Roland LAUTH
Music/ Aérea NEGROT
Agenda｜
19:00-19:30 Registration
19:30-20:50 Screening
20:50-21:00 Break
21:00-21:30 Post-screening Discussion
Artist/ Panelist
Shu Lea CHEANG
An artist and filmmaker whose work aims to re-envision genders, genres, and operating structures. Her feature length films, Fresh Kill, I.K.U. and Fluidø, respectively termed eco-cybernoia, sci-fi cyberpunk, and sci-fi cypherpunk, define their own genres of queer sci-fi cinema.
Panelist
SING Song-Yong
Graduated with a Ph.D. in cinematography from the Institute of Performing Arts, Université Paris Ouest - Nanterre La Defence, France (today’s Université Paris Nanterre). His main areas of research are the aesthetics of modern and contemporary Chinese-language films, contemporary art and cinema, and contemporary French film theory and aesthetics. He authored Projecting Tsai Ming-Liang: Towards Transart Cinema (2014) and served as editor for Thinking with Tsai Ming-Liang: 13 Faces of Contemporary Chinese Cinema Studies (2021), and The Future of Time: Memos for 40 Years of Taiwan New Cinema (2022).
Registration Information
1. Registration starts at 10:00 am on Monday, Septemner 25th. Please click the "Booking" button to register.
2. After signing up with a valid email address and receiving a confirmation email, you are registered for this movie premiere. The email is your ticket.
3. Please be prepared to present your email confirmation on the day of the event to gain admission to the venue.
Notice
1. Please be seated by 19:30. Latecomers will not be admitted 10 mintues after the screening commences.
2. Please keep quiet and switch your mobile phone to silent mode.
3. Due to the copyright, please do not take photos or videos during the filming. The organizer has full rights to terminate the participation of anyone who violates the regulations and fail to comply with a request to stop.
4. This film contains depictions of gender issues and drug use that may not be suitable for viewers under 18 years of age. Viewer discretion is advised.