Everyday life · Taipei · from depot to neighbourhood
12–15 MIN / 01The First Run
Whose day begins before the city wakes?
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Episodes
Six complementary worlds, each with an event worth following
Six worlds Six reasons to keep watching
Each episode has its own subject, event and visual rhythm One host and a question about the people shaping Taiwan connect them
Traditional arts · Tainan · behind the puppet stage
12–15 MIN / 02When the Story Comes Alive
Can a hand just learning the craft bring a puppet to life?
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Food culture · Taipei & New Taipei · a night market and a tea table
12–15 MIN / 03A Taste of Taiwan After Dark
Why do people return to the same stall, night after night?
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Nature & local knowledge · Alishan · Sun Moon Lake
12–15 MIN / 04On the Mountain’s Time
Do we follow our plan, or learn to listen to the place?
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Innovation · Hsinchu · proposed engineering setting
12–15 MIN / 05One Test, Everything Behind It
Can the host tell a working component from one people can rely on?
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Neighbourhoods & living memory · Taipei · Dadaocheng and Dihua Street
12–15 MIN / 06A House for Our Stories
How does an old house stay alive as its storytellers change?
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Begin with everyday rhythms, then discover the art giving memory a voice Food brings us closer to people; nature gives us room to reflect We reach innovation with a fuller understanding of its people, then return to an old neighbourhood to discover what remains of the encounter
6episodes
12–15minutes per episode
24short films
18days in the field
Arabic-led storytelling with English and Traditional Chinese subtitles Local contributors retain their own voices, translated for the audience
Series format