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Space Station Village EP8：Miss You to the Stars

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Country: Taiwan
Director: Yi-Feng Kao
Runtime: 13:03
Section: Films for Children
Film Completion Date: June 30, 2023
Japan Premiere

The story of the episode “Missing You to the Stars” is about the belief that is still alive in Taiwanese indigenous culture and how a Bunon older man deals with the pain after the death of a loved one by playing a traditional instrument for the deceased in a space station on a rainy night.
The popular science animated series “Go Go Giwas: Space Station Village” presents the Taiwanese indigenous cultural content with science inside. Professor Li-Yu Fu, the Producer of the “Go Go Giwas”, used the nearly 30 years of research achievements on Taiwan’s indigenous science education as the story material.

Space Station Village EP8 Still - KINEKO International film festival 2024 — ©2023 National Tsing Hua University

Director Biography – Yi-Feng Kao

Yi-Feng Kao is a Taiwanese animation director who has had a passion for drawing and animation since he was young. He enrolled in the Computer Animation program at Full Sail University in the U.S. in 2002. After graduation, he returned to Taiwan and worked as an animator, responsible for producing guide videos for museums and other attractions. In 2008, he directed “Go Go Giwas”, which won the Best Animation Award at the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards. The work is light-hearted, interesting, and educational, and has been well-received by audiences.

Film Director‘s Statement about the Film

“Go Go Giwas” focus on conveying scientific knowledge while also highlighting the traditional culture and human emotions. I aim to entertain audiences with my works and allow them to learn while laughing. My goal is to use animation to break traditional learning models, providing a relaxed environment for audiences to learn new knowledge while experiencing cultural and emotional feasts.