Keynote Speaker：王穎 ( Associate Professor of NCKU FLLD )

                                   林杏鴻 ( Curator of Taiwan International Queer Film Festival )

*About the film:

REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag's life through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books to her first experience in a gay bar; from her early marriage to her last lover, REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and terrorism still resonate today.

The film was nominated for the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. It lost to Point and Shoot, however it received the Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary Feature.

Trailer： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEIRVwh0Yo8