A Collection for the Literature Lover
Get the documentaries, behind the scenes footage and writer biographies all at once
Series I
【Recommendations】
Hou Hsiao-hsien / Sylvia Chang Ai-chia / Stanley Kwan / Li You-hsin / Giddens Ko / Arvin Chen / Amber Kuo / Ye Si / Chang Ta-chun / Chang Hsiao-hung / Yang Zhao / Ma Ka Fai / Mickey Chen / Leung Man-tao / Ma Shih-fang / Chang Tieh-chih
Writing on the Island Series I
12 DVDs + 6 Writer Profiles
Lin Hai-yin Home in Two Cities
Documentary │ 55 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 96 mins.
Chou Meng-tieh The Coming of Tulku
Documentary │ 163 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 111 mins.
Yu Guang-zhong The Untrammeled Traveler
Documentary │ 75 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 87 mins.
Zheng Chou-yu Port of Mists
Documentary │ 90 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 101 mins.
Yang Mu Towards the Completion of a Poem
Documentary │ 75 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 90 mins.
Wang Wen-xing The Man Behind the Book
Documentary │ 103 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 112 mins.
Series II
【Recommendations】
Lin Hwai-min / Cheng Fang-ming / Sylvia Chang Ai-chia / Yang Zhao / Tsao Jui-yuan / Ma Shih-fang
Lin Wen-yue A Lifetime in Chinese Literature
Documentary │ 90 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 101 mins.
Series III
Birth of the roses: Blue are the skies of my home.
The counting of memories: A poor soldier takes up the pen and turns personal suffering into gold.
All eyes on the literary world: Great writers and their magnificent lines.
After a ten-year hiatus, the Inspired Island series—the most unforgettable documentaries on Chinese authors in our time—has now resurfaced, looking better than ever before.
Chu Hsi-ning and Liu Musha Unfulfilled Dreams
Documentary │ 114 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 46 mins.
Chu Tien-wen and Chu Tien-hsin I Remember
Documentary │ 124 mins.
Behind the Scenes │ 31 mins.
Re-release of out-of-print DVDs
★ A decade after their first release, the first documentaries in our acclaimed Inspired Island series are being re-issued in high-definition, blue-ray format!
★ Crisper than ever before, they preserve and enhance every single exquisite detail.
★ With a completely redesigned boxset case, these reissues are a true collector’s item, not to be missed.
Writing on the Island Series I
6 Blu-rays + 6 Writer Profiles
