The screening on 16 November will be followed by a Zoom Q&A with the director Chen Yu-hsun, moderated by Dr Yayu Zheng (The Courtauld Institute of Art).

Bun Bites Screening and Chinese Cinema Project jointly present a special screening of Taiwanese filmmaker Chen Yu-hsun's debut feature Tropical Fish (digital restoration), celebrating its 30th anninversary.

Shot from the perspective of a young boy, Tropical Fish is a disarming comic fairytale about early-adolescent unease, first love, and the endless pressure of school exams. Unfolding like a summer daydream, the film is filled with light-hearted humour and charm. Winner of Best Original Screenplay at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards 1995 and also a nominee for the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival.

Ah-Jiang is a school failure and day dreamer. Before his senior high school entrance exam, he accidentally witnesses a child’s kidnapping and unexpectedly becomes a hostage himself. While the whole society is concerned about the upcoming exam, Ah-Jiang instead finds freedom and joy in an unsupervised summer adventure.

Cast:
Lin Chia-hung, Lin Cheng-sheng, Wen Ying