Scars on Memory
無偶之家往事之城
Scars on Memory is Taiwanese queer documantarian Mickey Chen’s soothing and melancholy epilogue to his queer trilogy, which includes the famous Boys for Beauty (1999) and the controversial documentary on lesbian relationships Memorandum on Happiness(2003).
In Scars on Memory, Mickey Chen parallels and interweaves two gay love stories in a pretty diaspora and literaryway. Continuing his thematic focus on constructing generational perception and visibility of Taiwan’s gay community, this time Mickey Chen brings on two fabulous and vivid ‘gay senior citizens’–Madame Yu and Auntie Jiang. Madame Yu and Auntie Jiang recount their touching love stories in with both humor and pathos.
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Mickey Chen
Mickey Chen makes documentaries on queer and gender issues in Taiwan. He also participates in street protests for the gay and lesbian equal rights movement and believes that making documentaries can also be activism for social reform. His works include: Not Simply a Wedding Banquet, Boys for Beauty, Memorandum on Happiness, Scars on Memory.