After Passing Away

After studying traditional Japanese-style carpentry by himself, Yang devotes sixteen years of his life to building his dream home. He handles the entire process of building a house, from designing a blueprint to acquiring wood, starting construction, assembling columns, tiling the roof, and building the interior. Yang grew up with parents who lived through Taiwan’s White Terror, and has had to leave his hometown all by himself at a young age. The film faithfully captures the long process of building a home for his family under the weight of time. One man’s dream becomes a family’s aspiration; one man’s volition leads to a touching outcome—this, in itself, is something worthy of recording; it is a history.
(Source: BIFF)