“Why do I stand on the stage like this? Because I am a mental disorder of the 20th century,” declares eccentric musician Huang Dawang, also a noise performer, a music aficionado and a member of the music label, Kandala Records; a pillar of Taiwan’s underground music scene who denies himself as an artist, and who refuses to define what art is.

TPE-Tics is an intimate look into Huang’s way of life – incredibly different from the norm, largely incompatible with society. As links between Huang’s past trauma and present creations are revealed, his psychological anxiety is at once enlightening and heartbreaking. Despite his bouts of depression, Huang’s humour and witty introspection relieves the melancholy. More than merely music, the film examines human experiences and nuanced values that are precious yet rarely accessible.

The third and last screening of Kino's "Life of Elsewhere" series, programmed by Howl Yuan, is a Taiwanese artist documentary directed by Jessica Wan-Yu LIN. We invite you to join this last segment of most likely otherwise unscreened films in our basement, as always, with an option of a led discussion at the end.

General Info about Keller Kino:

Finally Cafe Kino is doing its name justice and presenting the first of a series of films under the name "Keller Kino"!

Organised and programmed by Kino members, the series will invite you to individual runs of themed screenings, focusing on films that may otherwise not find a home on screen elsewhere in Bristol/the UK.

For this first season in March, "Life of Elsewhere", Kino co-op member Howl has programmed 3 films to be screened in our small but cosy basement, including intros and post-screening discussions. The aim of the series is to formulate a scope to gaze at how artists in East Asia, Taiwan and China specifically position themselves in society and therefore develop/redevelop their method of making art.

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Accessibility information: the Cafe Kino basement is unfortunately only accessible via stairs. The cafe itself is accessible, including the upstairs toilet. The staircase does have a hand railing, however please keep in mind the stairs are fairly steep. Please get in contact with us for any further questions or needs and we will try to help as much as possible.

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