Film Reels of ‘A Secret Buried for 50 Years’, Documentary About Taiwan’s Comfort Women, Given to Film Institute1 min read

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The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation yesterday marked Human Rights Day by donating the original reels for the documentary A Secret Buried for 50 Years (阿媽的秘密) to the Taiwan Film Institute. Directed by Yang Chia-yun (楊家雲), the 1998 film tells the stories of 13 “comfort women” in Taiwan, the foundation said.

It was the first time that Taiwan’s comfort women spoke about their experiences in front of a camera, it said. Funded by the foundation, the film won best documentary at the 35th Golden Horse Awards.

The foundation decided to donate the original reels to the institute to ensure they are preserved more professionally, it said.

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