Abstract:

"As video camcorders become more widely distributed in Asia, video makers have become active protagonists in the social and political changes taking place in the region. This series of tapes from five different parts of Asia offers a window on these movements. Each one hour tape illustrates Asia's struggles for freedom of expression and democracy from the perspectives of regional video makers, artists and activists: Until Daybreak, Korea; A Legacy of Violence, The Generation After Martial Law, Taiwan; Only Something That is About to Disappear Becomes an Image, Hong Kong; Presenting River Elegy, China."