Life’s Good — Documentary on Professor Chwei-Liang Chiou

Directed by Lih-Kuei Chen, this film honours Professor Chiou’s legacy and traces his journey from early disillusionment under martial law in Taiwan, to formative years in the United States, and decades of community-based activism in Australia. Through interviews, archival footage, and his own writings, the film explores Cold War exile, the making of diasporic identity, and the small but powerful role of critical thought in shaping transnational Taiwanese democracy. More than a portrait of a single intellectual, the documentary reflects on broader dynamics of cultural resistance, diaspora diplomacy, and the political life of ideas beyond the Taiwan/China binary.

由陳麗貴導演執導，本片紀念邱垂亮教授一生的思想與行動之路——從台灣戒嚴時期對黨國體制內改革的幻滅，到美國留學時期的思想養成，再到在澳洲數十年的社區行動與公共實踐。透過訪談、珍貴檔案影像與親筆文字，影片細膩呈現冷戰流亡的經驗、離散身份的塑造，以及公共知識分子的批判思維如何在跨國台灣民主發展中發揮雖小卻深遠的力量。
這不只是對一位台灣民主運動倡導者的紀念，更是一場對文化抵抗、離散外交，以及思想生命如何超越台灣／中國二元框架的深刻反思。

The film screening will be followed by a workshop hosted by Baogan He (Deakin University), which brings together distinguished scholars and commentators, including Rowan Callick, to explore the critical issues shaping Australia–Taiwan relations across political, economic, and people-to-people dimensions. It also seeks to reflect on and honour the intellectual and practical contributions of Professor C. L. Chiou, whose long-standing engagement has significantly advanced dialogue and mutual understanding between Australia and Taiwan.

本次紀錄片放映也將匯聚傑出學者與評論家（其中包括知名記者Rowan Callick），共同探討影響澳台關係的關鍵議題，涵蓋政治、經濟與人文交流等層面。同時也將反思並致敬邱垂亮教授的學術成果及其長年實務貢獻，正是這些努力推動了澳台之間的對話與相互理解。

*This event is hosted by Professor Baogang He and co-organised by the Australasian Taiwan Studies Association.

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