Marchessault, Janine MicheleChong, Christopher Chan Fui2023-08-042023-08-042023-08-04https://hdl.handle.net/10315/41331In 1896, the arrival of the motion picture invention to the Asian continent and Japan’s colonization of Formosa occurred simultaneously. The moving image innovation had been used in the natural sciences, animation, and entrepreneurial ventures, but they were also often used for political activities. PARADE PROTEST utilizes a 1930 parade outtake from the island of Formosa and juxtaposes it to the 2014 Sunflower Movement as a way to reflect upon varying truths in audio-visual documentation between the past and the present while offering a nuanced reflection of power and self-determination.Author owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.Film studiesElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2023-08-04