County Road 184(2001)
This film is Taiwanâs first protest music documentary, examining Jiao Gong Band 交塼ć¨é. Jiao Gong Band initially received attention from their efforts opposing the Meinong Dam project. After a brief pause in the Dam issue, Jiao Gong began following farm and farming issues, with their musical style quickly gaining increased popularity. This film discusses the uneasy situation faced by Taiwanâs farm youth. The youth that sets out to the city seeking to develop themselves carry feelings of homesickness from leaving their farm and land; on returning to their hometown after the bubble economy, they continue to push the elder generation to leave the village. Aside from this, because of their difficult social status, farm youth can often only search for Southeast Asian âforeign bridesâ when seeking marriage. Within the film, new residents (ć°ä˝ć°) discuss their feelings and mindset in moving to Taiwan and collaborate with Jiao Gong throughout the albumâs recording process.