TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Acclaimed filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮) presented his latest project, “Footprints of the Walker: Tsai Ming-Liang, at the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute on Saturday.

Approximately 200 fans participated in the screening of ten films: “No Form,” “Walker,” “Sleepwalk,” “Diamond Sutra,” “Walking on Water,” “Journey to the West,” “No No Sleep,” “Sand,” “Where,” and “Abiding Nowhere,” per CNA. The screening was organized as an overnight event, with pillows and even a sushi snack prepared for the audience. 

Tsai brought two songbooks and sang along to images on the screen. He also used toys that made sounds to awaken the audience. 

Long-time collaborator Lee Kang-sheng (李康生) performed a five-minute slow walk. Fans captured the moment on their cell phones.

After the screening, Tsai burst into tears and thanked the audience. "Thank you for walking with me," said Tsai as he hugged and cried with the audience.

"If we want the world to be a better place, we have to slow down. Thank you, Taiwan, thank you for walking with me," said Tsai. The audience included fans from Russia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China. 

Select portions of the “Walker” series will be screened again at the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute on Friday and Saturday. Future screenings will be at SPOT Huashan Cinema and Eslite Art House.