My Football Summer
Encyclopedia
My Football Summer is a 2006 documentary film
directed by Taiwanese
directors
Yang Li-chou and Chang Rong-ji about a group of young aboriginal
football players in pursuit of a dream.
Taiwan to make a 5-minute long commercial for the incoming 2006 FIFA World Cup
. During the filming, Yang felt the story was too touching to be fulfilled by only four short videos, and therefore he decided to extend the project into a feature-length documentary and asked his student and cameraman, Chang, to be the co-director.
Things go well in the beginning. They beat every team they encounter and eventually reach the final, in which they meet their major contender, Alian Junior High School (阿蓮國中) of Kaohsiung County
. They make 2-2 at the full time whistle, and lose the game in the penalty shootout.
The life keeps going on. After graduation, some players enter National Hualien Senior High School
, whereas the others enter Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture. They meet each other again in a friendly match between the two school teams, but they are now competitors.
Nike commercials:
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
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directors
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Yang Li-chou and Chang Rong-ji about a group of young aboriginal
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...
football players in pursuit of a dream.
Origin
In the beginning of 2006, Yang was commissioned by NikeNike, Inc.
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Taiwan to make a 5-minute long commercial for the incoming 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. During the filming, Yang felt the story was too touching to be fulfilled by only four short videos, and therefore he decided to extend the project into a feature-length documentary and asked his student and cameraman, Chang, to be the co-director.
Plot
In Hualien, players of Mei Lun Junior High School football team are preparing for the upcoming National High School Games, which is one of the major youth football competitions in Taiwan. It is the last, and the most important, game in their three years of junior-high-school life. They are eager to win, not only because they are the defending champion, but also they want to devote the title to their beloved coach, Wu Hsiao-yin, as his wedding gift.Things go well in the beginning. They beat every team they encounter and eventually reach the final, in which they meet their major contender, Alian Junior High School (阿蓮國中) of Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan that enclosed but did not include Kaohsiung City. On December 25, 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a single special municipality.- Administration :-External links:*...
. They make 2-2 at the full time whistle, and lose the game in the penalty shootout.
The life keeps going on. After graduation, some players enter National Hualien Senior High School
National Hualien Senior High School
National Hualien Senior High School is a school in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.-History:HLHS was established in 1936 as Hualien Harbor Public School in the period of Imperial Japanese occupation. In 1945, after the Taiwan resurrection, renamed to Provincial Hualien Habor School...
, whereas the others enter Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture. They meet each other again in a friendly match between the two school teams, but they are now competitors.
Multimedia
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Honors
- 2006 Golden Horse AwardGolden Horse Film Festival and AwardsThe Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962, by Government Information Office, Republic of China...
for Best Documentary
Follow-up
- In November 2006, Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture gained victory over Lu Chu Senior High School, which consisted of many players from A Lien Junior High School, in the final of men's under-17 group of 2006 National Youth Cup.
External links
- My Football Summer official site
- My Football Summer at Serenity Entertainment International official site
- My Football Summer at Asian Film Market
- My Football Summer at Taipei TimesTaipei TimesThe Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
Official forum Football at Taiwan Nike official site Official blog of Mei Lun Junior High School football team