The character ,Yu Xiuzen,Sleeve in this documentary, she felt a strong pain gradually from her back with no strength of her legs when she was twenty-three. The doctor only gave her a conclusion which is “Spinal cord injury” for uncertainty after a series of body check. Since then ,she has been sitting on the wheels chair in her youth .
Having self isolating for one and half years, she decided to commit suicide to end up her terrible life. However ,when she was writing her suicide note, she recalled all of memories of her lovely families who took care of her carefully and with love. At the turning point. She told herself to keep on living and gave a try for her life.
At first, She began to keep the diary on her blog to express how she feels the disable feeling in daily. Surprisingly and accidently , she got a lot of warm feedback and encouragements. She not only started to deliver the speech but also be an host of TV program , and be columnist. Her story was collected in the social study of school book after she polished her autobiography. She became a very successful lady as well.
But no one knows, how hard that she has to suffer from pain and face all kind of challenges, barriers, such as the threatening of her body painfully and unfriendly environment. Every little things is able to attack her confident which was built uneasily.
This document “Life flying against the wind” is recorded and made by the author Vita Huang , a graduate of Applicated media Arts of National Taiwan University of Art in 2018. The author recorded Yu Xiuzen,Sleeve, the disabled life and tracked down all kinds of difficulties that she met, and also kept notes the paths of fighting Disabled Access.
This 72 minute documentary was made by various specifications of digital camera. The entire part of document from field research, filming and post production had lasted for 11 years. Hope more and more people know and realize that the disable life and have more sympathy . This work provides more suggestions ,point of views and inspirations through this documentary..