Meet the director, Chang Chao-Wei, during the screening of his documentary, ‘The Rocking Sky’, which tells the stories of the ROC’s young pilots during WWII.

Part of the Asia Society Screen Asia Series x CNEX Documentary Screening Tour 2016

About the Documentary

During the second World War the Republic of China suffered immeasurably at the hands of invading Japanese forces. With the R.O.C having only 300 capable aircrafts for combat and the Japanese Air Force consisting of over 2,000, the eight-year aerial duel caused many young pilots to engage in a fiery sky battle with their enemies, and sadly, meet their demise. These pilots knowingly left their homes and their loved ones with heavy hearts and harrowing odds of ever returning.

About the Director

CHANG Chao-wei holds a master degree of Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University. CHANG was the director of 2011 SUNTV Chinese Documentary Award, head of Doc Centre of SUNTV. He is presently Chief Producer of CNEX Foundation. He has produced over fifty feature and television documentaries. Major projects include White Terror, Way Of Fortune, Turn Left Turn Right, CHEN Du-Xiu: The Founder Of China’s Communist Party, The Rocking Sky. In 2004, he worked for The Moving Visuals (SG) and co-produced and researched Rome: The Lost City Of China for Discovery Channel Asia; he also did research for Ancient Chinese Sports that aired on the History Channel, as well as co-produced China Fast Forward series, which aired on Travel and Living Channel.