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Feng Chia University’s Humanities and Technology Grand Lecture Series invited renowned director Hsiao‑Li Wang—winner of five Golden Bell Awards and one Golden Horse Award—to speak on campus on November 23. With over 40 years of experience as a director, screenwriter, and producer, Wang is known for his exceptional storytelling and his keen ability to observe the lives of people at the margins of society. Through drama, he brings to light the many facets of Taiwanese society, often revealing deeply touching human stories.
In his lecture titled “My Learning Journey,” Director Wang shared four of his representative works with faculty and students. Each piece reflects his dedication, creativity, and lifelong passion for learning. He emphasized that learning leads to more learning, continuously enriching one’s life and broadening one’s perspectives.
Renowned Golden Horse Award director Hsiao‑Li Wang visited Feng Chia University to share his insights in a talk titled “My Learning Journey.”
After graduating from the Department of Drama at Chinese Culture University, Director Hsiao‑Li Wang pursued further studies in the United States at Trinity University in Texas, earning a master's degree in Theatre, and later transferred to the University of San Francisco to major in Film. During the period of Taiwan–U.S. diplomatic severance, he made the resolute decision to return to Taiwan. Starting as an assistant director, he honed his fundamental professional skills through years of meticulous practice. Driven by passion, he invested unwavering dedication into his work as a director, screenwriter, and producer, earning the deep respect of Taiwan’s film and television industry as the beloved “Teacher Wang.”
From his early television works such as The Resident Doctors and The Party, to the acclaimed Police et Vous, and more recently the popular Qseries, Wang has produced numerous high‑quality dramas and feature films for Taiwan’s Public Television Service.
At the start of his lecture, Wang asked several students about their majors, whether they understood their own interests, and what they envisioned doing in the future. He encouraged students to think deeply and explore their passions, reminding them to give themselves time to discover the version of themselves that is capable of “doing more.” Using his own journey as an example, he shared that he disliked studying as a child and was often labeled a troublemaker. His turning point came when he began studying film—he found himself deeply fascinated by people and loved telling stories. With his sensitive and empathetic nature, he portrayed the struggles and unseen challenges of ordinary lives with authenticity, enabling audiences to feel strong emotional resonance, as seen in works like The Party and Police et Vous.
Wang concluded his lecture by screening a segment from the micro‑film Love, Roll Call—Life That Is Not Rare. It tells the story of a child with Gaucher disease, whose slightest movement causes severe bleeding. Overwhelmed by the pressure of caregiving, the father left, leaving the mother to shoulder the burden alone. Before filming, Wang and his team spent extensive time observing patients up close and conducting in‑depth interviews to understand their daily challenges. The film tells their stories from their own perspectives—despite physical limitations, each strives to carve out a path for themselves, demonstrating the unique vitality of every individual. Wang believes that beyond sensitivity and emotional depth, it is compassion and empathy that enable such moving stories to be created.
He emphasized that every person and every generation carries their own stories. Having told so many of these stories, Wang expressed his belief that “the most rewarding kind of learning is seeing others through your eyes.” He encouraged young people to cultivate an open heart, so they may learn to cherish themselves and care for others, while also giving themselves enough time to discover their passions, develop their own narratives, and learn and communicate through the stories they create.
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