"Reader" is a documentary exploring the world of reading. Through conversations with authors, reading advocates, and reading communities, the film explores why we read and whether it still matters in the age of AI.

Featuring readers and reading communities from Taiwan and around the world, "Reader" takes us on a journey into the culture of reading from the quiet act of reading alone to the unexpected connections that books can create between people.

In a time when information is everywhere and AI can instantly summarize, explain, and generate almost anything, we began to wonder: What does it mean to be a reader today? Why do we still choose to spend hours with a book when so much information can be accessed in seconds? What happens when we read together? And what can reading give us that technology cannot?

“Reading is a path to becoming ourselves.” This film is not just about books or the habit of reading, but about the people, connections, and journeys of self-discovery that reading can inspire. We hope "Reader" doesn’t just make you want to pick up a book, but invites you to think about why you read and what reading might mean in the future.

★ Interviewees:

- Ben Bradbury: Co-founder of Reading Rhythms
- Jenny Lee: Founder of The Unicorn Reading Project
- Dabina Gim: Founder of Silent Book Club Taipei
- Shosho Chang: YouTuber & Podcast Host
- Yu-Han Lien: Actress And Writer
- Amy Chan: Director of Operations at HyRead
- Jessie Chou: Marketing Manager At Hyread
- Wei-Min Wu: President Of Vima House

★ Filmmakers:

Muris is the maker of five feature documentaries - “Design & Thinking”, “Maker", “Hanzi”, "Relationships", and “Food & Design.“ Our documentaries were all crowdfunded on Kickstarter and distributed independently, selected by many international film festivals including CPH:DOX, Seattle Design Festival, Kikk Festival and A Design Film Festival in Singapore, screening at organizations all around the world including Google, Twitter and Harvard University. Our narrative feature films - “Paradoxical” and "Universe Memory" are several of the very few Sci-Fi films from Taiwan, have been screened at multiple international film festivals, winning awards for best feature narrative and cinematography.

★ Film Info:

- English Title: Reader
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 60 mins
- Country of Origin: Taiwan
- Release Date: September 2026
- Language: English, Mandarin
- Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese

★ How to Host a Screening Event:

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電影中文介紹

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電影中文介紹

《Reader 關於閱讀》是一部在探討閱讀的紀錄片，造訪國內外閱讀相關的活動、知名作家以及閱讀推廣者，探索在 AI 世代裡，閱讀依舊還重要嗎？身為閱讀者的意義是什麼？

在一個資訊無所不在、AI 能夠即時摘要、解釋，甚至生成幾乎任何內容的時代，我們開始思考：成為一名讀者意味著什麼？當大量資訊只需幾秒鐘就能取得，我們為什麼仍然願意花上數小時與一本書相處？當一群人一起閱讀時，又會發生什麼？而閱讀究竟能帶給我們什麼，是科技無法取代的？

「閱讀是成為自己的路徑。」正如其中一位受訪者所說。這部電影不只是關於書籍或閱讀的習慣，更關於閱讀所帶來的人、連結，以及自我探索的旅程。我們希望它不只是讓你想拿起一本書，也邀請你重新思考：你為什麼閱讀？而閱讀，在未來又將意味著什麼？

★電影主要訪談者:

- 李惠貞：「獨角獸計劃」的創辦人，曾擔任《Shopping Design》的總編輯
- Ben Bradbury: 美國知名閱讀派對組織閱讀旋律（Reading Rhythms）創辦人
- Dabina Gim: 美國知名的安靜讀書會（Silent Book Club）的台北分會創辦人
- 連俞涵：知名演員與作家，以《一把青》榮獲第51屆金鐘獎「戲劇節目新進演員獎」獎項，並為《山羌閱覽室》主持人。
- 張修修：知名健康知識型 YouTuber 與 Podcast 主持人。曾出版《1082萬次轉動》，記錄單車環遊世界經歷。
- 詹雅蘭：HyRead 凌網知識營運處長
- 周芷綺：HyRead 凌網知識企劃經理
- 吳偉民：維摩舍出版社社長、五拾Book行動書車創辦人

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