Taipei Exchanges 2010

Doris (Kwai Lunmei) simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie (Lin Zaizai) turns the café into a burgeoning bartering business. There, anything ranging from bars of soap to a soulful song is a tradable commodity. Commissioned by Taipei's tourism authority, Taipei Exchanges is a contemporary fairy tale that serves to reflect the charms of Taipei and its people, as well as the modern dilemma between ideas and reality.