Cooking Up Democracy

This documentary examines the development of digital democracy in Taiwan, an island nation facing significant geopolitical threats. The film explores how open-source activists, students, and the government have collaborated to create new systems for civic participation. While featuring the efforts of Digital Minister Audrey Tang to promote these concepts globally, the narrative focuses on the roles played by environmental activists and the LGBTQI+ community in practicing lived democracy within a high-tech society.

Monika Treut wrote and directed the film, which follows her previous works Seduction: The Cruel Woman and Ghosted, and precedes Fucking Different Generations. A co-production between Germany, Singapore, and Taiwan, the project was produced by Huang Hui-chen through Iceberg Productions and Dirk Manthey Film. The film has a runtime of 87 minutes and was released on May 6, 2026.