They met at a highway rest stop where people only stayed briefly. They called him "Hello" because he was just a stranger. He responded with a string of nonsensical self-introductions, knowing they might never see each other again after tonight. Until a cool breeze swept past the palm trees in front of them, and together they dreamed of a vacation in Hawaii.
Si Pangoyod
Boy
Amber Yan Cheung
Older Sister
Lin Yu-ting
Little Sister
They met at a highway rest stop where people only stayed briefly. They called him "Hello" because he was just a stranger. He responded with a string of nonsensical self-introductions, knowing they might never see each other again after tonight. Until a cool breeze swept past the palm trees in front of them, and together they dreamed of a vacation in Hawaii.
A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
A high school student suffers from a strange amnesia, causing her memories to only last a week. After she befriends a new student, his kindness and persistence make her gradually open up.
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
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A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
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