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On a small island, the indigenous Da’o people live in harmony with the Pacific. Their love for the sea prompts 19-year-old Vongnyan to enlist in the navy. Returning broken, he confides his traumas to the waves during bouts of insomnia. His younger brother, Bo, plays and lives in the water, completely carefree, yet he, too, will soon have to choose his future.
Seven-year-old Xiao Xu loves playing the magic carpet game with her grandmother. Through this game, she could move freely around the house. But on this particular day, Grandma refused to play with Xiao Xu anymore because she couldn't pull her along. Feeling lonely, Xiao Xu made a wish upon the magic carpet with all her might—"I'm so bored! Is there anyone who can play with me?" Unexpectedly, when the magic carpet covered Xiao Xu, something magical happened...!
A Japanese pop icon returns to her late mother’s birthplace in a mountain village, joined by a former classmate and her boyfriend. Their trek into the forest turns dark after disturbing ancestral spirits. Trapped in thick fog, fear manifests into inner demons as supernatural events unfold, blurring the line between self-discovery and a descent into madness.
During a junior high classical music competition, talented violinist Chen-Rui surprises everyone when he relinquishes his position of concertmaster to another student.
One year after a zombie apocalypse, a mother and daughter are forced to choose between survival and family.
Jing, a woman living in Taiwan, visits Japan after receiving a letter from Kasumi, who once had an affair with her father. As she spends time with the now-ill Kasumi, their quiet conversations lead her to confront her father's hidden emotions—and her own long-buried loneliness.
Professor J announces a casting for his new work. Fiona, a student from Hong Kong, is unexpectedly chosen as the female lead. During a staged family dinner, an abrupt performance, an uncooperative co-actor, and unaware spectators blur fiction and reality, leading her to uncover the script’s hidden subtext.
A story of a Taiwanese man who wants to film a special porn called Plan A.
In a hyper-efficient, colorless society, a mysterious corporation maintains its monopoly on "vibrancy" by harvesting pigments directly from the life force of its employees. As their essence is systematically drained, individuals are reduced to mere industrial consumables for the world's aesthetics.
After a sudden downpour in the park, caregiver Shelly accidentally wheels home the wrong person — only to find she has brought back a grumpy, uncommunicative grandpa instead of her client. As she scrambles to switch them back, the grandpa refuses to go home.
C, a withdrawn girl, suspects that her new roommate Amber has been secretly entering her room. Unable to confront her face to face, C begins observing Amber from afar. Hoping to get closer without revealing herself, she dials the phone in her room and starts an anonymous conversation.
The three retired middle-aged men have been ignored by their children and family. After a fall-out with their family, they become internet celebrities to prove themselves to the younger gen-eration, promote social integrity and carry forward the craftsmanship. During the journey, they try to be singers with their own album, singing and dancing, to debate with youngsters about the true meanings of life, a bungee jump with first love, to be a one-day mayor and to re-alize the dreams of their fans... Also, they try to tell people that a 60-something man can have his own dreams! However, they need to fight against not only those youngsters, but also their declining strength, high blood pressure, diabetes...
When a girl raised by wolves is found in the woods, she must learn to forge her own path as those around her try to exploit her for their own purposes.
The struggles and bravery of modern women balancing family, love, and self-worth, encouraging them to stop crying for others, embrace self-love, and celebrate every meaningful moment in life.
During the turmoil of 2019 Hong Kong, before pursuing his studies in Taiwan, the director was abruptly frozen in the present by a message from his father. As Hong Kong entered a pandemic lockdown, the director, now in Taiwan, began to Skype call his father, unpacking his traumatic memories and their entangled hearts.
Eighteen years after a brutal massacre at the Shen residence, a group of strangers bound by fate are drawn back to Ignore Town by an unseen force, where they must face the haunting truth of their shared past.
Through the fire of Yuja Wang's piano performance, step inside a surreal human odyssey — a multisensory mixed reality concert where music takes shape before your eyes.
Six animation directors draw on the six lines of the I Ching to create distinct shorts rooted in Taiwanese vernacular culture. Blending tradition and futurity, faith and emotion, and science fiction with reality, these intersecting visions spiral toward a cold, fantastical romance in an animated void reminiscent of Black Mirror.
Graduation is approaching, marking the close of a chapter. I took my camera to Green Island, recording video letters day by day. But the camera became unruly, backup batteries went missing, and the trip began to go downhill. Typhoons arrived, and the video letters ceased... Finally, facing the sea beneath the sun, my camera non-responsive, I took a Dramamine, then boated back home.
A young man preparing to move into the city, a woman about to leave the city, briefly cross paths during a house viewing.A fleeting moment, too insignificant to mention. As if nothing had happened, yet not entirely so...
A bizarre hitman with a soft spot for animals and a taste for cowboy gear gets handed an outrageous assignment. A gambler and a jockey have cooked up a scheme: rig the race, push a sluggish long shot to a shocking win, and walk away with a fortune from the racetrack owner’s pocket. But the owner gets wise to the plan. Determined to shut it down before it starts, he brings in the killer to clean house. Now faced with a fat payday and a moral dilemma, the hitman stands at a crossroads — stick to the job, or help the poor sap escape the crosshairs? One horse sets off a chain reaction that lays bare the greed and humanity buried in every heart.
Years later, the younger brother returns to his abandoned childhood home and the mud-covered ground where memories lie buried. He looks back on the traumatic years of his adolescence. As an adult, he digs up the objects and memories once buried there, continuing his search for a way back to himself.
Veteran filmmaker Mary Stephen digs into her own family past to uncover the long-hidden origins of her Western surname, revealing a story of culture shock, colonialism, and contested remembrance.
On the eve of graduation, Xi accidentally overhears her crush, Yu, talking about his ideal type after a football match. In an instant, her natural curls become her biggest worry. She starts a secret plan to straighten her hair. But things didn’t go as planned and beneath their friendship, something began to quietly shift. Just before everything falls apart, Xi slowly realises that maybe being imperfect isn’t so bad.
This is a story about a girl searching for her true self. Lele dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, yet she struggles to master an elegant smile. “Come on, smile” echoes in the studio, effortless for others but not her. Day after day, she repeats the steps, seeking the meaning of dance. With her friend May by her side, they return to the stage. An unexpected moment shatters the routine. In the darkness, Lele finds her answer.
Are we destined to make the same mistakes in life? Is my teacher attracted to me? Is this more than just a one-night stand? Will my family forgive me? What does the future hold? For these lost souls around the world questioning their paths in life, there are a multitude of answers.
A man enters a restroom, expecting a moment of privacy. He relieves himself, watches a film, and masturbates, unaware that the space around him has already begun to shift. As the fourth wall dissolves, his eyes meet a chilling gaze peering from the depths of desire.
When Birdy was young, he was like a fledgling still learning how to fly. He needed care and nurturing from his family to grow strong, yet he didn’t want to grow into the person his family expected him to be. SECOND ROUND is a coming-of-age documentary that intertwines Birdy’s gender transition with his inner emotional transformation—pulling back, pushing back, confusion, courage, fear, anxiety, and taking one last all-in gamble. We walk alongside Birdy through countless thoughts and struggles, witnessing a life crack open, grow, and ultimately find its way back to itself.
The story centers around a family dinner. The mother organizes a birthday meal for her younger son. However, the father arrives late, and the daughter is distracted by her phone. As dinner progresses, each family member's hidden worries begin to surface. Conversations become increasingly intense, and tensions escalate when the son inadvertently reveals the father’s secret plan to change jobs.The situation grows chaotic as truths unfold. The family try to finds a way to finish the meal together, despite the emotional strain.
Eight-year-old Xiao Ru lives in a perfect world, blessed with a hilarious father and a caring mother. But when her phone unexpectedly breaks, it sets off a solo journey to get it fixed. On this adventure, she not only faces the unknown but also stumbles upon a cruel truth she was never meant to discover.
Set above the clouds, The Echoes is a visual documentary exploring Taiwan’s alpine wilderness. By juxtaposing human traces with nature’s slow rhythm, the film captures the duality of fleeting existence and eternal silence, inviting contemplation on how time eventually reclaims all man-made marks.
The iris, resembling a butterfly, symbolizes the freedom of living with the wind. Among them, the blue iris conveys the message, "I miss you." This work is adapted from a true story, where two souls placed in the wrong vessels find and rely on each other in the world, yet cannot escape the fate of separation. The one left behind reminisces about the past but eventually takes a step forward.
This film traces Arizona’s desert as it is reshaped into a hub for data centres and semiconductor manufacturing. Moving through altered waterways, the film exposes tensions between technoutopian visions and drought-stricken ecologies. Guided by offscreen voices and Tohono O’odham poet Ofelia Zepeda’s ‘Cloud Song’, ancestral knowledge counters the rise of industrial ‘cloud’ infrastructures.
Daughter of Nectar, a gracefully carved marble nude from 1921 by Huang Tu-shui, Taiwan's inaugural modern sculptor, encapsulates a complex century of Taiwanese history, spanning from Japanese colonisation to Chiang Kai-shek's authoritarian rule and the White Terror era. This sculpture, both delicate and resilient, stands as a silent sentinel, mirroring the enduring struggles, suppressed voices, and profound cultural transformations of its homeland.
During a casting session, an actress auditions to play a shrimp. As her performance unravels, so does her certainty. Watching from behind the glass, the shrimp begin to question not only her, but also what it means to be represented — and whether something truly real can ever be performed.
In 2023, Elephant Gym was preparing to embark on a world tour—yet the band stood on the brink of breaking up. This documentary chronicles Elephant Gym’s journey, from their formation in 2012 to their recently completed “The World tour,” which spanned 23 countries and 60 shows. As the story progresses, we witness how the band gradually finds balance on tour, while each member confronts personal challenges and the ongoing search for self-worth. Spanning themes from individual growth and group dynamics to the global music industry and the challenges faced by Taiwanese musicians abroad, this documentary aims to portray the many layers of music—from deeply personal expression to its place in the international industry—through the lens of Elephant Gym.