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HOOING

In the near-deserted town of Dalpo-dong, on the verge of complete extinction, 98-year-old Malbun is its last remaining resident. Her days are spent quietly, leaning on walls to support her frail body as she tends to a small vegetable garden in front of her house, awaiting the end of her life. One night, a piercing scream awakens her. Following the sound to the communal bathroom of a nearby apartment building, she encounters Jia, a desperate 17-year-old girl who has come to abandon her unborn child.

HOOING

NR 2025
The Mother’s Voice

A woman from Chiang Mai speaks in Thai, Mandarin, and Yunnanese. That is the voice I am the most familiar with, the one I first sensed and heard from within her womb. It is also my mother tongue. I chat with my mother about her family of origin and childhood memories. When we are not talking, I wander around the house, touching light and air. Those scents and traces of where my mother resides, along with the fleeting images of her presence, are my intimate gaze of her.

The Mother’s Voice

NR 2025
空回りする直美

Naomi lives with her older brother Shingo, who has a developmental disorder and Tourette's syndrome, and their father. There’s constant conflict between Shingo and their father, and Naomi often struggles at her part-time job, but she lives each day with her usual cheerful spirit, watching over her brother with care. However, one day, something she says at the park unintentionally hurts Shingo... Despite the challenges they face, this humorous story portrays the siblings' lives, overflowing with their rich and unique personalities.

空回りする直美

NR 2025
thóo-kong-á

[thóo-kong-á] is a stop-motion short film centered on the Taiwanese tradition of “bone collecting.” The story follows a boy who was raised by his grandfather, a professional bone collector. Since childhood, he was often asked to help with the ritual, though he never understood its meaning — only finding it exhausting and unpleasant. But through repeated experiences, he gradually comes to see that bone collecting isn’t something taboo — it is a gentle, meaningful practice. It’s a way for the living to say a proper farewell to the dead. In the end, with newfound understanding and respect, he personally performs the final bone collecting for his grandfather.

thóo-kong-á

NR 2025
For Better or Worse

When they first met at Yuan Bo's secularization party, Li Xinran was still an actress suffering from depression. The two, both at the lowest point in their lives, fell in love at first sight and quickly came together, welcoming their first child. With several million yuan in savings, they envisioned an ideal life, but due to extravagance and a lack of financial management experience, they fell into an economic crisis. To turn their situation around, Yuan Bo planned to establish a handpan instrument factory in the mountains of Anji. The lush greenery seemed like their utopian dream. However, with the birth of their second child, their business failed, their business partner left, and they were burdened with debt. The daily grind and financial pressure gradually eroded their once passionate relationship. Deep in the mountains, they loved each other until they had nothing left but each other.

For Better or Worse

NR 2025
The Disappearing Taste of My Second Home

The Sanya district of Tokyo is home to those pushed to the margins of society. For over 35 years, Shinpei and Hiroko Ishibashi ran a humble soup shop there. In 2020, large-scale redevelopment began in anticipation of the Tokyo Olympics. The elderly and unemployed were left behind, forgotten amid the city's transformation. Hoping to rebuildcommunity ties, Magokoro Yoshihira, a customer of the soup shop began cleaning the streets alongside the elderly. As Magokoro and the elders made a soup to serve, they begin to realise that what was truly passed down was not a recipe, but the time spent together—remembering, cooking, and reconnecting.

The Disappearing Taste of My Second Home

NR 2025