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Veterinarian Yu-Husan Lin originally majored in forestry in college. After graduation, she decided to retake the college entrance exam to pursue her dream of becoming an veterinarian. She successfully got into the Department of Veterinary Medicine at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, realizing her aspiration to care for animals, especially wildlife.
The main character refuses to read a comic recommended by a friend, only to regret it later.
The girl arranged to meet the boy at the familiar sports field. The two of them walked along the lanes, talking about the blurry present and the past, trying to untangle the faint, almost intangible tension between them…
At the end of 2023, my sister, living with schizophrenia for fifteen years, received her first electroconvulsive therapy. Watching her in the ambulance, I wondered: as she and I drift apart and our parents age, how long can I keep turning away—and how should I see her now?
An island, isolated yet sovereign, where humans and nature coexist between the ebb and flow of the tides — rising and falling, supporting one another in quiet balance. Through the beauty and sorrow of an island, we reflect on the gendered dynamics of power in contemporary island life. What does it truly mean to live freely? And how do we know which choices in life are the right ones?
During the creation of the performance Embodying Pasolini in Taipei, curator Olivier Saillard and actress Tilda Swinton revisit the legacy of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Through rehearsal, memory, and costume, cinema is reawakened in the living body.
A woman publicly searches for a husband, a gesture that exposes the bureaucracy of belonging—where geopolitics becomes paperwork, and a husband becomes the condition for home.
Directed by Lih-Kuei Chen, this film honours Professor Chiou’s legacy and traces his journey from early disillusionment under martial law in Taiwan, to formative years in the United States, and decades of community-based activism in Australia. Through interviews, archival footage, and his own writings, the film explores Cold War exile, the making of diasporic identity, and the small but powerful role of critical thought in shaping transnational Taiwanese democracy. More than a portrait of a single intellectual, the documentary reflects on broader dynamics of cultural resistance, diaspora diplomacy, and the political life of ideas beyond the Taiwan/China binary.
Graduating in Taipei, Zhang Xiao is soon returning to Shanghai. She and her boyfriend have parted ways, but keep their silence—a long night of hotpot, ice cream, and wandering with friends; a long farewell sealed softly into memory.
Mr. Lin Song-ji, an Amis man from Hualien, lived a life that mirrors Taiwan’s history. His father was of Japanese descent. As a young man, he was forced to leave his homeland when the government pushed a forestry plan. He moved to the city to survive and spent years working as a driver, which kept him from forming a deep bond with his children. The home he built with his life’s effort now faces demolition due to urban development. His descendants cannot return to the mountains and struggle to survive in the city. Yet, they remain distant from him. In the end, he is left alone.
Waiting. Waiting for the train. Fuzhou Station.
Shower and name. Destruction and reconstruction. Over and over. Again and again. This is my body and within my self. Long lays the nature. Nature.
Joey believed happiness was lost forever—until you stumbled into her world through a diary while chasing butterflies. With Dusty, the dust spirit, you team up with Joey’s Shadow, using your own shadow to solve puzzles and face her deepest fears. Happy Shadow is an interactive journey through confusion, wonder, and healing.
Hsiao Le tries to reconcile with her friend by inviting her to fulfill their old promise to set off fireworks at the summit of a mountain. Through their conversation, she realizes that the changes in their lives are irretrievable, forcing her to confront the reality of their altered relationship.
The 303T small truck travels between two timelines, childhood and adulthood, reflecting an evolving vision of what 'ideal' truly means.
A bold and crazy director, an extraordinary photographer, two vocational film students decided to use real Titan monsters to shoot in order to complete their final project film...
The protagonist and her friend talk via a tin can phone in a flower field. Sensing her friend’s sadness, she searches, hearing confessions of fear and longing. The friend vanishes, leaving only the phone, as the vivid field remains and their dialogue resumes.
Blue Sun reflects on the 1984 mining accidents in Northern Taipei and their enduring impact. Inspired by the works of Taiwanese novelist Tong Wei-Ger, the performance explores how these events continue to shape memory and identity.
Two athletes from opposite sides of the world rise above discrimination and pressures of race and nation to stage the greatest duel in Olympic history and forge a lifelong friendship.
In a town devastated and lacking energy, a young adventurer and a mysterious little robot set out on a journey toward a towering structure. Legend says this tower holds an orb of infinite energy. After a series of adventures, they ultimately retrieve the energy orb and save their crumbling hometown.
When words pass from one person to another, whose do they become? Revisiting a post-war plague on Quemoy, memories of a survivor gather drifting fragments: a 16mm travelogue, charcoal drawings, electronic sound, and spoken testimony, forming a layered meditation on transmission and the unstable ownership of stories.
As the mycelium spreads, an undercurrent of desire and arrogance subtly emerges, intertwining and diverging continuously with the passage of time...
A story about going fast, wanting to go even faster, and then relaxing after an overly tense lifestyle.
In a shadow play and puppet show inspired by the great tradition of Taiwanese theater, accompany the hero of this documentary narrative as he plunges us into the period of the White Terror.
This is a tale of tomatoes and desire: In the 17th century, tomatoes were feared as poisonous across Europe. It wasn’t until a French painter dared to face death that the world was finally able to taste the tomato’s beauty. After twelve hours of anxiety and fear, the painter emerged not only unharmed but found the flavor of the tomato exquisite, his appetite awakened. One evening, a woman prepared a delightful dish of tomato pasta with red sauce, waiting in both anxiety and anticipation for the return of a man.
Little Red and Little Green stood on opposite sides of the street, tending to their traffic lights every day. As time went by, through countless glances and silent exchanges, they gradually fell for each other.
Recording the way things are.
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.
One ordinary day, a sudden visit disrupted the routine of the whole family. The youngest bunny, bursting with excitement and curiosity, bounced through the house—she simply couldn’t wait! However, when the mysterious visitor arrived, the once noisy house instantly fell silent.
[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.
While conducting research in the deep sea, a scientist makes a terrifying and unforeseen discovery.
Feel the ground beneath you. We are constantly supported by the earth.
A ruined wedding photo sparks a journey through Taiwan’s iconic pre-wedding photographers—uncovering stories of fantasy, rebellion, and pain, and leading to a deeper reflection on femininity, absence, and the unreachable idea of perfection.
In a dystopian future, exiled Kung Fu master Big Sister 13 leads a gang of trans and queer fighters who reclaim a forgotten zone and transform it into the Martial Forest—a secret training ground where care is as powerful as combat. Together, they fight to survive rising violence and build a future rooted in chosen family and trans resistance.
Set in the Taoyuan Aerotropolis expropriation zone, this film traces a home that no longer belongs to us. Before relocation, my mother passed away—her “too late” compelled me to return and document what remains. Through father–daughter dialogue and acts of creation, the film records landscapes on the verge of disappearance, and the fragile traces of “home” that persist in the struggle against erasure.
Laura moved to Taiwan to study traditional Chinese. After some time, she had to make a choice — either to go back to Spain or to keep memorizing words in the island.
Ah Wei, a taxi driver worn down by years of caring for his seriously sick wife, is urged one night to return to work. Hoping for a brief respite, he starts up the taxi he hasn't driven in a long time, but soon finds himself caught in a night he never expected.
A grieving teenage girl embarks on a moonlit scooter journey with a stranger. As memories and doubts surface, they navigate night streets together, searching for answers about her past, present, and future.