Taiwanese Shorts

We are delighted to be screening a series of Taiwanese shorts as part of the Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh.

Can you hear me? (12+)

2021 – 李念修 Li Nien-Hsiu
Jhong wakes up and finds himself dead. He watches his remaining family members dealing with his death while they speak their thoughts over breakfast. Although his wife can’t hear what he has to say, she comprehends what’s on his mind.

Where am I going? (12+)

2018 – 黃勻弦 Huang Yun-sian
The old man goes to mend window screen by his bike. He passes through all scenes which make him nervous or comfortable. It is his day and also a metaphor of his life.

My grandmother is an egg (12+)

2021 – 張吾青 Chang Wu-ching
My grandmother is a T’ung-yang-hsi. It is a traditional practice of prearranged marriage, selling a young girl to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law. Based on extensive interviews and research, the film aims to reflect women’s oppression.

Invisible children (12+)

2021 – 劉純佑 LIU Chun-Yu
Aya has lived a lonely life without an official identity because her mother is an illegal migrant worker. When Aya becomes ill, she meets two playmates in the hospital and discovers they are also Invisible Children, incapable of growing up …

Girl in the water (12+)

2021 – 黃詩柔 Huang Shi-Rou
Contemplating the torn walls and scars, the heroine thinks of the ups and downs of love. Girl in the Water, a hand-drawn animation based on personal experiences, depicts femininity and female internal time-consciousness through the healing of a woman’ s broken heart.

Goldfish (12+)

2016 – 王登鈺 Fish WANG
A boy discovers a secret – the reason why he’ll never grow up and all people have lost their dreams is because the greedy rulers have been devouring their youth and dreams.