Life Story: The Cleaner

Yen Ting is a cleaner at a death scene. His job is not only to clean up the environment, but also to clean up the uneasy past between his family and the deceased. While old grudges cannot be swept away as easily as…

Unfulfilled Dreams

Seen from a daughter's point of view, Chu Tien Wen turns her parents' stories into a film after having found her father's diary that documents his journey from Nanking in China all the way to Tainan in Taiwan in 1949.…

Jang Gae: The Foreigner

Born and raised in Seoul, Korea. Gwang Yong is a troubled youth of mixed- race. His father Jui Hsiang, is second-generation Hwagyo (ethnic Chinese living in Korea), who is a man of both integrity and pride, and also…

Freedom under the Wall

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​In 1949, the Republic of China suffered a major defeat in the Chinese Civil War, and the Government was forced to relocate to Taiwan. The Government enacted the Declaration of Martial Law in Taiwan, prosecuted anyone…

Life Story: The Faces

Sisters' Busy Hands

There are many things that a woman's hands can do but wiping tears off is not one of them. This is Meng Meng Betel Nut Stand run by three women, which offers comfort to the residents in this small seaside town. (Source:…

Non Reading Club

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Yan Wu Ji did not want to admit the fact that he had lost his love. He took a leave of absence from Berlin and returned to Taiwan. The bookstore where he fell in love with his ex-girlfriend was named Warten, waiting…

Pulang

Yao Wei takes his girlfriend home to Malaysia. He tells his parents of his engagement and this decision sparks of some changes between them. (Source: seashorts.org) ~~ Co-production with Malaysia.

Bin Bin

Bin Bin is a beautiful, fearless boy. He enjoys his friendship with his confidante An An until You Jen, a handsome mixed-race boy, appears in their lives. While pursuing An An, You Jen awakens something in Bin Bin's…

A Lean Soul

"A Lean Soul" examines the life and works of Taiwanese novelist Qi Deng Sheng. The filmmakers were able to have in-depth interviews with not only the writer's closest friends and relatives but also the notoriously…