Hsu Li-wen

Drifting Flowers

Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.

The Child of Light

Yu-lan came to Taipei from southern Taiwan. She has got a successful career as a dancer. When her foster mother gets dementia, she has no choice but to retire and go back home. However, the trial and tribulation of her new life have reminded her of her childhood memories. During an argument with her mother’s foreign caretaker, the cause of her foster brother’s death and the secrets about her biological mother are gradually being revealed... As a woman of the advanced maternal age, Yu-lan has found herself unexpectedly pregnant with a baby. Following her heart, she has entered the circle of destiny. Departure means coming back, and her starting point is also her finish line. Is birth adjacent to or far away from death? Maybe at last, you’ll see that the shadow you met will be also the light to guide your life.

The Crucian

Born never to cry, Fish seeks his missing mother through the underworld. He believes her ghost is imprisoned within a deity puppet — yet, it conceals neither his mother nor an informant, but a survivor. Through the puppet’s mouth, the seaside street’s buried past unfolds.

On Marriage: Book of Bayes

Jie and Xuan are a happy same-sex couple but Jie is having an affair; she is torn between her recent love-at-first-sight “true love”, and her lifelong partner whom she’d sworn to grow old with. So, the real question is: who is her meant-to-be Ms. Right – predicted by the almighty algorithms?

The Carry-On

Into the Greenworld

A high school student who has lost his father is bullied at school while also being misunderstood by his mother. He decides to return to his father’s hometown to find the tobacco field that was painted in the torn painting he takes along on the journey.

Untold Herstory

On Green Island in the 1950s, the female thought prisoners chose to fight for freedom, but were more forcefully suppressed by the authority. They held on to their beliefs and hoping for true freedom to come.

Summer Skirts

The little girl facing her first menstruation met a pretty girl just become a woman. At the junction of women and girl, they are both deeply moved by love. What should they choose? Stay or leave?

Drifting Flowers

Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.

The Child of Light

Yu-lan came to Taipei from southern Taiwan. She has got a successful career as a dancer. When her foster mother gets dementia, she has no choice but to retire and go back home. However, the trial and tribulation of her new life have reminded her of her childhood memories. During an argument with her mother’s foreign caretaker, the cause of her foster brother’s death and the secrets about her biological mother are gradually being revealed... As a woman of the advanced maternal age, Yu-lan has found herself unexpectedly pregnant with a baby. Following her heart, she has entered the circle of destiny. Departure means coming back, and her starting point is also her finish line. Is birth adjacent to or far away from death? Maybe at last, you’ll see that the shadow you met will be also the light to guide your life.

The Crucian

Born never to cry, Fish seeks his missing mother through the underworld. He believes her ghost is imprisoned within a deity puppet — yet, it conceals neither his mother nor an informant, but a survivor. Through the puppet’s mouth, the seaside street’s buried past unfolds.

On Marriage: Book of Bayes

Jie and Xuan are a happy same-sex couple but Jie is having an affair; she is torn between her recent love-at-first-sight “true love”, and her lifelong partner whom she’d sworn to grow old with. So, the real question is: who is her meant-to-be Ms. Right – predicted by the almighty algorithms?

The Carry-On

Into the Greenworld

A high school student who has lost his father is bullied at school while also being misunderstood by his mother. He decides to return to his father’s hometown to find the tobacco field that was painted in the torn painting he takes along on the journey.

Untold Herstory

On Green Island in the 1950s, the female thought prisoners chose to fight for freedom, but were more forcefully suppressed by the authority. They held on to their beliefs and hoping for true freedom to come.

Summer Skirts

The little girl facing her first menstruation met a pretty girl just become a woman. At the junction of women and girl, they are both deeply moved by love. What should they choose? Stay or leave?

Hotel Blackcat

The Hotel Blackcat's owner, Mang, never leaves the counter. Guests include the immigrant worker, whore, losing-job Japanese, sex-abused man, little Lolita.... The police forces the Hotel to shut down and all guests must leave. What should they do? It's not necessary to lock each room anymore. Keep the door open, you'll find out traces imprinted with figures as well as times.

The World Between Us

A ten-part hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass-shooting where all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams, whose fates are all intertwined.

Long Day's Journey into Light

La Grande Chaumière Violette

Reminiscing about his youth in Taiwan's turbulent 1920s, Guo Xuehu reflects on his passion for art, a friendship with a painter -- and a doomed romance.

On Marriage

“And they lived happily ever after” is an ending we are all too familiar with. On Marriage focuses on portraying all those struggles that couples encounter when they give up themselves to fulfill their marriage. In this anthology series, each individual episode explores varying meanings of marriage from five unique perspectives.

Genius Chef Junior

Han-ming is afraid of ghosts. After the death of his beloved grandpa, he must work with spirits to cook the “Ghost Festival Feast” to recall the memory between them. Then, he discovers it takes effort to make friends as well. Can he conquer these challenges and grow up?

Tears on Fire

The life stories of four firefighters show that, through their daily work, they have not only witnessed various spectrums of Taiwan’s society but also been forced to face their own life lessons.

在河左岸

First Light

When Li Ling-hui becomes the new principal of Hualien Tzu Chi High School, her bold and unconventional approach disrupts the status quo, inspiring both teachers and students. Years later, Hsu Cheng-lin reflects on how her guidance once changed his life, shaping his journey in ways he never expected.