Daphne Jen

A story of a Taiwanese man who wants to film a special porn called Plan A.

This spectacularly eccentric satire by Su Hui-Yu draws on 1970s Taiwanese TV culture and has a roller-skating Hitler dance with Stalin and Mao do the same with Chiang Kai-shek. A revue show of dictators in cahoots with the entertainment industry.

After returning to Taiwan for the New Year, Pu Nien's life is turned upside down when her mother, Yu Ling, falls seriously ill, revealing long-hidden secrets. As Pu Nien grapples with her mother's condition, she also faces challenges in her own personal life, including the complicated dynamics with her girlfriend, Tsai. Meanwhile, Tsai is torn by her past and must make difficult decisions that will impact her future with Pu Nien.

Every summer, Hsuan, Yei, and Chi jump into the pool together. Yei is always faster than Hsuan, but Hsuan doesn't care about winning or losing. All she wants is to stay with Chi, slowly, naturally, till they reach Taipei.

Everything around Mrs. Yan looks perfect, but her mind is as confused and complex as the variety of medications she is taking. To reach peace of body and mind, she tries many methods including qi training, but to no avail. One day she gets a message that the woman who had an affair with her husband is in a nursing home and suffering from dementia.

Lin and Xu lived together in a rooftop addition in Taipei, supporting each other's dreams along the way. Now, Xu has decided to move out of the rooftop addition, while Lin chooses to stay in Taipei and continue pursuing her dreams. The red sofa left behind by the moving company opens up an opportunity for the two. They must now confront the ambiguous relationship they never openly discussed and figure out how to face the separation.

Min was in a car accident with her mother. Whene waiting for the results of her mother's surgery, her brother behaved weirdly. The horrible plague doctor and the symptoms of the Black Death appear in her mind. All kinds of events seem to remind Min that it was not just as simple as having a car accident...

A little boy trying to beat a monster. A baseball team captain trying to win a game. Perhaps ...they're the same thing.

Wang Yu Ching and Jung Hsuan are two young girls who are exploring what it means to face their desires amidst the backdrop of school. Their hopes and dreams are woven into a playful and fantastical narrative as they learn what it means to grow up.

On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Shan and her father realize they’ve forgotten Grandma’s favorite dumpling skin, so they rush to the market before it closes. However, an unexpected email and phone call disrupt their mission and the fragile balance of their relationship.

Cheng Hai, a talented photographer, sacrifices everything for his dream. But after winning a prestigious award, he feels empty. A chance meeting with his ex, Pei Han, leads him to confess his frustration. That night, a bizarre dream takes hold: he must find a bathroom, but the need to urinate is endless. This surreal journey, where Pei Han appears in many forms, forces him to confront his doubts. He cries out, "When will this pee finally be over?"

A dying girl and a living girl in a conversation on the top floor, navigating the journey of understanding each other. Why live? What to live for?

A film producer, an assassin, and a patriot. These aren’t three characters in this film but three ways of describing Wu Dun, a member of the United Bamboo Gang who murdered the Taiwanese-American writer Henry Liu and became a producer of wuxia films. Hsu Che-yu, who previously brought Single Copy (IFFR 2020) and Re-rupture (IFFR 2018) to Rotterdam, visits Wu’s abandoned studio to restage the events with forensic scanning techniques.

Passionate actors, Li and Nini, meet on set and bond over their devotion to acting. As they navigate unexpected challenges, they must confront whether their love for acting can make them shine.

A young couple is trapped in a painful memory of burying a baby. A change in one of the reincarnations makes the woman realize that the baby is still alive and digs it out. Finally, she takes the baby out of the reincarnation.

Little blue pieces of fluff fall off from a fuzzy sweater. A girl cannot get rid of them, they’re spreading across her body like an epidemic. Metaphorical story from the age of Covid.

Yen, who’s just got out of a relationship, is about to enter a new chapter of life. Yet with the reappearance of Chieh, he realizes that loneliness may have never left at all.

Post-election tensions rise as the acting president provokes China, leading to PLA drills and looming invasion. As Zero Day nears, the president must choose war, and the island faces a critical choice for its future.