Yuki Hsiao

On a sweltering summer morning, just as Wei-Han was heading out for delivery run, he discovered that the fridge had broken down—all of his girlfriend Chia-Lin’s ice pops had melted. Chia-Lin called the landlord, insisting that he replace the old fridge with a new one, but Wei-Han didn’t want to escalate the situation. The two began to argue in their cramped rooftop room.

Lights shining, drums rolling, here starts the show. Curtains falling, winds howling, sheds swaying, up there sits the moon. LIANG-JUN gazes silently at her mother, not daring to say a word.

A boy’s closest friend is a cow he has grown up with. When the cow faces an uncertain fate, the boy embarks on a journey, determined to keep his friend safe. Along the journey, he comes to see that love, care, and understanding are far more complex than he had imagined.

Gao was trying to seek a complete love in different people to fulfill her emptiness.​