The Brave Swing

Cram school, concerts, capsule machines, arcades—Ning and Rou, the both of us, now and the future, a decade from now. The sound of fireworks—just like fireworks.

Over twenty years ago, Yao moved to Taiwan from China through marriage and settled in a single veterans' dormitory called "Da Wo Xin She." Now a widow, her days pass slowly, balancing between caring for the veterans and working odd jobs. Looking back on her relationship with her parents, Yao gradually came to understand what had brought her to this point and made her who she is today. With the dormitory’s impending demolition, Yao’s uncertain journey of displacement is about to begin once again.

After voyu toskʉ's father was released from prison that year, he took his family away from Alishan and wandered around Taiwan for a lifetime. It wasn't until sixty years later that the youngest son, voyu toskʉ, decided to move back up to the mountains. voyu never understands why he grew up in the plain while his father was always wandering. They moved from one place to another, never truly settling down. And voyu's life trajectory is similar to his father's, never knowing where his home truly belongs. So, does the warm "home" that everyone talks about really exist?

In that summer, mom is admjavascript:window.document.synopsis.submit()itted to the hospital again. Ling was at a loss at home with the reappearance of her birth mom as well as the sudden change of jealous attitude from her elder sister Ching. How should they encounter the forth coming death? It turns out that something as natural as breathing needs practice as well.

Through a unique blend of animation, reenactment, and documentary interviews, this hybrid-medium short film seeks to capture the lives of political prisoners at the New Life Correction Centre on Green Island during the 1950s.

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.

A detective team receives a mysterious anonymous letter claiming the sender stole their magnifying glass, along with a riddle. Lucky and his friend John embark on a journey from the classroom to the playground, finally reaching the field where they discover the last clue has been taken by the school bully.

As Yong-Ning’s drag persona Valerie begins to shine in Taiwan’s underground Ballroom scene, his budding romance with Wei-En falters. Shaken by a moment of rejection, the two must decide if love can survive the weight of identity.

Two boys play poker on a dull afternoon. As one boy inadvertently touches and makes eye contact with the other, it sparks a beautiful, imaginative dance.