10 Short Films you shouldn’t miss at the 24th Taipei Film Festival

By Asian Film Festival on June 22, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

These are ten short films you shouldn’t miss at the 24th Taipei Film Festival which will take place from June 23 until July 9, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.

– Selected Shorts –

**Bruise** by Huang Ping-an – Taiwan | 2021 – 6 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

When I first heard of ‘puffer fish’, I asked Dad to draw one for me. He drew a small one on a large piece of paper, leaving me with a big blank space. (TFF 2022)

Screening:
July 2, 2022 | Saturday | Vie Show Cinemas Taipei Hsin Yi 10 | 14:20 pm

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**Do Not Go Gentle in Taipei** by Wang Yi-ling – Taiwan | 2021 – 30 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

One night, Ann and Mimi want to have a blast. They meet A-Kai. They not only fail to get what they want but end up getting involved in a crime. (TFF 2022)

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**Good Day** by Zhang Zhi-teng – Taiwan | 2022 – 19 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

Chia-chen is turned out by his wife whom he is going to divorce. One day, he sneaks back home while Typhoon “Yong-Ching”, which has the same name as his wife, is coming… (TFF 2022)

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**GuanYin Can’t Help** by Chang Hsiao-jung – USA | 2022 – 20 minutes
**Section**: Gala Presentation

A father is looking for a cure for his daughter who suffers from schizophrenia. While his mind trusts the doctor, his heart seeks refuge in religion. (TFF 2022)

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**I’m Home** by Wu Hsuan-wei – Taiwan | 2021 – 15 minutes
**Section**: Gala Presentation

Jen-chieh returns to Taiwan after his visa expires. In the old family home, he tries to find the traces of his father’s love and the courage to get closer to his father. (TFF 2022)

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**Keyboard Warrior** by Leo Liu – Taiwan | 2022 – 30 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

Ying-hong, a martial arts lover, accidentally becomes the Internet celebrity “Kung Fu Man”. He has to face the challenges from not only others but his true self. (TFF 2022)

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**She Doesn’t Care** by Zhan Xin-yi – Taiwan | 2021 – 30 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

Xiao-Chun lives with her mother Shui in the rented room owned by the Gaos. One day when Mrs. Kao takes out her rage on Xiao-Chun, Shui decides to fight back… (TFF 2022)

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**The Hostess** by Chao Ruo-tong – Taiwan | 2021 – 48 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

“Xià hǎi” (go to the sea) is often used to describe women who are involved in hospitality industry, falling into a socially unrespectable profession, namely, be drawn into the dangerous sea, which is defined by society for these mistresses. In the social frame, these mistresses are seen as aphasiac. The Hostess recorded the authentic faces of the three mistresses while working, and how they provoke destigmatization and organize a union, in terms of communicating with society. However, the denial and derecognition from the family and society turn out to be the biggest challenge. How are they going to face it? (TFF 2022)

Screening:
June 30, 2022 | Thursday | SPOT HUASHAN Cinema A One | 16:20 pm

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**Welcome Home** by Yao Kuo-chen – Taiwan | 2022 – 30 minutes
**Section**: Gala Presentation

This is a short film about women with a great influence in a Chinese family. In this mother-and-daughter relationship hides a cycle of love, life and hurting each other. (TFF 2022)

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**When Henge Meets Crescent** by Lu Po-shun – Taiwan | 2021 – 25 minutes
**Section**: Taipei Film Awards

A bribery scandal in a small village throws a gloom over Wen-He and Jun-Yo’s friendship. They have been kept apart by their families. The pandemic isolates not only individuals but communities. (TFF 2022)

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