Short Film
Competition 1
The Second Child
UK
Premiere
Meng Qin's daily life revolves around
taking care of her 11-year-old son who has a rare genetic disease. Already four
months pregnant, Meng Qin is both hesitant to tell her son about the pregnancy
and fears for the health of the second child.
The Stag UK
UK Premiere
At a deer farm in Changhua County, a
middle-aged man is asked to cut off a stag's antlers in front of his two kids.
Manoa Valley
UK Premiere
Two friends spend a summer day together in
Manoa Valley before one of them moves to New York City.
Kill the Horse
UK Premiere
Murder from the grass made ze frantic to
find the horse they were talking about. Ze saw the thorn in the fool's nipple,
the secret of the tribe's faith, the ray of light in the flood. Burn it all!
Out of the ashes rang the voice of the horse.
Don't You Know
World Premiere
Last summer, my family traveled to Bristol,
UK, for my sister’s graduation. Behind the laughter lies the unaddressed
dilemma of her future: my father, a returnee from Hong Kong's 1997 immigration
wave, wants to keep her close, while my sister, a Gen Z raised in Western
culture, yearns for a life far from home. Using found footage and travel clips
spanning decades, this film offers the audience a glimpse into a 20-year-long
love-hate relationship shaped by Hong Kong's migration wave.
Boxing Day
International
Premiere
On a normal, boring workday, Nurse Cecily
follows her favorite patient Ahno's boxing match on the radio after he is
discharged from the hospital, while caring for the other patients in her own
special way: the one who drinks behind the nurse's back, the couple who
secretly date, the one who hit the wall out of desperation, the one who leave
cute stickers and blood stains on their beds... As Ahno's match approaches,
Cecily's worries surface; until a Mercury Man comes to her afternoon dream with
wounds that grows dandelions...
