Taoyuan Film Festival
桃園電影節
26 films
Caged Dog
Caged Dog
Straight-A student Jie volunteers to be the tutor of A-He, a special needs student who is always bullied by the gang. Jie wants to leave this backward and hopeless town desperately and keeps persuading A-He to reach higher in life, but ends up become the one who pushes him down.
From Okinawa With Love
From Okinawa With Love
2024 Taoyuan Film Festival
Zombie Film With Grandpas & Grandmas
Zombie Film With Grandpas & Grandmas
The director wants to use drama to revitalize his grandmother's memory. He has the whimsical idea of mobilizing the neighborhood to shoot a Grade B movie with his grandmother featuring Power Rangers fighting zombies.
Give It All
Give It All
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Japan Academy Awards
Darling This Was Hard
Darling This Was Hard
A lonely amateur photographer, developing the same photo of his ex-lover everyday.
BLISSGATE
BLISSGATE
Taku had been feeling that he was incompatible with this world . Drawing strange creatures was his way of coping with his unhappiness. One day , all his dissatisfaction disappeared.
To the Sea
To the Sea
An elderly mother has been raising her mentally retarded son alone for many years. She is exhausted physically and mentally and decides to take her child to the sea.
One Body Two Sides
One Body Two Sides
這個春天,獨自扶養陽陽的母親不敵生活壓力的困窘,決定暫時將陽陽從台灣送到大陸奶奶家生活一段時間,正當他與陌生的奶奶逐漸相知相惜之時,卻傳來了父親在英國被逮捕的消息
This Is Not the End
This Is Not the End
16-year-old Allen finds joy and hope in hurdling which he often wins in competitions during middle school. When he enters high school, he cannot even handle the basic 3-step hurdle because of his height. His hope of being in the school team is dashed, let alone winning over his teammates.
雪水消融的季節
雪水消融的季節
2024金馬獎最佳紀錄片入圍
Fisso
Fisso
Film stores memories, and the camera freezes family bonds. This stop-motion animation stitches together broken time to rediscover warmth at home.
See You, Lovable Strangers
See You, Lovable Strangers
本片為2013年《可愛陌生人》的續集,持續關切越南移工的勞動生活,探索大量移工潛逃的背後成因,追蹤被台灣遣返的非法移工家庭景況。
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
The film invites audiences to explore ‘spay & neuter’, ‘animal shelter systems’ and ‘life education’ through the actions of animal welfare charities and shelters in Taiwan.
On My Way Home
On My Way Home
The direction of home, where the heart leads.
My Sister
My Sister
Xiaochun, who is about to celebrate her 18th birthday, is preparing to leave home to go to school, but her younger brother Xia Zai frequently rushes into her eyes and acts wild.
Love Punch
Love Punch
《96 Minutes》director Hong Zi-hsuan's work focuses on the rare Taiwanese women's boxing theme! When a dropout boxer and a down-and-out drunk coach meet again, can the two fight side by side with their respective pains and regrets and regain their former glory?
Mama Pingpong Social Club
Mama Pingpong Social Club
Empty-nest mother A-Mian joins the mysterious "Mom's Billiards Club", and a strange accident completely changes her life.
Keep In Mind: Father’s Cinema
Keep In Mind: Father’s Cinema
The old theater is about to be demolished. This is the last time that the son and his father watch a movie together in this cinema full of memories.
On Another's Sorrow
On Another's Sorrow
Ruoqing, who lost her mother, was confused to deal with the funeral arrangements. She wanted to send her mother off for the last journey in her own way.
Man, Monkey, Mannequin
Man, Monkey, Mannequin
This story is about elders who don’t like to go out, and about a moment of temporary stagnation in life.