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Praying Mantis (Director's Cut)

Praying Mantis (Director's Cut)

Directed by 謝文明

Rights
謝文明
Year
2025
Country
Taiwan, Hong Kong
Runtime
21 min
台灣PaintingSexualityShortsAnimationFantasyThrillerHorror+9

Praying Mantis (Director's Cut)

Praying Mantis (Director's Cut)

Directed by 謝文明

Rights
謝文明
Year
2025
Country
Taiwan, Hong Kong
Runtime
21 min
台灣PaintingSexualityShortsAnimationFantasyThrillerHorror

Directed by 謝文明

Rights
謝文明
Year
2025
Country
Taiwan, Hong Kong
Runtime
21 min
台灣PaintingSexualityShortsAnimationFantasyThrillerHorror

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Festivals & Awards

3 items
2025

Golden Horse Awards

最佳動畫短片

2025

Venice Film Festival

地平線單元競賽

2026

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

午夜競賽

Cast & Crew

1 people
Director

謝文明

Film Notes

2 notes
avatarMika Wang07/29/2026

殘忍妖豔,詭譎病態的有趣作品。色彩的使用與台語配音令人眼前一亮,昆蟲的細節與擺動翅膀的音效相當用心。感謝製作。

avatar吳睿芸06/02/2026

實在太喜歡謝文明的異色美學,關於愛的畸形幻想,螳螂的肢體像一種詭異的舞蹈,跳著人性、母性、獸性的張狂並置。

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About Praying Mantis (Director's Cut)

Director
謝文明
Rights
謝文明
Country
Taiwan, Hong Kong
Year
2025
Runtime
21 min
Age Rating
Mature
Tags
台灣, Painting, Sexuality, Shorts, Animation, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, 超現實