Kaohsiung Shorts（2023）

The “Kaohsiung Shorts” Film Program is an annual initiative that selects emerging creators through an open call, encouraging diverse themes and creative expressions in short film production. To date, the program has supported over 100 works. The eight new short films from the 2023 cycle have gone through a one-year journey from initial concept to final creation. These films explore themes ranging from familial bonds and struggles, the desires and regrets of love, the resistance and confusion of growing up, to the fading and brilliance of life. Each piece offers a distinct perspective and cinematic language, carving out a fresh new chapter in the landscape of short film artistry.

Author高雄市電影館

高雄市電影館為南台灣專責推廣電影的基地，近年以「高雄人」品牌投資電影長片、影集及製作原創短片，並以「高雄拍」、「高雄VR FILM LAB」扶植新銳短片及VR創作，每年定期舉辦之高雄電影節，現為台灣最大的國際短片影展。

In this issue

8 films

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J is for Just an afternoon thunderstorm

Little Deaths

一個女人生命中的三小時

Unofficial History of Time

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Hit by Goodbye

The Dream Will Carry Us

The Longest Night

The Same

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