Shu-Ping Lee

Cupcakes, Lonely Cats

Liu Hui is a widower whose son lives in America. She insists on living alone in the house she shared with her late husband, a calligrapher, and is surrounded by fond memories. As she gradually joins community activities, she strikes up an acquaintance with the kind and shy building caretaker who faces a quandary over a stray cat. Small moments together reveal loneliness and companionship.

The Bite of the Dolphin

After the final exams, a body is found hanging in the men's bathroom, its cause of death uncertain—suicide or murder? With no clear signs of foul play, the investigation uncovers bullying within the class and complex student dynamics. The suspects include a trusted teacher, a class president fighting for justice, a passive gifted student, a weak follower, and a powerful troublemaker. As motives and opportunities are questioned, the mystery of who killed the student unfolds in the near-empty school.

糟糕！我又吸走別人的念頭了

Liu Ping-hui, gifted with the ability to absorb others' negative thoughts, believes he can bring peace to the world with his power. But instead of becoming a hero, he’s spent 38 years single—until he finally finds a girlfriend. His happiness is short-lived, however, as she abruptly breaks up with him via a cryptic message saying, “Your smile seems fake.” During his search for her, he meets Hsin-chieh, a fearless and passionate woman. As he tries to use his ability to help her, he only ends up creating more chaos in her life.

Claw Back

Chang Yun-kuang, a driver supporting his family, runs a claw machine business on the side to make ends meet. When his estranged father reappears, Yun-kuang avoids confrontation, instead finding solace in observing the lively interactions of players and machine owners. As he learns from their stories, his life starts to transform, pushing him to finally reach for what truly matters and reclaim the "prize" he has been missing all along.

Keep Shooting! Ting-Fang!

Ad director Wan Ting-fang, with little time left to live, receives an unusual offer from underworld emissaries: film an adult movie for ghostly audiences, and he’ll gain more time on earth. Short on resources, he enlists his mother-in-law Hsiao-fang, whose unexpected enthusiasm reignites his creative spirit. But when their forbidden project catches the City God’s attention, Ting-fang's final deadline draws near.

Till Next Time

As the boy group SPARK celebrates its 10th anniversary, superfan Xi finally achieves her dream of joining their management team.

Rungay

Teymu has been lying in bed for a long time because of illness, looked after by a Vietnamese caretaker. One day, his daughter returns and wakes him up. It turns out his children are arguing over his land. A monkey appears and leads him on a spiritual journey.

To Pee or Not to Pee

A male urologist and his dentist husband were madly in love, but their relationship takes an unexpected turn when a video of theirs goes viral on social media. As the spotlight grows brighter, the allure of fame begins to infiltrate one's desires.

Hear Her With Your Eyes

This is a short film that requires the audience to pay attention. Pay attention to what does not happen in the frame; pay attention to the dialogue that is not said in the frame; and most importantly, pay attention to the man who does not appear in the frame.

Take Me to the River

After years of being away from home, Fan is suddenly summoned back by her relatives to assist with her grandma's funeral. As she reunites with her aunt Yun, amidst the emotional turmoil of the funeral, they find themselves on an unexpected journey of self-discovery and reconciliation within their complex family dynamics.

Right Jabs

It’s supposed to be an energetic morning, but Zhe, a real estate agent, feels suffocated and oppressed. With nowhere to go, he heads to a house that he can’t sell and calls for an escort, unexpectedly opening up new possibilities for both of them.

Ghost of the Dark Path

Secret policeman Agent Seven, tasked with surveilling underground reformist agitators, falls in love with their outspoken leader. Following a mass arrest, he barges in on her brutal assault by his colleague. He kills the malefactor and she escapes. Agent Seven follows a trail of her blood down a secluded forest path and loses his way, bringing him to a mysterious village of damned souls.

The Dog

In order to escape from her ex-husband, A-Long, Lili moves to an old apartment by the sea and discovers a living sofa there. After fixing the sofa's broken limbs, the sofa becomes affectionate with Lili like a dog. A-Long finds Lili's apartment and demands money from her. When the two of them argue, the sofa suddenly swallows A-Long whole, leaving no trace behind. The sofa has consumed Lili's fear, allowing her to sleep peacefully at night. However, when her child comes to visit her, the sofa becomes a new source of fear for her, as she is afraid that her child will also be swallowed. Lili decides to take the sofa to the beach and burn it at night.

Long Spirit

High school student Li Chih-hui worships martial arts movie star “Long” and dreams of becoming a kung fu master so he can defend himself from bullies. When classmate Chien Li-hua shows concern for the bullied Chih-hui, he begins to develop feelings for her. And when he finds out Li-hua is into divination and wants to become a spirit medium, Chih-hui pens a script entitled “Long and the Magic Princess” and invites her to star in it, but the bullies show up and knock Chih-hui unconscious. When he wakes up, however, Chih-hui suddenly declares that Long’s spirit now possesses his body.

Daddy-To-Be

As Jun waits leisurely to enlist in the army, everything starts to go sloppy after two lines appear on his girlfriend’s pregnancy test. Jun, who lost his father as a child, is at a loss because of his sudden “fatherhood”. Meanwhile, his mother Jia-ling gives Jun a golden watch, a relic from his father. Looking at the oldfashioned watch, Jun wonders if he can become a reliable man.

The Remains

Fang, a young and innocent female dancer, has a pure love for dance. Her experienced and strict female teacher, Xue, who used to capture the spotlight on the dance floor, has an extreme pursuit of performance. The power of obsession, however, has almost driven her crazy. The relationship between master and apprentice becomes entangled with mutual obsessions, causing a great change in both their lives. Will an unexpected failure transform Fang's own obsession into paranoia? Life is an experience with various obsessions. But is obsession the motivation of living? Or is it simply the reason why we exist?

The Last Shot

Middle-aged A-San, who has been single for many years, finally feels his heart beating again. But he is hesitant in taking action and asking out Yu-lian. His best friend is someone who has always been on his side and has never abandoned him, but can’t take his celibacy anymore. This friend is his penis. His soft, flaccid penis turns into a human. He swears to God that he will turn his loser life around and get laid. So A-San and his penis duke it out for control of sense and sensibility.

Fish Pond

University student Hsu-hao longs for love. He subscribes to the “fish pond theory”, believing that he should spend time with and compare many different girls before choosing the right one. One night, Hsu-hao comes across a girl named “Koi” on a dating app and they hit it off, but the app does not match them. As he begins searching for her, a classmate recommends that he use the “Rent a Girlfriend” service. Hsu-hao ends up having a great Valentine’s Day with a girl from the service, and despite still wanting to kind Koi, he becomes inexplicably attracted to this new girl…

Sister

Yu Ting, a 16-year-old high school student, comes home one day to find a "sister" of her age, her cousin from Vietnam, her mother’s hometown. Yu Ting's mother has promised to get the underage girl to work in Taiwan under the disguise of her "adopted" daughter Yu Lan.

Be My Quarantine

When returning to Taiwan from abroad, Mika has a hard time coping with the "new normal" under the COVID-19 outbreak. Her mother is determined to fight the corona virus at all costs. The pandemic turns the household into a battlefield between Mika and her families. Confined to her tiny bedroom during the quarantine, Mika begins to notice inexplicable transformations of her body. Her absurd journey which is just like the quarantine version of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is unfolding.

Butterflies

In the near future, Taiwan has been occupied and became the province of an evil empire. Chased by the Regime, Yu escapes prison and meets Lien, a girl that will help her fleeing the country. However, their encounter will puzzle their plans and change their fate.

Family Day

No English overview available now. This film was nominated for the Golden Harvest Award.

Visitors

Han Yu-jie has been estranged from his father for a long time, but an incident in which a burglar breaks into their home at night forces him to temporarily return. As tensions between the family start to ease, Han Yu-jie notices a comic artist living next door lurking around their house. The artist, in a panic, confesses to having observed strange occurrences around the house after the burglary. Han Yu-jie, along with his ex-girlfriend and the comic artist, begins to investigate these peculiar events, only to realize that his seemingly familiar life is unraveling into something beyond his imagination. The concept of "home" can be an obsession. To maintain the image of a perfect family in one’s heart, some may even cling to lies. As Yu-jie inches closer to a reality he can never return to, what choices will he make?

The Silent Forest

Hearing-impaired teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn’t seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the game taking place in the last row on the school bus, his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear.

Like Father, Like Daughter

On the day Taiwan passes its same-sex marriage law, Wen-de’s daughter is at home, celebrating her new engagement to her girlfriend.