Midnight is when artist Su Hui-yu is most awake. Walking through the haze of Taiwan’s history, he finds naked bodies telling stories of oppressed sexual thoughts. Most titles in this compilation programme will be shown for the first time in a film festival.Read more
Su Hui-yu: The midnight hours
Films screened in this combined programme
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Stilnox Home Video: The Midnight Hours
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 21′Trapped between waking life and the subconscious, Su Hui-yu finds television characters come to life in his smoke-filled apartment room after he takes a sleeping pill.
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Man Carrying Shame
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 5′Shrouded in darkness, the private imagination of a man addicted to pornography is made public in Su Hui-yu’s eerie video.
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Thou Shalt Not Self-pollute (Dr. Kinsey)
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 13′Traditional society tends to look down on masturbation. In atmospheric slow motion, a doctor tells his patients of the 'self-polluting' consequences of exploring one's sexual desires.
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The Upcoming Show
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 17′Colour bars on television screens used to signal the end of the day. For Su Hui-yu as a child, this was when his imagination was triggered.
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Nue Quan
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 9′Based on a real-life incident, this ethereal video is a quiet requiem for a man who suffocated to death from erotic asphyxiation with his one-night stand.
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A Man After Midnight
Su Hui-yu IFFR 2017 5′Referencing a popular ABBA song, Su Hui-yu’s video conducts a séance of a late-night Taiwanese television variety show where host Frankie Kao presented song and dance numbers.
