Man Carrying Shame
Shrouded in darkness, the private imagination of a man addicted to pornography is made public in Su Hui-yu’s eerie video.
5'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
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. Filmed in the only remaining Red Envelope cabaret theatre in Ximending, Taipei, the mourning of a disappearing tradition is imbued with melancholy.
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Nue Quan
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.
9'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
Stilnox Home Video: The Midnight Hours
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.
21'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
Thou Shalt Not Self-pollute (Dr. Kinsey)
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.
13'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
- Director
- Su Hui-yu
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Production Year
- 2015
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 5'
- Medium
- File
- Language
- Taiwanese
- Producer
- Su Hui-yu
- Sales
- Su Hui-yu
- Cinematography
- Chen Guan-yu
- Cast
- Tsuei Tai-hao
Programme
Deep Focus Short
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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.
5'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
Man Carrying Shame
Shrouded in darkness, the private imagination of a man addicted to pornography is made public in Su Hui-yu’s eerie video.
5'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017
Nue Quan
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.
9'
Taiwan
IFFR 2017