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.
The other films shown within Su Hui-yu: The Midnight Hours
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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.
- Filmmaker
- Su Hui-yu
- Country
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2015
- Medium
- File
- Length
- 5’
- Language
- Taiwanese
- Producer
- Su Hui-yu
- Sales
- Su Hui-yu
- Cinematography
- Chen Guan-yu
- Cast
- Tsuei Tai-hao
