YEN AND AI-LEE
by Tom Shu-yu Lin​

107min | Taiwan | 2024

Yen returns to her Hakkanese village in Kaohsiung after serving eight years in prison. Amidst her attempt to reconcile with her widowed mother, the enigmatic and urban Ai-Lee enters. As their fates intertwine, how will they inevitably confront their truths?
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Original Title Xiao Yan Yu Wu Ai-Lee
​Year of production 2024
Length 107'
Country Taiwan
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Dialogue Mandarin, Hakkanese
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Director Tom Shu-yu Lin
​Production Bering Pictures
Producers Clifford Miu, Linhan Zhang
Executive Producers Annie Yang, William Wen
Co-Producer Amo Chang, Kimi Hsia
Associate Producer Fenda Lyn
Writer Tom Shu-yu Lin
Cinematographer Kartik Vijay, Isc.
Editor Tom Hsinming Lin
Production Designer Penny Pei-Ling Tsai
Sound Designer Lichi Kuo
Original Score Masaki Hayashi
Costume Designer Karen Yip
Cast Kimi Hsia, Kuei-Mei Yang, Sam Tseng, Kipin Ng, Shih Ying Chang, I-Le Hsieh, Chieh Chang, Yuchieh Hsu, Zhang Ying Xie, Jui Chun Fan, Elsie Yeh
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Festival selections
Busan International Film Festival 2024, South Korea -World Premiere, KIM Jiseok Award
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
Singapore International Film Festival 2024
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025, USA -Best International Feature Film Award
​CinemAsia Film Festival 2025, Netherlands
​Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025, Japan
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2025, Finland
​Kosmorama - Trondheim International Film Festival 2025, Norway
​Asian Pop-Up Cinema 2025, USA - Grand Jury Feature Film Award
​D'A Film Festival Barcelona 2025, Spain
​Festival du film Taïwanais à Paris 2025, France
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2025, USA
San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase 2025, USA
MOOOV Filmfestival 2025, Belgium
​Pride Asian Film Festival 2025, Canada
​Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine 2025
​Taiwan Film Festival in Australia 2025
Jerusalem Film Festival 2025, Israel
​Five Lakes Film Fest 2025, Germany
Taiwan Film Festival of Boston 2025, USA
Taiwan Filmfest Berlin 2025, Germany
Filmfest Sundsvall 2025, Sweden
​Five Flavours Asian Film Festival 2025, Poland
Taiwan Documentary Film Festival in Thailand 2025
International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, India

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