Queer East Festival 2024
17 — 28 April
Sign-up to our Newsletter
Queer East - 17 to 28 April 2024
Undercurrent
Taiwan, 2020

Focus Taiwan, Short Form,
Directed by
Yu-Tong Weng
Running time
19 min mins

Taiwan, a winter evening in 1979. The city is under curfew, but a curious teenager follows a mysterious young man along a riverside path and into an abandoned hut, where they exchange their fears and slowly develop a sense of mutual trust.

Screening in conjunction with Secrets of 1979 (UK Premiere)


Director Bio



Yu-Tong Weng graduated from ESRA Paris with an MA in Production and Distribution, and was trained as a writer-director in Talents Tokyo and Produire au Sud Taipei workshop. Her work focuses on Taiwanese history and gender issues.

Trailer


Sign-up to our Newsletter


Get in touch