The Undertow
Instructor Wang is strict with the students and forbids them to date. Despite this depressing circumstance, Student Xie Ying-Jie is the one who wants to go against everything.
In the village, the boy offers help but is turned down by everyone. Later his friend asks him to help on their fish farm and take the motor to the neighbouring village afterwards. But he loses the key and is determined to find it although the tide is coming in.
Pan Nah and his friend Azhu are causing trouble all over the town. When they encounter a bullied dork, Pan Nah adopts him into their group. And so begins an outing that will change the fates of all of them.
Lonely and closeted, Xiao-Wei turns to the internet—until real-life feelings bring more questions than answers.
Jin-sen Ho runs a small factory in the countryside of Tainan. His older parents, who have Alzheimer's disease, always chatter about old memories, like when they took Jin-sen Ho to the mountains and grew pineapples in the fields. As time goes by, some memories are lost while others continue.
Minwei and his friend Aaron are engaged in part-time work in the pesticide spraying business, but Minwei's health is deteriorating due to long-term exposure to pesticides. Aaron advises Minwei to find another job, which leads to an argument between them.
What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take in answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste (“The Can of Anido”), migrant workers (“942”), industrial collapse (“Way Home”), low birth rates and diversity in families (“A Making-Of”), and insomnia (“The Sleep”).
A good-hearted social worker meets a rebellious teenager; a bullied child finds no help; a gentle youth becomes a predator to survive… How can they stop this vicious circle?
Allie is a walking enigma trying out acting lessons. After serving eight years in prison for the manslaughter of her abusive father, Yen returns to her suburban hometown. Yen and Allie look identical. When their shared secret is revealed, will Yen and her mother outrun their fate?
Ad director Wan Ting-fang, with little time left to live, receives an unusual offer from underworld emissaries: film an adult movie for ghostly audiences, and he’ll gain more time on earth. Short on resources, he enlists his mother-in-law Hsiao-fang, whose unexpected enthusiasm reignites his creative spirit. But when their forbidden project catches the City God’s attention, Ting-fang's final deadline draws near.
Under the Gun
Supermoon and Her
