Good Dog's Life

Once inseparable in high school, the three friends drifted into their own lives after graduation—studies, work, the ordinary distance of time. Only when all three gathered did it feel like the group was truly whole. On this night, they came together again. Tomorrow, Hui-An would leave Hualien. There were no farewells, no ceremony—just the quiet end of an evening, and each returning home. Nothing seemed to be taken, and yet, the most precious things lingered with them.

Single mother Qiao-Hui tries to understand her gay son Jia-Hao by downloading a gay dating app in a whimsical attempt. She disguises herself as a handsome colleague to get closer and chat with him, putting in great effort to uncover the truth behind her son's sudden change in behavior.

A-Wei drifts through life until a nighttime glance at A-Bin sparks something fragile. In fleeting moments and open spaces, a tender, uncertain love unfolds.

C, a withdrawn girl, suspects that her new roommate Amber has been secretly entering her room. Unable to confront her face to face, C begins observing Amber from afar. Hoping to get closer without revealing herself, she dials the phone in her room and starts an anonymous conversation.

One is free to express emotions, while the other is accustomed to a closed-off life. Yet, de- spite their extremely different personalities, Xuan and Anne share a common identity in the world̶about a sense of alienation, a kind of loneliness.

A seventeen-year-old girl's family, drowning in debt, agrees to a marriage proposal out of desperation. But the wedding hides a dark secret, a terrifying ritual demanding the sacrifice of five brides. Caught between survival and horror, she is about to face a nightmare far worse than she imagined.

Three years after an unexpected incident, the relationship between the brother and sister has grown distant. Now, as Rong( the sister) prepares to leave home for college, she struggles to connect with her reclusive, game-obsessed brother, Ray. Unable to communicate in reality, Rong chooses to approach him through a game, disguising her identity in the clumsiest way, hoping to find something she has lost. But perhaps, more than her seemingly withdrawn brother, it is Rong herself who truly needs this journey.

Fang’s home is cramped and chaotic—not even a dining table to gather around. One day, she visits her friend Qi’s birthday party and, for the first time, sits at a real table to share a meal. That simple moment awakens a longing she never knew she had.

A young female scam caller gain an ATM card which she should have never touched by incident. The mule who lost the card was tortured almost to dead. She must break the dilemma and save both the mule and herself.

A young man preparing to move into the city, a woman about to leave the city, briefly cross paths during a house viewing.A fleeting moment, too insignificant to mention. As if nothing had happened, yet not entirely so...

On Valentine’s Day, two long-time girlfriends meet in a cafe. One of them dominates the conversation as the other silently listens. As we learn about their stories, their joys and sorrows, tension slowly escalates between the young women, until the truth comes out in the end. Who has the upper hand in this female friendship? Adapted from Swedish playwright August STRINDBERG’s 1889 one-act play The Stronger (Den starkare), the short explores the age-old theme of female agency in contemporary Taiwan, accompanied by Valentine vignettes of the other young people in the cafe.

While preparing for her art school entrance exams in ninth grade, Jing-An develops a delicate and unspoken bond with her teacher. As the years go by, the only thing that remains is the secret they once shared.

On a Saturday morning, Shan and Xuan have a fight over a missing item. The story gradually unveils the true aspects of each individual when the issues inevitably surface.

When ghosts must compete to survive in the underworld by haunting the living, one unassuming young woman needs help creating a lasting performance while under the tutelage of a passionate agent and a washed-up diva.

Graduation is approaching, marking the close of a chapter. I took my camera to Green Island, recording video letters day by day. But the camera became unruly, backup batteries went missing, and the trip began to go downhill. Typhoons arrived, and the video letters ceased... Finally, facing the sea beneath the sun, my camera non-responsive, I took a Dramamine, then boated back home.