UK Premiere
The Fissure of The Red Sight 红隙
Short film Competition 2
Year of Production 2025
Production Countries/Regions Taiwan
Duration 12 mins
Genres Docu-Fiction
Dialogue Language(s) Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s) English
Director(s) KAO Wei-Heng
Director’s Bio
Kao Wei-Heng graduated from the Department of Filmmaking at Taipei National University of the Arts. His practice spans fiction, documentary, and experimental film. His works have been selected for and screened at festivals including the Golden Harvest Awards, Wuhan Berlin Film Festival, Beijing International Short Film Festival, Kassel DOKFEST, and Festival Tous Courts d’Aix-en-Provence.
He has also worked in film festival programming and curation, and was part of the programming team for the 26th and 27th Taipei Film Festival.
Synopsis
In Taipei New Park, a woman uses a device meant to find hidden cameras but accidentally brings the park’s statues to life. These statues, linked to Taiwan’s colonial past, seem to rise to avenge a tragic plane crash during a 1964 national day’s military parade under Chiang Kai-shek’s military law.
Festivals & Awards
2025 42nd Kasseler Documentary Film and Video Festival
2025 48th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
2025 43rd Festival Tous Courts d’Aix-en-Provence
2025 9th Beijing International Short Film Festival
Scriptwriter(s)
KAO Wei-Heng
Producer(s)
KAO Wei-Heng
Executive Producer(s)
KAO Wei-Heng
Key Casts
Chung C.N.
Curators’ note
Director’s Statement
