On-screen, JIANG Dian and Shu-ya fabricate fake identities to pass the drifting hours.
Off-screen, critic Wei-chieh faces bitter public backlash after her real-life romance with Jiang Dian is exposed. She turns to director Tien, searching for the meaning behind the film.
A video as a mail, written to a Dutch missionary, looking for his imagination of my homeland, Formosa.
一段影片作為一封信,寫給一名荷蘭的傳教士,想像他如何去想像我的國家。
The Diary of September 29th, 2026
2026, Three-channel video, 2min 29sec
A three-channel video with three different speeds and sentiments, following a plain revelation of a person’s diary of a day.
透過三種不同速度的影像組成的三頻道作品,主題為一個人一天的日記。
From My House to Júlia’s House
2026, Video, 5min 29sec
A video wandering from my house to Júlia’s house, which used to be in different countries on different continents, but are now within a 40-minute walk.
After years of being out of touch, Vivian and Joshua separately ask Tien how to break up with each other. As Tien listens to their confessions unfold, she also begins to have some thoughts of her own.
A young girl arrives with her luggage to visit a friend, but her friend isn't home. The young man next door offers her a place to stay. They chat and watch a strange movie together. They spend the last day of winter together, moving from late winter to early spring.
A depressed father, an independent mother, a sensitive older sister, a bewildered younger brother. When the father makes a sudden decision, the family is upended. Ten years later, a camera enters their home: how will each of them find a way out?
Jie Lin is a filmmaker based in Taipei and Rotterdam. His works vary from narrative features and documentaries to videos, and have appeared at the Kuan Du Film Festival, Taoyuan Film Festival, and on several online platforms such as SIKA Channel and Taiwan Docs.
Forthcoming works include an 80-minute narrative feature AND THEN (2027), and more.
林杰 Jie Lin,電影創作者。出生成長於臺北,畢業於國立臺北藝術大學,目前就讀荷蘭鹿特丹 Piet Zwart Institute。電影作品發表於關渡電影節、桃園電影節,以及網路平台 SIKA、Taiwan Docs。
將於 2027 發表個人劇情長片《之後》。
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