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Introduction

Taiwan, Japan / 2024 / 110 min
Director：LO Yi-Shan

The film was inspired by director Lo Yi-Shan's best friend, Chun, who died while trekking in Nepal with his boyfriend Yueh in 2017. A snowfall trapped the couple in a cave for 47 days, and Chun died three days before Yueh’s rescue. Upon returning to Taiwan, Yueh reveals the promise he made with Chun to Yi-Shan, who had originally planned to join them on this trip - the survivor must tell their story. To fulfill this promise, Yi-Shan picks up her camera and heads to Nepal, embarking on a journey in Chun's footsteps… The film is both a documentary and a story of growth, tracing one young person's sorrow and search for meaning in the profound loss she experiences for the first time. It is a first-person work that is entirely subjective, but the framing and the editing rhythm simultaneously shows an extraordinary sense of style. The effective use of letters left by Chun prior to his death intimately unfolds the complex relationship between the dead and the survivors. This film was “Made in Japan” created during a residency in snowy Yamagata Prefecture to reconsider the composition and editing of the work.

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