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Bio

Studying MFA in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Film/Video/New Media Dept.. She was a documentary filmmaker in Taiwan. As a filmmaker, She always focuses on social issues and personal memories. As an artist, she is interested how the lights function in real world. She believes that her work should be about the society/ reality/ something could deeply connect works with audiences. And the art works are the way the artists see the world and capture the moment of life. Her previous documentary ” Life With Happniness” has been selected in several Asian film festivals and won several awards from these film festivals, Best Shorts, Asain Documentary festival;, Grand Award, Hong Kong Independent Film/ Video Competition; Best Documentary, Golden Horse film festival, Internaitonal digital shorts competition..etc. “Depending on the Sea” will be shown as long-term selection in Yilan Museum. “Nowhere Island” is her recent work and also her first narrative Short as well.

Personal Works

Oct.2007- present     “Nowhere Island”
-20min., Narrative Film
Official Fiction selection, U frame international academic video festival

Aug., 2007 “Depending on the sea-the story of NanfangAo fisherwomen”
-30min. Documentary
Silver Prize, Taichung Film competition, Professional section

Aug., 2006 “Life With Happiness”
-30min. Documentary
Best Shorts, Chinese Documentary Film Festival
Grand Award, 12th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards, Asian New Force section
Best Documentary, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival,the 7th International Digital Shorts Competition
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Golden Lion Award, Golden Lion International Student Film Festiva
Formosa Film Festival in France
Women Make Waves Film and Video Festival, Taiwan

May, 2006 “ Wake up Barbie”
- Installation (video and commercial products)

Aug., 2005 “Curve Mirror”
-30sec., Commercial film
1st Prize, Creative Short Film, Taiwan Traffic Safety Association