YEN Hao-hsuan

顏皓軒

Writer-Director Taipei, Taiwan

2024Short

Caged Dog 囚犬

Straight-A student Jie volunteers to be the tutor of A-He, a special needs student who is always bullied by the gang. Jie desperately wants to leave this backward and hopeless town and keeps persuading A-He to reach higher in life, but ends up becoming the one who pushes him down.

  • Nominated, Best Live Action Short Film — 61st Golden Horse Awards
  • Jury Special Award, Best Performance, Best Cinematography — Golden Harvest Awards

Full film available on request — yen@wpdfilms.com

2022Short

On Another's Sorrow 送行

When Ruo-Ching has to cope with the loss of her mother, all the customs of Taiwanese culture surrounding the funeral begin to feel absurd.

  • Official Selection — Golden Horse Film Festival
  • Nominated, Best Short Film — Taipei Film Awards
  • Best Screenplay — Golden Harvest Awards

Full film available on request — yen@wpdfilms.com

UNCLE — key visual: a family of five seated together in a temple, the title brushed in white across the frame.
FeatureIn development

UNCLE

Set in the 1990s of rural Taiwan, a gifted boy shares an inseparable bond with his intellectually disabled uncle, A-Tsik. As the world races toward a progressive future, their connection is tested by adolescence and societal shame, revealing the quiet beauty of those who stay behind.

  • Asian Project Market — Busan International Film Festival
  • Tokyo Gap-Financing Market — TIFFCOM
Contact
Portrait of YEN Hao-hsuan.
yen@wpdfilms.com

Screeners of the complete short films are available to programmers and industry on request.