*14.06 Sun With Post Screening QA
1. Ciao
Bound by an irreparable loss, he lives on day by day, carrying the way she once saw the world. He accompanies the friends around him through the final journey of life, yet can never escape the moment frozen in time. As his life reaches its twilight, somewhere between dream and waking, he meets her once more. This time, they walk side by side toward the unknown.
Director · Anna IEONG
Actress and creator with roots in Macau, Hong Kong, and Canada, who is a bit wild and always eager to step out of her comfort zone. Currently a MFA student at Shih Hsin University. Received The 23rd Hong Kong Drama Awards, Best Leading Actress Award (Tragedy/Serious). Starred in the Macao feature film I WANT TO BE A PLASTIC CHAIR, which was selected for world premiere at the 2023 Golden Horse Film Festival.
2. Granny Pirate3: Typhoon Again
A typhoon is approaching again—how will the Pirate Granny face it? And what surprise gift did her grandson bring that took away Granny’s 'first time'?
Director · Vitty HO
Vitty, a native of Macao, was sponsored by the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau to complete her undergraduate studies in Radio and Television at NCCU in Taiwan, and later earned a master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Creative Video and Digital Media Industry of NTUA. She is currently a freelance filmmaker and visual designer in theatre, and has taught drama and video production at various secondary schools in Macao. Since founding POV PRODUCTION in 2021, she has worked extensively at the crossroads of visual arts and live performance. She was admitted to the Golden Horse Film Academy in 2025.
LAM Teng Teng Teresa
Graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) with a Master’s degree in Directing in Puppet and Alternative Theatre. She is the Co-founder, Artistic Director, and Director of Rolling Puppet Alternative Theatre Macau. She serves as one of the 10 globally elected Independent Additional Councilors of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette, UNESCO), and is an active member of both the UNIMA Festivals Commission and Happiness Commission. Her international artistic footprint spans over 20 countries through acclaimed performances, screenings, workshops, and lectures.
3. Typhoon Holiday
With Typhoon Signal No. 3 hoisted and schools closed, an older sister and her younger brother are left home alone. The little brother insists on going out for McDonald’s, and his sister reluctantly agrees to take him. However, there’s another reason behind his eagerness to leave the house……
Director · Kitty WU
A graduate of the Creative Media in the Department of Communication at the University of Macau. TYPHOON HOLIDAY is her debut short film as both director and screenwriter. The film was selected for the programme “Local View Power” organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau.
4. Distance
Ah Chi has autism and loves counting bus stops at the station. One night, he went out without notice. His older brother Ah Ming was worried but found Ah Chi eventually. After a long night of arguing and listening, Ah Ming finally learned to understand and accept his brother’s differences.
Director · Jose NG
Jose was born in Macao and lived in Canada for over twenty years. Prior to film production, he has worked in education, graphic design, and journalism. This submitted work is his second short film.
5. Wordless
The film is set in the historic centre of Macao. It tells the story of the shopkeeper of a second-hand store "Speechless Old Stuff", an old man who lives alone and does not know how to communicate with others. One day, he meets a little girl who doesn’t stop crying because of her beloved rag doll being dumped by her father, and he brings the rag doll back to the shop and repairs it with care, hoping that it will be returned to its original owner. The story depicts the daily life of the old shopkeeper and the people in the old neighbourhood through the process of repairing and returning the rag doll, and at the same time reflects on the communication and connection between the old and the new through the story.
Director · CHOI Tak Meng
A Macao local young film producer has always been committed to Macao film and television production, with the hope that their works will focus more on society and human relationships.
6. A Farewell to Julieta
The film A FAREWELL TO JULIETA records the demolition of Macao's first modern public housing estate, Edifício Julieta Nobre de Carvalho, weaving folk memories of the estate through poems crafted from children's dialogues, exploring the extensions of people and space. The open corridors fostered emotional connections among the elderly residents.
Even after relocating, they still returned daily to gather. Through this, I glimpsed a deeper need among the elderly, realizing that while modern homes improve living conditions, they often overlook emotional needs. Adapting to new environments and rebuilding community ties is neither simple nor easy. After the building's demolition, will the community's memories also change or disappear?
Director · LEI Cheok-Mei
LEI is a filmmaker and TNUA graduate (majoring in Cinematography) with a background in film art direction. Since 2017, she has been awarded the "Macao Local View Power" Documentary Fund for four consecutive years, during which she developed her intimate "Original Family" series. Her award-winning work includes two nominations for the Taiwan Golden Harvest Awards and a Solo Screening at the 2024 Taoyuan Documentary Project. Between 2021 and 2022, she garnered the Grand Jury Prize, Audience Choice, and Youth Jury Award at the Macao Films & Videos Panorama, among other accolades. She is currently developing her first feature documentary, LIFE BESIDE ITSELF, which has been selected for the Busan ACFM Pitching and the DMZ Docs Industry Fund, etc. She consistently explores how social structures and environments profoundly impact mental health and individual feelings. Lei excels at blending real footage with abstract language through non-fictional, improvisational, and interactive methods, re-shaping layers of “memory” and “emotion” to extend the complexity of human relationships. Recently, by listening to local interpretations, she re-examines the interplay and contradictions between community memory, colonial culture, and identity formation, making film a shared and restorative space."