A Journey in Spring

90 minutes | 2023 | Fiction | Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin | English Subtitles
 S16mm to Digital
Canadian Premiere

In a marriage spanning years, Khim-Hok (Jason King) and Siu-Tuan (YANG Kuei-Mei) are inseparable yet conflicted. When Siu-Tuan suddenly passes away, Khim-Hok clings desperately to her, but he must still traverse all past memories in the moist embrace of spring, bidding a heartfelt farewell.

WANG Ping-Wen (b. Taipei, Taiwan, 1987) studied Journalism at National Chengchi University and graduated with an MFA in Film and Television Production from Loyola Marymount University. Her short films include Between Us (2014), Labyrinth (2016), and Military Dog (2019). She is an alumnus of the Produire au Sud Taipei Workshop 2018 and Berlinale Talents Tokyo 2019. Her debut feature film A Journey in Spring won Silver Shell for Best Director at the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival.

PENG Tzu-Hui (b. Taichung, Taiwan, 1989) is an artist and filmmaker graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts. She began pursuing a master’s degree in Artistic Production at University Polytechnic Valencia in 2014. Her work spans painting, ceramics, and film. She has shown exhibitions in Europe and Taiwan, including Independent Land (2012), On the Verge (2019) and Transformation of the Universe (2023), as well as the video art piece A Creation Project (2012). She used to lecture at community college to guide adults and seniors to contemplate and create performance art, conceptual art, and abstract paintings. Her debut feature film A Journey in Spring won Silver Shell for Best Director at the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival.