母侵
22 min, 家庭, 女性, 驚悚
為了配合婆家遵行「坐月子」的傳統，Demi 已經在床上躺了好幾個星期。這項習俗相信能修復產後虛弱的身體，也能幫助新手媽媽分泌最滋養的母乳。Demi 一直努力配合一切規矩，但幾週的足不出戶，加上喝到厭倦的雞湯，終於把她逼到了極限。她只想暫時逃離這一切，透口氣——然而，一個看似微不足道的錯誤，卻讓事情失控，逐漸演變成她最不願面對的惡夢⋯⋯
2024 Seattle Asian American Festival
2024 Final Girl Berlin
2023 FilmQuest Fest
2023 Fine Cut Film Festival finalist
Broadcast on KCET at 10:00PM.2023 Catalina Film Festival
2023 Cleveland International Film Festival
2023 Fargo Film Festival - HONORABLE MENTION
2023 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
BEST SHORT NOMINEE2022 Dallas International Film Festival
- 2022 Dances With Films
GRAND JURY AWARD WINNER
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Writer Director 導演 : 林亮君 Liang-Chun Lin
Producer 製片 : Taylor Poling
Cinematographer 攝影 : Brandon Ng
Production Designer 美術 : Dazzy Shah
Sound Designer 聲音設計 : Kevin Khor
Original Soundtrack 原創音樂 : Shao-Ting Chang
Editor 剪輯 : Apoorva Sankar
Taipei Times interview 台北時報專訪
This "dark comedy/thriller" is actually about a ritual that most postpartum Taiwanese and Chinese women still partake in: zuoyuezi (坐月子, sitting for one month), which is meant to help their "broken" bodies recover and produce the best quality milk for their newborn. Demi's captors are her in-laws, whose round-the-clock surveillance is driving her mad.
US-based Taiwanese director Lin Liang-chun (林亮君) says that while the film features the strictest version of the tradition and is partially based on what her mother went through, she's found that many younger mothers still go through similar restrictions. The COVID-19 pandemic's quarantine measures also served as inspiration, as more people are now able to empathize with the zuoyuezi experience of isolation.... HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE.
"Music by Shao-Ting Chang serves as a perfect complement for the film's unique rhythms. Brandon Ng's lensing is stark, uncomfortable, relentlessly intimate, and occasionally quite playful. Ng clearly knows what he's doing behind the camera and he plays everything perfectly here. Kudos also go Dazzy Shah for an atmospheric, immersive production design and to Apoorva Sankar for precise and imaginative editing that builds both the suspense and the emotional resonance of the 22-minute short.
A Dire Strait is early in its fest run but seems destined to capture some more prizes along its festival journey. Liao is definitely a face to watch for in the future. She's mostly made her name in shorts up to this point, however, her work here is impressive and I can't wait to see where she goes in the future.
Stark and disturbing, emotionally intense and strangely humorous, A Dire Strait is a unique, inspired film that you could check out if it shows up at a festival near you."
— The Independent Critic Richard Propes HERE FOR THE FULL REVIEW