A Brighter Summer Day
for The Lady Avengers

experimental narrative | 16mm | 12 mins | 2024

Taiwan, 1980s. A hot summer day, watermelon juice, and teenager Ming's sexual awakening with her celluloid fantasies. Shot on 16mm.

51st Student Academy Awards — Gold Medalist (Alternative/Experimental Category, Los Angelas, USA)

2025 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival — Official Selection (Berlin, Germany)

2025 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Picks (Clermont-Ferrand, France)

2025 Slamdance — In Competition (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

2025 London Short Film Festival — In Competition (London, UK)

2024 Fantastic Fest — Official Selection (Austin, TX, USA)

2024 Torino Film Festival — Official Selection (Turin, Italy)
2024 Kaohsiung Film Festival — Best Film (Taiwanese Competition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

2024 CSU Media Arts Festival — Finalist (San Francisco, CA, USA)