Narrative Shorts Program 1

The Yellow Dress

Aisling, 14, will do anything to get her mother, Marion, out on a date and wearing her yellow dress again - the one that reminds Aisling of the vibrant, carefree woman Marion used to be. Most of all she hopes a date will soften the shock of what Aisling’s father can’t bring himself to tell Marion - that he and his girlfriend are expecting a baby. Unaware of Aisling’s motives for playing cupid, Marion won’t play ball. Going on a date is the last thing she wants and she can’t imagine getting into a sexy dress again after having a recent mastectomy. But when Aisling drops the bombshell, Marion realises it’s time to move on. To appease her daughter, she puts on the dress but when the date turns up with his teenage son is tow, Aisling is forced to go with them. Things soon take a very unexpected turn...

16 Words Or Less

A lonely flower shop clerk helps a grieving man find words to express his loss in this offbeat film about language, death, and hair.

A Trip With Mom

In order to take care of his old mother (played by Liou, Yiin-Shang), who has lost her intelligence and is disabled, Xia Changming (played by Yi-Wen CHEN) remains unemployed at home.

A family of four, who have been relying on the wife Xiaoling (played by CHIN, TZU-YEN), who is an insurance salesperson, for many years.

Under the multiple pressures of the complaints from her wife, economic loading, long-term care, and physical and mental bundling, Changming is always depressed and feels hopeless and helpless.

Finally, when the police brought the mother back, and his wife took his son away, after receiving a call, Changming decided to take his mother to travel...

Take My Heart

Mackenzie, a talented singer, seeks to escape her past through songwriting and a twelve step program. Meanwhile, her estranged father, Ray, an LAPD detective about to retire, tracks her down. The delicate opportunity for the two to reconnect is fraught with obstacles when Mac's ex boyfriend, Fox, suddenly appears on the scene. After Ray is forced to step in to protect his daughter from Fox, he takes her back to their old home where the healing really begins.

Chica (Shorty)

Magdalena, a widow, almost 80 and in love with her Laure as the first day, recieves a visit from her granddaughter Feli. Her present and past will be altered, they will rise up and place her in front of a mirror of feelings where she can only see her reflection even if she doesn't want to.Girl is a short film that emphasises: empathy towards elderly people and the relevance of every single person's past. The things we live during our childhood mark us as well as the love we live with.