Synopsis
Faces of Passing Love is a film that mourns for past lovers through obsolete technology: a repeatedly projected slideshow, where eyes open, mouths whisper, tears linger.
Faces of Passing Love is a film that mourns for past lovers through obsolete technology: a repeatedly projected slideshow, where eyes open, mouths whisper, tears linger.
Full credits
- Section
- International Short Film Competition
- Director
- Hsiang-Yun Huang
- Choreographer
- Hsiang-Yun Huang, Eunice Liao, Sun Ni Ji
- Production countries
- Netherlands and Taiwan
- Production year
- 2023
- Duration
- 9 minutes
- Producer
- Hsiang-Yun Huang and Sun Ni Ji
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