Gravity, movement
(feature documentary in post-production)
A film by Jessica Wan-Yu Lin
(feature documentary in post-production)
A film by Jessica Wan-Yu Lin
An unruly body breaks its frame, pushing against the mainstream tide.Synopsis
CHENG Chih-Chung(A-Chung) walks with his hands, carrying the weight of polio and a childhood filled with anger and confusion. At 19, he met theater director Tian, who opened a world of refuge and awakening for him. After Tian passed away from complications related to HIV, A-Chung was once again bewildered by life, confronting its fragility and unfairness. 35 years later, after decades of performing on stage and being an activist on the streets, he continues to create, to endure, and to rise through life as if defying gravity, on a lyrical journey of struggle, resilience and relentless spirit.
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Hummingbird Production was established in Taipei in 2016 by Malaysian director Lau Kek-Huat. The company now collaborates with Taiwanese director Jessica Wan-Yu Lin to produce feature films and documentaries. Their work focuses on marginalized individuals, migration, and the resilience of personal existence over time.
Participated in
Taiwan Doc Doc+ 2023 Docs by the Sea Editing Lab 2024 ｜DMZ Doc Award Cannes Docs 2025 Busan ACFM Docsquare 2025 |
Film Crew ⮕
Director, cinematographer, editor, Producer | Jessica Wan-Yu LIN is an independent filmmaker who has experience in Avant-garde theatre and cooperates with sound artists and choreographers. She was nominated as the best editor of the Golden Horse Award for Small Talk, which won the Teddy Award in 2017. Her film TPE-Tics won the Special Jury Award in the 2015 Taipei Film Award, selected by FIDMarseille, Singapore International Film Festival, etc. Recent editing work After the snowmelt selected by Vision du Reel, Jeonju International Film Festival, and the Golden Horse, etc. Producing work From Island to Island won the Best Documentary Award of the Golden Horse and the Grand Prize in the Taipei Film Festival 2024. Producer | Tze-Lan CHO has been working on documentary production since 2015. Her recent work After the snowmelt selected by Vision du Reel, Jeonju International Film Festival, and the Golden Horse, etc. Taste of Wild Tomato was selected for the 2021 BIFF and won the 2022 TIDF Grand Prize of Taiwan Competition. To look for more equal ways to coexist with the world, she is dedicated to making films about gender, indigenous groups, human rights, and environmental issues. Producer | Jerome WANG graduated from Kingston University, London, and the Department of Drama at the National Taiwan University of Arts. He is an independent documentary producer with a background in theatre and the performing arts. He later transitioned to filmmaking, focusing on social and cross cultural stories. His feature documentary The Extra’s Journey was released in cinemas in 2025 and won Best Feature Documentary at the Taipei International Labour Film Festival. He also co-produced a short film with NHK, which aired on the NHK World channel. WANG is currently based in Taiwan. Cinematographer | LAU Kek-Huat Malaysia-born filmmaker based in Taiwan. In the past, he worked as a photographer for the National Geographic Channel, and as a creative director, he injects a touch of humanistic care into his photography perspective. His debut film Boluomi competed at the Busan International Film Festival in the New Currents section and received a Golden Horse nomination for Best New Director. The project earned him the Tokyo Talent Award in 2015, the Excellent Screenplay Award in Taiwan in 2013, and was selected for La Fabrique, Cinema du Monde. His short film Nia’s Door won Best Short Film, Sonje Award at the Busan International Film Festival, and was selected for the 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Both his documentary Absent Without Leave and The Tree Remembers still face censorship challenges today in Malaysia. His latest work, From Island to Island won the Best Documentary Award of the Golden Horse and the Grand Prize in the Taipei Film Festival 2024. |
