This is my senior project in Shih Hsin University (Department of Television, Radio and Film) in 2016, a short film which has won several awards and nominations such as “The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE” in Poland, and “VGIK International Student Festival” in Moscow etc.

Director: Yen-Ju Ama Yu

Associate Director: Wei-Kang Lin

Website: http://amayufilm.wixsite.com/film

Lion Plaza 2016 / HD / 25MIN

Li-Hua, a woman who expects nothing from life, receives news of her mother’s death while she was attempting suicide. Li-Hua’s mother used to own a dress shop at the “Lion Plaza”. In order to prepare for her mother’s funeral, Li-Hua is forced to step into the dress shop which she has not been to for many years.

As Li-Hua goes through her mother’s belongings, from which gradually emerged the memories of her mother’s life and work at the red envelope club.

All of a sudden, a boy came into her life, like the last gift from her mother, and it seems to have changed Li-Hua’s tedious life.

For my senior project in Shih Hsin University’s Department of Television, Radio and Film in 2016, I created a short film called “Lion Plaza.” The film tells the story of Li-Hua, a woman who receives news of her mother’s death while she is attempting suicide. In order to prepare for her mother’s funeral, Li-Hua must enter her mother’s dress shop at the “Lion Plaza,” a place she hasn’t been to in many years.

As Li-Hua goes through her mother’s belongings, she discovers memories of her mother’s life and work at the red envelope club. During this process, Li-Hua meets a boy who unexpectedly enters her life and changes her monotonous routine.

The project was directed by Yen-Ju Ama Yu and associate directed by Wei-Kang Lin. It won several awards and nominations, including recognition at the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE in Poland and the VGIK International Student Festival in Moscow.

To create the film, we employed a range of techniques, from casting and location scouting to post-production and sound design. It was a challenging yet rewarding experience, and I’m proud to have been a part of it.