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Paper Houses and Horses
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2026 Jury Special Award, Golden Harvest Awards
- ★ 2025 Competition for Short Documentary, IDFA
Synopsis
A mortuary in Taiwan stores the bodies of deceased children whose parents, for whatever reason, have disappeared. Their remains are atop a freezer, sometimes for years, until the funeral home organizes a ceremony. Paper houses and horses are burned to accompany the children on their solitary journey to the afterlife.
Team
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Director
An Chu
An CHU holds an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University.
An alumnus of the Golden Horse Film Academy and Locarno Filmmakers Academy, his films have screened and won awards at Sundance, Visions du Réel, and IDFA.
