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Silent Sparks

Panorama 2025
© Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
Freshly released from prison, Pua is inexorably drawn back into the underworld. He is compelled not only by financial necessity but also by his desire to reconnect with the one for whom he longs: his former cellmate, Mi-ji. But when the long-awaited reunion with Mi-ji finally takes place, it falls short of Pua’s expectations. In the web of obligations and loyalties among gangsters, both Pua and Mi-ji find themselves grappling with difficult choices.
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by Ping Chu (Director, Screenplay)
with Akira Huang, Shih Ming Shuai, Jui Chun Fan, Chih Wei Cheng, Wei Jei Hu Taiwan 2024 Mandarin, Taiwanese 79' Colour & Black/White International premiere | Debut film

With

  • Akira Huang (Pua)
  • Shih Ming Shuai (Mi-Ji)
  • Jui Chun Fan (Ru)
  • Chih Wei Cheng (Boss)
  • Wei Jei Hu (Zih Hao)

Crew

Director Ping Chu
Screenplay Ping Chu
Cinematography Yu Yu Huang
Editing Ping Chu
Music 95/Joe Wu
Sound Design Hanson Tsai
Production Design Tinco Liao
Producer Pei Hua Yu
Executive Producers Pei Hua Yu, Shu Ping Li, Madeline Wu

Produced by

An-Tu Blueprint Production

World Sales

Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation

Photos

Ping Chu

Born in the Sanchong district of New Taipei City, Taiwan in 1992, he has a degree in film from the Radio, Television and Film Department of Shih Hsin University. Despite his urban upbringing, he focuses on the development of Taiwan’s local culture and the underprivileged. His works are primarily inspired by characters from the grassroots. The founder of An-Tu Blueprint production company, he specialises in screenwriting, directing and editing.

Filmography

2018 Safety First; short film 2020 Undercurrent; short film 2024 Concrete Jail; short film 2025 Silent Sparks

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025