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The Trio Hall

Forum 2025
© Jing Moving Image
Nothing is sacred in this eccentric romp of a revue. Stalin dances with Chiang Kai-shek, Mao with a roller-skating Hitler in 80s attire, not to mention Churchill sporting a bathing costume. This contest of dictators is flashy, flamboyant, Hegelian-dialectical and global – a provocative pop re-enactment of Cold War worlds! A satire that screams a loud No to chauvinism and colonialism, told here from the perspective of the East Asian island nation of Taiwan (with vague side glances at the near future). Its mastermind: the exceptional artist Su Hui-yu, who has turned his eponymous 2023 performance at MOCA Taipei into a very special feature film debut oozing with boundless creativity. While his “reshooting” short film series resurrected the spirit of Taiwanese film history – mostly from the martial law era – The Trio Hall draws us into the orbit of two visual cultures at the ultimate crossroads of entertainment, escapism and ideology: the romances of the ‘Three Hall’ cinema of the 60s and 70s (made famous by Chiung Yao & Co) and the TV and variety shows of the 80s. What the hell is going on, asks The Trio Hall, and answers with the very best of everything!
by Su Hui-yu (Director, Screenplay)
with Hsiao Kurt, Chen Ching, Lai Hao-zhe, Liao Yuan-ching, Yang Chia-en, Ng Chi-wai, Shu Wei-chieh, Chen Kim Taiwan 2025 Mandarin 85' Colour World premiere

With

  • Hsiao Kurt
  • Chen Ching
  • Lai Hao-zhe
  • Liao Yuan-ching
  • Yang Chia-en
  • Ng Chi-wai
  • Shu Wei-chieh
  • Chen Kim

Crew

Director Su Hui-yu
Screenplay Su Hui-yu
Cinematography Chen Kuan-Yu
Editing Chan Ki-Yan
Music Modern Cinema Master, Monbaza Chang, Emma Shih
Sound Design Kao Chin Lun
Production Design Liao Yin-chiao
Producer Chen Ping-chia
Executive Producer Huang Jing Han
Co-Producer Vladimir Nadein

Produced by

Jing Moving Image

Photos

Su Hui-yu

© Courtesy of Jing Moving Image

Su Hui-yu obtained an MFA from Taipei National University of the Arts in 2003 and has remained active in the contemporary arts scene and the film society ever since. Su’s works have been part of renowned festivals, exhibitions, and arts institutes, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, BAFICI, and KIVFF. In 2017, the International Film Festival Rotterdam dedicated a retrospective to Su’s video works.

Filmography ( selection)

2008 The Fable Shoots; short film 2009 Bloody Beauty; short film 2010 Stilnox Home Video: The Midnight Hours; short film 2012 The Upcoming Show; short film 2015 Nue Quan; short film · A Man After Midnight; short film · Man Carrying Shame; short film · Thou Shalt Not Self-pollute (Dr Kinsey); short film 2017 Super Taboo; short film 2018 The Glamorous Boys of Tang; short film · The Walker; short film 2020 The Women’s Revenge; short film 2025 The Trio Hall

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025