Private Project

Butterflies

In occupied Taiwan, Yu is been chased by the authorities. She meets Lien, who will help her with plastic surgery. However, this encounter will change their fate.
Soon, Taiwan has become an occupied province of an oppressive big empire. Yu is in prison along with other young students that are now considered rebels. Instead of waiting for her execution, Yu escapes along with other nine young girls and she hides alone until she finds the way to get to the city. There, she will meet Lien, a girl who will help her change her face with plastic surgery to escape to Thailand. However, Yu has drawn too much attention and she will have to hide in Lien’s house first. Yu will gradually become fascinated by Lien’s mysterious personality and her ability to create drugs to evade their worlds and create a new one on their own. Eventually, Yu will find out that Lien’s encounter was part of a bigger and darker plan by the authorities, and they will both realize they are now trapped between their feelings for each other and their two different missions.

  • Albert Ventura
    Director
  • Han Ning
    Key Cast
    "Yu"
  • Yu Pei Jen
    Key Cast
    "Lien"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    蝴蝶
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    43 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    66,700 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Rhode Island
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Albert Ventura

Albert Ventura Roldán (Barcelona 1978) moved to Japan at 24, where he pursued a master's and a Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Tokyo. However, fascinated by Japanese culture and arts he also studied photography and movie directing and he eventually moved into filmmaking. After completing several short movies he is now based in Taiwan shooting and developing several projects for cinema and TV.

Filmography:
Script (2010, Tokyo) 30’
2011 Sapporo International Film Festival (Best script award)
2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Official selection)
2011 Beijing International Movie Festival (Official selection)
2012 Kaosiung International Movie Festival (Official selection)
2012 Filmets Badalona Film Festival (Official selection)
2011 Tateshina Kogen Film Festival (Official selection)
https://vimeo.com/66325820

Für Elise (2015, Taiwan) 25’ 25’’
2015 Kaohsiung Film Festival (International Premiere)
2016 Open Art short film Festival (Germany) 3rd Jury price best director / 2nd price best leading role 2016 3rd DC Chinese Film Festival (USA) Jury award best Narrative Short Film
2016 Rincon International Film Festival (Puerto Rico) Winner of Excellent Award
2016 Madrid International Film Festival (Spain) 1st price best leading role (Zhaing Zhai Xing)
2016 Monsoon Asian Film Festival (Taiwan) (Special Screening)
2016 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Official Selection, scheduled)
2016 Euroshorts Young Filmakera (Poland)
2016 Hemoglozine (Spain) Nominated best international Short Film
2016 25º Festival de Cine de Madrid-PNR (best actor award)
2016 Cyborg Film Festival (Italy)
2016 Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival (Hong Kong)
2016 Hong Long ArtHouse Film Festival (Hong Kong)
2016 Taipei Film Festival (Taiwan)

Iphigenia’s Night (2017, Taiwan) 25’
A PTS Original Short Film
2017 Kaohsiung Film Festival

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Director Statement

I was first inspired by the recent events we observe in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Fundamental human rights are been abolished in front of our eyes as we watch this dark cloud growing and coming our way. In Taiwan, we are still at a safe distance from those events. But the young generations are starting to look from time to time with concern at the horizon. Butterflies is a story set in the future that speaks about our present. It attempts to reflect the anxiety and the contradictions that the younger generations have when they try to envision their future.