Experiencing Interruptions?

Confusion of the Afternoon

In the boring afternoon after class, two boys played poker cards. The inadvertent physical touch and eye contact touched one of the boys. In game after game, he has a beautiful imagination from this indescribable feeling, and feels that all subtle touches seem to be dancing. However, it’s just that in this game where gays obsess over heterosexual men, he finally has to face the moment when the dance ends...

This film is conceived of the "straight crush" plot in which young gays are obsessed with heterosexual men in their exploration of sexual orientation. It combines a variety of touch-related art mediums, trying to use the concepts of touch and gaze to describe the common experiences and memories of gay growth and memory.

  • Yung-Chieh Lee
    Director
  • Yung-Chieh Lee
    Writer
  • Chiao-Fang Lin
    Producer
  • Yen-Hao Tu
    Sound Design / Composer
  • Sheng-Chun Huang
    Director of Photography / Gaffer
  • Wan-Jhen Wu
    Title Logotype
  • Quinn Chen
    Title Logotype
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    午後的迷茫
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Tainan National University of the Arts, Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art
  • 2023 51th Huesca International Film Festival
    Huesca
    Spain
    Zinentiendo Selection
  • 2023 Uppsala Short Film Festival
    Uppsala
    Sweden
    Official Selection - Kortkort Programme
  • 2023 New York Asian Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    Official Selection
  • 2023 RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival and Awards
    Regina
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
    Oslo
    Norway
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Seattle Queer Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    Official Selection
  • 2023 ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival
    Syros
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • 2023 International queer film festival Merlinka
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Interrobang Film Festival
    Des Moines
    United States
    Best of Show, Best Student Film
  • 2023 Chania Film Festival
    Chania
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    Official Selection
  • 2023 The 15th Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Festival Cartón
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Prime The Animation! New Talent International Festival
    Valencia
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • 2023 LesGaiCineMad Madrid International LGBTI+ Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • 2023 MAX3MIN - Very Short Film Festival
    Milano
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Beijing Queer Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    Official Selection
  • 2023 TLVFest - The Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Tel Aviv
    Israel
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Heartfelt 99 Short Film Competition 第14屆感動久久全國校園徵件比賽
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Gold Award 金獎
  • 2023 HPC NCHC Animation Challenge Taiwan 第12屆HPC國網動畫大賽
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Silver Award 創新媒體組亞軍
  • 2023 K.T李國鼎科技藝術獎
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Honorable Mention 佳作
  • 2023 Kuan-Du Film Festival 關渡電影節
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Official Selection 學生單元入選
  • 2023 Taiwan International Queer Film Festival 台灣國際酷兒影展
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Official Selection 台灣華人徵選單元入選
  • 2023 Taiwan Animation Contest for Vocational Education 技專校院電腦動畫競賽
    Yunlin
    Taiwan
    Honorable Mention 一般大學組佳作
  • 2023 第17屆myfone行動創作獎
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Nominee 行動影片組入圍
  • 2023 AnimEDU Taiwan International Film Festival AnimEDU臺灣國際兒童暨青少年影展
    Tainan
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2023 《熟路si̍k-lōo》社仔廟埕影展
    Tainan
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2023 無何有之鄕 ༄ 和平廣場𝑽𝒐𝒍.𝟑 短片沙龍
    Taoyuan
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2023 藝術宮夏暑之夜錄像徵件播映
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2023 台中國際動漫博覽會 參展動畫
    Taichung
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Animation Volda Festival
    Volda
    Norway
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Animation Marathon
    Athens
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Flatland Film Festival
    Texas
    United States
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Merced Queer Film Festival
    Merced
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • 2023 Short Stop International Film Festival
    Iași
    Romania
    Nominee
  • 2023 AnimaQUEER Festival
    Canasvieiras
    Brazil
    Honorable Mention, Best International Animation Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Scenery Design Nominee, Best Poster Nominee
  • 2023 Taos Pride Film Fest
    Taos, New Mexico
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • 2023 Sardinia Queer Film Expo
    Cagliari
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Bradford Queer Film Festival
    Bradford
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Longless Film Festival
    Monza Brianza
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Student World Impact Film Festival
    Waldwick
    United States
    Quarter-Finalist
  • 2023 Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions
    England
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Palm Springs Animation Festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
    Official Selection
  • 2024 53rd Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival
    Potsdam-Babelsberg
    Germany
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Reelout Queer Film Festival
    Kingston
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Pink Life QueerFest
    Ankara
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • 2024 低失記憶術 Hypomnesic Memory | 2024 Afterimage Exhibition
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Anifest India
    Pune
    India
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Bendigo Queer Film Festival
    Bendigo
    Australia
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Athens ANIMFEST
    Athens
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • 2024 CARIBETOONS Festival Internacional de animación
    Magdalena
    Colombia
    Official Selection
  • 2024 漢寶德紀念館《與漢先生一起閱讀》特展
    Tainan
    Taiwan
    Official Selection
  • 2024 第九屆青春有影2023大學盃
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    百大精選獎、創意短片組銀獎 Silver Award
  • 2024 金穗獎 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films Taiwan
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    Nominee 最佳學生動畫片入圍
  • 2024 Lebu International Film Festival
    Lebu
    Chile
    Official Selection
  • 2024 澳洲台灣影展 Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
    Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide
    Australia
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Silhouette Festival
    Paris
    France
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yung-Chieh Lee

Born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1993. After graduating from the Department of Radio and Television, National Cheng-Chi University in 2017, he is engaged in video post-production, animation and motion design related cases. Since he is very interested in the field of experimental animation, he is currently studying at the Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art, Tainan National University of the Arts. Delve into the field of experimental animation, attempting to put the creator's own feelings and experiences into his creation, and to express subtle emotions through a combination of live action and animation.

His film “Confusion of the Afternoon” has been selected to the Huesca International Film Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, Seattle Queer Film Festival and Taiwan Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, etc.

新北人,自政治大學廣播電視學系畢業後,從事影像後製、動畫和動態設計接案。現就讀臺南藝術大學動畫藝術與影像美學研究所,在實驗動畫的領域嘗試不同的媒材,試圖將創作者自身的感受跟經歷放入到創作中,並透過實拍與動畫結合的方式來闡述幽微的情感。

個人動畫短片《午後的迷茫》入選國內外逾50個影展,包括西班牙威斯卡國際影展、瑞典烏普薩拉國際短片電影節、智利萊布國際影展等奧斯卡認證影展,並入圍2024金穗獎學生動畫片、台灣國際酷兒影展、關渡電影節等。

負責動畫的短片囊括劇情、紀錄、實驗等多種形式,包括《Afterlife》、《voyu》、《屁孩不屁孩》、《寄信人是誰?》、《戒毒》等,共入選亞洲日舞影展、金穗獎、台北電影節、台灣國際女性影展、法國馬賽影展FIDCampus等多個國內外影展。

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Director Statement

This work is my feeling of sorting out the process of exploring past emotional experience. I hope that I can heal my past self through this work and bring some comfort to the audience. Respect to those who have been lost!

記得第一次向我的研究所指導老師巧芳提報故事內容時,他很直接地問了一句「那異男忘跟暗戀之間有什麼不一樣的嗎?」我覺得本質上是類似的狀況沒錯,但暗戀還是有開花結果的可能性,異男忘幾乎不可能啊!

偏偏在同志的成長經驗當中,異男忘的經驗幾乎人人逃不掉。這部作品是身為創作者的我到了一定的年紀後,試圖回過頭去反思自己過往狀態的作品。也由於異男忘是很多人都有過的回憶,甚至可能會是有點傷感的過往,所以我也希望透過創作這支作品,來療癒有過類似經驗的彼此。