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Goodbye Taipei

Yang, a Taiwanese guy who has been living in Berlin for years, is now struggling between staying or going back to his country. One day, after failing to sell a bike he just stole, he bumps into his old partner, Hao-Yu, another Taiwanese guy whom he came to Berlin with in the first place.

  • Alan Chen
    Director
    Icarus
  • Alan Chen
    Writer
    Icarus
  • Alan Chen
    Producer
    Icarus
  • Abhishek Kolge
    Producer
    Cold Meat
  • Patrick Chen
    Key Cast
    "Yang"
  • Nelson Chen
    Key Cast
    "Hao-Yu"
  • Abhishek Kolge
    Director of Photography
    Cold Meat
  • Christopher Anton Louw
    Sound Design
  • Hunter Hulett
    Production Assistant
  • Kimberly Ioannou
    On-set Sound
  • Yi-Ling  Yap
    On-set Sound
  • Siddhant Pisharoty
    Assistant Camera
  • Jules Kleck
    Gaffer
  • Mohd Shabaz
    Assistant Director
    Cold Meat
  • Alan Chen
    Editor
    Icarus
  • Shin Chen
    Music
  • Yang Yang Wang
    Music
  • Chung-Yang Wang
    Music
  • Abhishek Kolge
    Colorist
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    再見臺北
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, LGBT
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany, Taiwan
  • Language:
    English, Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital BMPCC 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - MetFilm School Berlin
  • Paris International Film Awards May 2021
    Paris
    France
    Best Student Film, Best Cinematography
  • London International Monthly Film Festival May 2021
    London
    United Kingdom
    Best Student Film
  • Berlin Indie Film Festival May 2021
    Berlin
    Germany
    Best Student Film
  • Rotterdam Independent Film Festival June 2021
    Rotterdam
    Netherlands
    Nominee
  • Indo French International Film Festival June 2021
    Pondicherry
    India
    Best Student Short Film, Best Cinematography International Short Film
  • Berlin Short Film Festival 2021
    Berlin
    Germany
    July 5, 2021
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • European Cinematography Awards May 2021
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    Finalist in Best Student Cinematography
  • New York Cinematography Awards May 2021
    New York
    United States
    Finalist in Best Student Cinematography
  • Canadian Cinematography Awards May 2021
    Toronto
    Canada
    Winner of Best Drama Film
  • Taiwan International Queer Film Festival 2021
    Taipei City
    Taiwan
    October 9, 2021
    Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Indie Shorts Awards Cannes, Best Editing, Best Cinematography
    Cannes
    France
    September 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Venezia Shorts Italy
    Venezia
    Italy
    October 1, 2021
    Official Selection, Best Male Student Director
  • Asia South East-Short Film Festival 2021 Winter
    Phnom Pehn
    Cambodia
    Honorable Mention
  • Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Fest. 2021
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Official Selection / Finalist in International Shorts
Director Biography - Alan Chen

Alan Chen, born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, studied filmmaking for his bachelor in Taipei National University of the Arts. There, his graduation short film "Icarus" made his debut and was selected at 2019 Taiwan International Queer Film Festival. After, he went to MetFilm School Berlin for further education in film directing. "Goodbye Taipei" was the graduation short film project carried out by him and his fellow colleagues from MetFilm.

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Director Statement

For those who have been straying in a distant land, for those who are apart from their family, and for those who still remember. This film is a song of a wandering man.