Experiencing Interruptions?

KISS

In an unbroken chain of disasters and epidemics, fewer and fewer people are surviving. If there’s such a thing as the apocalypse, this must be it.

K strays into a desolate gay sauna. The decadent and damp smell permeates the rooms, and sounds of groans and licks still echo between the narrow hallways. An old tree seemed to have taken root in these moist quarters. Now only its withered branches remain, stretching out, longing for something.

Intimacy has become a tale of a bygone era. A myth, a holy grail that people desperately quest after.

Dir. CHOU Tung-Yen offers a split view inside a space that both harbors documentary-like and science-fiction characters. With sharp contrasts between them, they portray the loneliness that is inherent in times of epidemics and isolation. A depiction of the longings for each other’s touch and the endless search for oneself in a near-future scenario.

  • Tung-Yen CHOU
    Director
    In the Mist, Looking For?
  • Tung-Yen CHOU
    Writer
    In the Mist, Looking For?
  • Yu-Hao SU
    Producer
  • Ko-Yuan WANG
    Key Cast
    "K"
    Dear Tenant, A Sun, Detention, The World Between Us
  • Jing-Yan LIN
    Key Cast
    "Y"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    KISS
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Very Mainstream Studio
    Distributor
    Country: Taiwan
Director Biography - Tung-Yen CHOU

CHOU Tung-Yen is a theatre director and a filmmaker. His main focus is on reconciling new media and theatre, with occasional involvement in video art, documentary, and music video. His VR film, In the Mist, was selected for the 78th Venice International Film Festival, and his documentary, Looking For?, was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards, and screened in Seattle International Film Festival, Outfest L.A. and NewFest.

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Director Statement

一切接觸都被禁止的時代，一個不可能的吻。
Encountering an impossible kiss, in an era where physical contact is strictly forbidden.