Leaving Home

[SHORT SYNOPSIS] [max 40 words]

An old man Liu Zhifu, who was suffering from the loss of his son and believed in Buddhism, came to visit the Buddhist temple one night and met the reincarnation of his son—the monk SWu-Shin Shih......

[LONG SYNOPSIS]

In the 1970s, the young Wu Liou would go to Kinmen to serve in the military. In front of his house, he bid farewell to his Buddhist father, Jhih-Fu Liou. With his father's blessing, he "left home" to join the army. Unfortunately, he was killed by a marine from the enemy a year later. And Jhih-Fu Liou could never see his again...

After more than 30 years, one night, Jhih-Fu Liou came to a Buddhist temple to pay homage. At this time, he saw a young monk Wu-Shin Shih (Wu Liou's reincarnation) who looks like Wu Liou. Jhih-Fu Liou, driven by the pain of losing his son and conflicted thoughts about Buddhism, went to ask why he "left home" to became a monk at such a young age?

In front of the Buddha statue, An old man questioned the young monk all kinds of things in the world…

  • 宗福 (Tsung-Fu) 簡 (Chien)
    Key Cast
    "老年劉致福 (Old Jhih-Fu Liou)"
  • 奇諺 (Chi-Yen) 吳 (Wu)
    Key Cast
    "劉悟 / 釋吾心 (Wu Liou / Wu-Shin Shih)"
  • 嵐申 (Lan-Shen) 王 (Wang)
    Key Cast
    "中年簡宗福 (Mature Jhih-Fu Liou)"
  • 玿均 (Shao-Chun) 劉 (Liu)
    Producer
  • 育檬 (Yu-Meng) 賴 (Lai)
    Production Assistant
  • 皓喆 (Hao-Che) 許 (Hsu)
    Production Assistant
  • 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)
    Writer
  • 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)
    Director
  • 家慧 (Jia-Hui) 李 (Li)
    First Assistant Director
  • 郁誠 (Yu-Cheng) 趙 (Zhao)
    Script Supervisor
  • 育銘 (Yu-Ming) 張 (Chang)
    Cinematographer
  • 易軒 (Yi-Hsuan) 游 (Yu)
    First Assistant Camera
  • 品臻 (Agnes) 盧 (Loh)
    Second Assistant Camera
  • 易辰 (Eason) 林 (Lin)
    Gaffer
  • 傳勛 (Chuan-Hsun) 林 (Lin)
    Best Boy
  • 敬驤 (Ching-Hsiang) 耿 (Keng)
    Best Boy
  • 翊軒 (Yi-hsuan) 齊 (Chi)
    Best Boy
  • 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)
    Sound Designer
  • 凱喆 (Kai-Che) 陳 (Chen)
    Pre-Production Sound Supervisor
  • 學真 (Xue-Zhen) 張 (Zhang)
    Sound Recordist
  • 奕杰 (Yi-Jay) 周 (Chou)
    Decorating Support
  • 佳勳 (Jia-Syun) 謝 (Sie)
    Decorating Support
  • 云菲 (Yun-Fei) 范 (Fan)
    Costume Designer
  • 喆恩 (Che-En) 黃 (Huang)
    Costume Assistant
  • 嘉君 (Jia-Jyun) 簡 (Jian)
    Still / BTS Photographer
  • 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)
    Editor
  • 建豪 (Jian-Hao) 張 (Zhang)
    Composer
  • 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)
    Colorist
  • 佳漣 (Celestia) 沈 (Shen)
    Post-Production Advisor
  • 士軒 (Shih-Hsuan) 邱 (Chiu)
    Title Designer
  • 峻維 (Chun-Wei) 梁 (Liang)
    English Translator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    出家
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 29, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese - Min Nan
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Taiwan University of Arts
Director Biography - 塏軒 (Kai-Syuan) 黃 (Huang)

[SHORT BIOGRAGHY] [max 40 words]

I am HUANG, KAI-SYUAN, 23 years old, from Tainan. I‘m currently studying at the NTUA, majoring in Motion Picture. I learned directing, editing, and sound design synchronously. And I’m fascinated by the meaning conveyed by genre films.

[LONG BIOGRAGHY]

I am HUANG, KAI-SYUAN, 23 years old, from Tainan. I‘m currently studying at the National Taiwan University of Arts, majoring in Motion Picture. I learned directing, editing, and sound design synchronously. I‘m good at arranging video and audio reciprocally. And I’m fascinated by the meaning conveyed by genre films. In the future, I hope I can be a director and produce movies content with depths and entertainment.

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Director Statement

In the form of short plot films, it tries to interpret the thought-provoking abstract concepts in Buddhism, such as "reincarnation", "karma", "transformation", etc. The purpose is not to preach, but to explore philosophically, to delve into a person's religious beliefs and the conflict between its beliefs and secular emotions; Buddhism emphasizes separation from emotions and desires to achieve supreme enlightenment, but as a human being, emotions are needed to survive. How should the values be balanced? Buddhism is to cut off human love? Or give people redemption? In the end, I realized that "letting go" may be the best answer, and it is also the true meaning behind Buddhism.