Nono’s Rooftop Songs

Winner — Best Music Video, Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 (India)

Finalist — Seoul International AI Film Festival 2026 (SIAFF), (South Korea)

Finalist — Sweden Film Awards 2026 (Sweden)

Finalist — Stockholm City Film Festival 2026 (Sweden)

Semi-Finalist — Luleå International Film Festival 2026 (Sweden)

Semi-Finalist – MEI International Film Festival 2026 (India)

Official Selection — Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2026 (Japan)

Official Selection — Indo Dubai International Film Festival 2026 (UAE)

Official Selection — Fescilmar Festival, Poland Session 2026 (Poland)

A girl performs three songs across a rooftop, from daylight to nightfall.

Through music, memory, and shifting light, the film traces a quiet emotional journey—one that unfolds not as performance, but as fragments of lived experience, shaped by longing, distance, and fleeting connection.

  • Pai Chen
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 24, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    English, Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    AI Generated / Digital Animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Pai Chen

Pai Chen is a Taiwan-based filmmaker and AI-driven creator, working at the intersection of storytelling, music, and emerging generative technologies.
Blending original voice performance, narrative design, and visual world-building, his works explore how characters can exist and resonate beyond traditional media boundaries. Rather than treating AI as a tool, he approaches it as a collaborative medium—one that allows stories, emotions, and identities to take shape in new forms.
His recent works focus on character-centered music pieces, where voice, image, and narrative converge into a single expressive moment. Elyze’s Jiguru Song marks the beginning of an ongoing series that follows the growth of a voice as it finds connection with the world.

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Director Statement

In “Nono’s Rooftop,” Pai Chen continues his exploration of voice-driven storytelling within an urban, grounded setting.

Structured as a sequence of connected musical moments, the work follows a solitary presence across rooftops and city spaces, where songs unfold not as performance, but as fragments of lived experience. Each piece reflects a different emotional state—quiet longing, fleeting connection, and the subtle rhythm of everyday life.

Rather than presenting a single narrative arc, the film embraces a modular form, allowing music, environment, and perspective to build a cumulative sense of presence. Through this approach, Pai Chen extends his ongoing inquiry into how voice and character can inhabit space—both physical and emotional—within AI-mediated visual storytelling.