Private Project

The Summer of 12

On just another day training in the pool for the young members of the swimming team, the cusp of early puberty threatens to turn innocent friendship and camaraderie into something much more. Sixth-grader Yu-Hsuan has a closely guarded secret, but this tide of feelings inside is brewing into a storm…

  • KUO,KUAN-LING
    Director
  • WU,YU-ZHEN
    Producer
  • LI,YI-XUAN
    Key Cast
  • WU,DAI-LING
    Key Cast
  • WU,ZHI-XUAN
    Key Cast
  • QUE,MING-YOU
    Key Cast
  • KUO,KUAN-LING
    Writer
  • YU Pei-Hua
    Executive Producer
  • LI, MEI PEI
    Production Coordinator
  • LI,MING-YU
    Production Design
  • WANG,WEI-REN
    Production Supervisor
  • LIN,YU-WEI
    Line Producer
  • HU,JIA-HUA
    Meal and Beverage Coordinator
  • Lu Hui Tian
    Location Manager
  • SHU, ZU-YUN
    Production Intern
  • CHEN, YI-FANG
    Production Intern
  • CHEN,LI-SIOU
    Production Intern
  • HUNG CHUN CHUN
    Casting
  • ZHAN , PEI-HSUAN
    Casting
  • Weng yunting
    Performance Instructors
  • CHEN,KE-YUN
    Assistant to Director
  • HUANG YU FANG
    Script Supervisor
  • LIN YU WANG
    Director of Photography
  • WEI, Tz-yang
    Director of Photography
  • Fan jin hao
    Director of Photography
  • Tung,Xi-Yu
    Director of Photography
  • WANG CHENG YU
    Director of Photography
  • Yeh Jen hao
    Gaffer
  • FENG,TZONG-TING
    Gaffer
  • Cheng An Chi
    Gaffer
  • Huang Guan Yan
    Gaffer
  • Lin,Yan-Jyun
    Gaffer
  • WU.WEI HAN
    Gaffer
  • YANG,YU-MING
    Gaffer
  • FU,HONG-JYUN
    Aerial Photography
  • Fang-yan-jun
    Grip
  • CHEN,FEI-WEN
    Grip
  • YEH, MENG-HSUAN
    Sound
  • Su-jean-han
    Sound
  • TZU-MIAO CHEN
    Costume Designer
  • CHENG Jung
    Costume Designer
  • CHEN ,WAN-SHIOU
    Production Designer
  • GUO, YU-CHI
    Production Designer
  • Chang yun chi
    Production Designer
  • HUANG yun wen
    Production Designer
  • Shen , Wei-Hung
    Still Photographer
  • LIU,YOU-JIA
    Comic Design
  • WU,YU-ZHEN
    Post-Production Coordinator
  • KUO,KUAN-LING
    Edited by
  • CHEN,PEI-AN
    Edited by
  • LI,JIA-AN
    Post-Production Project Management
  • HONG,WEN-KAI
    Colorist
  • LIU,HUI-LING
    Colorist
  • LIN,HAO-XIANG
    Subtitles by
  • LIN,XING-YE
    Trailer Sound Mixer
  • HUNG CHUN CHUN
    Original Music by
  • HE,XIANG-LING
    Sound Mixer
  • HUANG,CHENG-MING
    Proposal Cover Design
  • GUO, YU-CHI
    Title Sequence
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    queer, short, youth, LGBQT
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 2, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 21st Seoul International Women's Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    August 31, 2019
    International Premiere
    Asian Short Competition
Director Biography - KUO,KUAN-LING

Kuo, Kuan-Ling, a graduate student in Shih-Hsin University’s Department of Radio, Television & Film, was born in 1991 in Tainan, Taiwan. The Summer of 12 is her graduate work.

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Director Statement

During the tumultuous period of suddenly growing up into early adolescence, we are only just beginning to get to know ourselves.