Experiencing Interruptions?

No One Asked Them

Constructed through puppet animation and still environments, the film presents a condition of ongoing existence.

Characters move through hospital rooms, interiors, and staged spaces,
where actions repeat while language gradually fades.

Within bodies that cannot respond,
decisions continue to be made.

No one leaves, and no one is ever truly asked.

  • CHIH HAO SHEN
    Director
  • CHIH HAO SHEN
    Writer
  • MFX Films
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Genres:
    Puppet Animation, human rights, medical ethics, hybrid documentary
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - CHIH HAO SHEN

Chih Hao Shen is an animation and documentary filmmaker whose work explores human existence, memory, and time through restrained visual storytelling.

His debut work received recognition from Rhode Island IFF. His short film 10 Seconds was selected by In The Palace, Fantasporto, and Asolo Art Film Festival (2026). His documentary YinYang Sea won the Grand Prix at Asolo Art Film Festival (2026).

His projects have been presented in international industry contexts, including Clermont-Ferrand, Visions du Réel, Cannes Short Film Corner, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, and Oberhausen.

Beyond filmmaking, he has worked in visual design and digital product development, including licensed merchandise design for The Lord of the Rings franchise in the Chinese-language market, visual work at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and founded and leads a software development company developing animation and visual effects tools within the Apple ecosystem.

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Director Statement

This film originates from my observation of certain bodily states—
when a person remains present, yet can no longer respond or express their own will.

In both medical and real-world contexts, conditions such as brain death, prolonged unconsciousness, and end-of-life states place individuals into a position where expression is no longer possible.
Within these conditions, observation, judgment, and decisions continue to take place, while the subject is no longer able to participate.

Through the use of puppets, I attempt to portray a state that exists between presence and absence—
one that appears to be there, yet cannot intervene in its own fate.

Rather than offering answers, the film invites viewers to consider:
when voice disappears and intention can no longer be confirmed, yet decisions persist—
to whom do these choices belong?

The film is inspired by real experiences of end-of-life decision-making.