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Chuff Chuff Chuff film image; man staring out a train window

Chuff Chuff Chuff

轟隆轟隆轟隆

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

Asleep on a train, a man awakes in a dream inside his apartment.

 

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Director
Cast

Zheng Yin Zhen, Ng Chi Wai

Credits
Country of Origin

Taiwan

Year

2023

Language

In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
7 min
Cinemas of Asia Experimental & Avant Garde Romance Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Sinye Wu

Screenwriter

Chao Koi Wang

Cinematography

Lee Ling

Editor

Chao Koi Wang

Production Design

51 Wu

Chao Koi Wang headshot; Chuff Chuff Chuff director

Chao Koi Wang 周鉅宏

Born in Macau. Lives in Taiwan. Forever film student. His works A Boy’s Prayer (2014) has been won First Prize in 4th Bengaluru ISFF. Come, the Light (2015) has been won Best Short Film in 9th FIRST International Film Festival Xining. Goddess (2023) was selected for the Taipei Golden Horse FF in 2023. Chuff Chuff Chuff (2024) was selected for three Oscar-qualifying festivals, include Busan ISFF, Short Shorts and Indy Shorts.

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