A Dance in Vain (2025)
Monkey has spent years working behind the scenes in a theatre company, barely scraping by in the big city. Day after day, her life feels stuck on repeat. In 2020, her boyfriend, Leo, returned to his hometown and took his own life. Since then, his absence has lingered like a shadow, haunting every street she walks, every breath she takes. Caught in the same routines, she tries to reach out, to share the weight of her exhaustion. But all she hears is: “You should be grateful. You’re already so lucky.”
Director: Lee Hong-Chi
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Wang Zixuan as Monkey |
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Wu Yufang as |
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Yi Du as |
| Directing | Lee Hong-Chi | Director |
| Writing | Lee Hong-Chi | Writer |
| Camera | Lee Hong-Chi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tom Hsin-Ming Lin | Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Su | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wang Zixuan | Costume Design |
| Production | Qi Ai | Producer |
| Production | Justine O. | Producer |
| Production | Shan Lu | Co-Producer |
| Art | Lin Zhiyun | Production Design |
| Art | Zongjian Hou | Production Design |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound Supervisor |
| Editing | Sorawich Khunpinij | Colorist |
| Production | Xi Ti | Associate Producer |
| Production | Shan Tong | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Xinyi Cao | Script Supervisor |