Dead kids, paper horses, and the loneliest freezer in Taiwan—bring tissues.
A mortuary in Taiwan stores the bodies of deceased children whose parents, for whatever reason, have disappeared. Their remains are kept at the top of a freezer, sometimes for years, until the funeral home organizes a ceremony. Houses and horses made of paper are burned to accompany the children on their solitary journey to the afterlife.
Cinematography
Every frame aches; freezer light as sacred space.
Direction
An Chu makes 19 minutes feel like a lifetime.
Director
An Chu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paper effigies (joss paper) are traditional Taiwanese funeral offerings burned to provide comfort in the afterlife—here weaponized for maximum sorrow.
The 'hybrid' keyword refers to how An Chu blends documentary observation with dreamlike fiction, shooting real mortuary practices with child actors as spirits.
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