Two pole dancers ask: why does the world only see the sparkle, never the sweat?
It’s just the matter of different stage, why look us down?” It’s the question of Dudu and Barbie, the pole dancers. Everyone usually focuses on the gorgeous side of the pole dancer, but ignore the effort they need to pay. Not only the instable income, but the pole dancing is also high-risking. Furthermore, the society stereotypically values the job with pornography.
Direction
LAI Wen-Hsuan lets subjects speak without sensationalizing
Production
Intimate access that took serious trust to earn
Director
LAI Wen-Hsuan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taiwan's pole dance scene exploded in the 2010s as fitness trend, yet performers still faced the 'stripper' stigma this documentary interrogates.
Director LAI spent months building trust before filming; Dudu and Barbie's real names and full stories were protected, a choice that mirrors their on-screen dilemma of visibility versus safety.
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