In Minnan, pineapple rhymes with ‘luck’ and is an auspicious symbol. Carrying a pineapple with him, a young man travels with his mentally handicapped younger brother from their hometown in the provinces to Taipei, where a relative works in a factory. There the brothers witness a scene of labour dispute. Will the pineapple bring them luck after all? After scripting Love Is a Gun (2023), winner of the Lion of the Future award at the Venice International Film Festival 2023, LIN Cheng-hsun presents this new short, a dramatisation of brotherly affection, through a sophisticated command of cinematic and narrative devices.

Loyal to his gangster boss, Pua risks everything for money—and for Mi-ji, the ex-prisoner he secretly loves. But freedom brings distance, not desire.

In a candlelit room, time stands still, faces glow with joy tinged by melancholy. In the blue haze of youth, love and regret entwine. As the fire fades, so does clarity... What remains of us when memory blurs into longing?

A gang conflict brews as dispute about the lucrative elver harvest rises. Fellow gangster Loo is desperate to extricate his fisherman father, Gu, from the impending warfare, but they are nonetheless caught in the crossfire.

In rural Taiwan, during her mother’s funeral, A-Hsien, the eldest daughter, grapples with grief, resentment, and the quiet burden of tradition. As patriarchal rituals unfold, a silent resistance emerges, unsettling the roles she was expected to fulfill.

Sergeant Chen has served in the police service, but his life is in a gray area. He dares to sacrifice his clean feathers to soak into the dark corner; wipes out the criminals like doves flap their wings, but burdened by the collapse of his family, he is unable to break free.