Mother Figure

Chang Chia-tse (Taiwan)

Col / 14’23” / No dialogue and subtitles

Recommended by Vincent Mak, Kongkee and Ho Ka-ho (Animation Category)

Inspired by a close friend’s struggles with OCD, the piece is abouta man and his toxic relationship with his mother. A man finds a tape recorder from his childhood, which evokes in him the memories of his mother. He only wanted to attract his mother’s attention, but inadvertently broke his mother’s rule. It is until he starts playing with lipstick, then he really catches his mother's attention.