Gonella Productions

Genre: Drama, LGBTQ
Running Time: 23 minutes
Year of Production: 2025

SYNOPSIS

Lan, a stoic counselor, masks her soul’s fractures with professional restraint until she meets Zhen-Zhen. The rebellious dropout’s fragmented talk of a fatal car accident strikes a terrifying chord—it is the same tragedy that claimed Lan’s lover. What begins as therapy spirals into a dangerous obsession. When Lan’s emotional dam finally bursts, a catastrophic ethical breach shatters her career. But a sudden crisis reverses their roles, forcing Zhen-Zhen to become Lan’s guardian. Bound by shared trauma and forbidden secrets, the line between healer and broken dissolves. As Lan’s past catches up to her, she realizes Zhen-Zhen may hold the key to her undoing. Caught between professional ruin and an unsettling intimacy, Lan must decide: is this a chance for healing, or a descent into mutual destruction? When the truth is a weapon, can anyone emerge unscathed?

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports / World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Teacher Lan — CHOU, Yi-Lan
Student Zhen Zhen — LIN, Yi-Ting
Lan’s Girlfriend — ZHANG, Yan-Fen
Zhen’s Aunt — TSAI, Ke-Jen
Counseling Supervisor — LI, Bei-En
Psychological Counselor — TSAI, Miau-Ling
Car Accident Driver — YU, Teng-Wei

MAIN CREDITS

Director / Creator — WANG, Chen-Ping
Executive Producer — LIN, Liang-Zhong
Screenwriter — WANG, Chen-Ping; WEI, Ran
Production Manager — CHEN, Shi-Yun
Line Producer — SHIU, Jr-Han
Production Assistant — WEI, Yi-Ping
Assistant Director — WEI, Ran
Script Supervisor — WU, An-Ni
Director of Photography — LIN, Liang-Zhong; WANG, Ming-Hao
Additional Camera — LAI, Wei-Xun
Focus Puller — LUO, Qi
Aerial Photographer — FU, Ming-Chiuan
Boom Operator — WU, Shang-En; CHEN, Yan-Xiao
Gaffer — HUANG, Wei-Jie
Key Grip — LI, Jia-Hui
Lighting Assistant — GAO, Xue-Mei; LI, Kun-Yan
Production Designer — TSAI, Miau-Ling
Assistant Art Designer — CHEN, Pei-Xuan
Makeup Artist — LIN, Shi-Ting
Makeup Assistant — PAN, Yi-Xiang
Costume Designer — TSAI, Miau-Ling
Still Photographer — LIN, Zhi-Yu
Movie Poster Designer — LIN, Zhi-Yu
Editor — WEI, Ran
Colorist — RAN, Jamie
Original Music — LIN, Hung-Tau
Sound Design — Spalephant Co., Ltd.; LIN, Yan-Rong; SEN Ho; ALLEN Kang
Re-recording Mixer — LIN, Yan-Rong
Sound Effects Editor — SEN Ho
Foley Artist — ALLEN Kang
Dialogue Editor — LIN, Yan-Rong; LIAO, Po-Chih; LIN, Wei-Cheng

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Shooting Format: Digital / 2K and above
Camera: Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K
Lens: Carl Zeiss CP.2 Cinema Lens System
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Resolution: 2K
Sound Recording: Production Sound
Sound Equipment: Sennheiser Recording System (Germany)
Audio Format: Stereo
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Subtitles: Chinese and English
Lighting Equipment: ARRI Lighting System
Editing: Final Cut Pro
Color Grading: DaVinci Resolve
Original Master: 2K Digital Master
Delivery Formats: DCP / ProRes / H.264
Screening Copies: DVD and formats suitable for television, computer, broadcast, and mobile platforms
Audio Output: Stereo