Springtime (2004)

(Short Film / 13 min) Xiao Zhu is an 86-year-old pork sung maker in rural Chia-Yi, Taiwan. Her “answering machine son” won’t return her calls and she yearns for change and adventure. So, one day, she packs up her life in a creaky blue suitcase and heads off to Taipei to find her “springtime.” DIRECTOR: Erica Liu / FESTIVALS: Second Prize at First Run Film Festival; Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; Palm Springs International ShortFest