Rooted (防己)

Rooted (防己)

Directed By Yi-Wei Wu

Taiwan | Narrative | 29 min

North American Premiere

After being rescued by a lifeguard who thought he was drowning, a teenager’s long-restrained desires are brought to light. He feels conflicted and troubled, but takes the first step to what he hopes will be a different ending to his summer vacation.

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    1. Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min Nan)

    2. English

    3. North American Premiere

    4. 2023

    5. 29 minutes

    6. Coming-of-Age, Family, Romance

    7. Narrative

    8. Taiwan

      9. Yi-Wei Wu


      Wu Yi-Wei is a writer whose work is focused on the contradiction of gender, body, and family crisis. After receiving his M.F.A. in RTF from Shih Hsin University, he turned to directing films. ROOTED is his first short film.

      10. Jiamian NG

      11. Yi-Wei Wu

      12. LIN Wei Jie

        WANG Yuan Hom

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