Paper Life

a film by

Taiwan | 14' | 11/2025 | fiction

Young Taiwanese worker Lin spends his days crafting intricate paper houses for funeral offerings. When his boss arranges a blind date for him, he begins to envision his future through the burning paper houses.

Crew Festivals Press materials

An Chu

Biography

An Chu is a graduate of the MFA Film program at Columbia University. He’s a participant of Locarno Filmmakers Academy and Golden Horse Academy. His short film, The Stag won the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction at 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The film was also selected by Visions du Réel and Locarno Film Festival. He has been working on his first feature film Game of Replacing Gods.

Filmography

Tuo Tuo – 15 mins – 2022
The Stag – 15 mins – 2023
Paper Life – 15mins – 2025
Paper Houses Made of Fire and Rain – 20 mins – 2025

Crew

Director: An Chu
Screenplay: An Chu
Producer: An Chu
Cinematographer: Ching-Wen Liao
Sound Design: Yan-Rong Lin, Sen Ho, Allen Kang
Sound mix : Yan-Rong Lin
Editor: Yi-Ling Huang
Composer: Lim Giong

Cast: Wei-Feng Lin, Chien-Chiang Lin,Yueh-Lun Chiang, I-Cheng Chou, Yan-Ping Wang, Tzu-Yuan Wang, Li-Huan Huang, Shih-Feng Wei, Li-Hui Chiang

Festivals

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan (6 – 23 November, 2025)
Gala Premiere

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Press materials

EPK: Click here (Coming soon)

Stills, poster & directors’ photo: Click here

Dialogue lists – English: Click here

Downloadable trailer: Vimeo & Youtube (Coming soon)

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