Directing

Gao Hong

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Directing

Credits

9 titles

Gao Hong is a Taiwanese filmmaker. With a background in acting, he creates works centered on identity and trauma. His self-directed short film, Unnamed, premiered at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, was also selected by Frameline- San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. His documentary short, A Prayer, funded by Giloo Fest and New Taipei City Documentary Film Awards, has received the Best Student Documentary Short and Best Editing at Golden Harvest Award. As an actor, he participated in several short films, including Freedom Under the Wall and Turn Twice and Click, which screened at Kaohsiung Film Festival and the South Taiwan Film Festival. As a performer, he also worked with …

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A Prayer poster
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After leaving a youth shelter, a filmmaker lost in Christian faith tries to save his friend, who has turned to Satanism for redemption. Their shared need for salvation pulls them into a turbulent journey, testing their friendship and ultimately forcing them to make life-changing choices.

A Prayer

2024

Freedom Under the Wall poster
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In 1949, the Republic of China suffered a major defeat in the Chinese Civil War, and the Government was forced to relocate to Taiwan. The Government enacted the Declaration of Martial Law in Taiwan, prosecuted anyone who was suspected to be Chinese communists spy. Tin, an innocent farmer, was falsely accused and imprisoned. During the days in jail, Tin got lots of support from his inmate, Kok. With the hope that Kok gave him, Tin gradually found that it is impossible for him to be released from prison.

Freedom Under the Wall

2019

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In Ximending, the vampire meets the magician. The vampire can't see herself in the mirror, but she wants to learn to laugh. The flightless magician is always laughing, and his blood seems to be the antidote for vampires. They run and laugg in the city, and even fly into the sky. They hope to enjoy a night of fun before the magic wears off.

Turn Twice and Click

2021

Unnamed poster
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Zhang Ya-Ting wants to switch to a gender neutral name. She goes to her best friend Hong Jia-Hao but interrupts him in the middle of hooking up with someone from a dating app.

Unnamed

2019

Wedding poster
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On her wedding day, Xiao Xuan faces mounting doubts under family pressure, societal expectations, and ritual burdens. Told through her friend Renjie's perspective, the story follows her brief escape from the ceremony, sparking chaos in her absence. As tensions rise, the line between personal choice and duty blurs.

Wedding

2025

Three Things I Learned in France poster
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As a Taiwanese in France, I have learnt a few things. There are three things I would like to share with you the most. French is difficult… but there are certain things more difficult than French.

Three Things I Learned in France

2026

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

Behind the camera