Singing CHEN

Born in 1974, acclaimed Taiwanese director Singing CHEN has demonstrated in her films her unique perspective towards contemporary Taiwanese society. Her work is often fast-paced, tightly structured, emotionally layered, and with a sense of humor. Additionally, CHEN’s expertise in scoring gives her films a distinctive rhythmic tone.

This section selects five of CHEN’s films to explore the creative trajectories of her feature films and documentaries farming a unique creative focus and cinematic aesthetics. Her narrative features brilliantly illustrate the absurdities of modern society using magical realism, and depicting characters and their plight with considerable depth to address the society’s fundamental structural problems. For years CHEN has dedicated herself to making documentaries on theater, dance and sound art to delve into the rich and colorful lives and creations of artists.