Poetically inspired by faces glimpsed on the street of Taipei, the director creates their stories through close-up shot, this documentary with music created by Ryuichi Sakamoto shows a new film language

Last year, I made a VR film. Since it was VR, there was no composition in the traditional sense and no close-ups as well. After I made the film, I had a sudden desire to film close-up shots.
So I went out to the streets in search of the faces I wanted. In two months, I found more than ten of them. One after another, I lit them with extra attention, as if they were cinematic compositions.
Not long after, I met Ryuichi Sakamoto by chance at the beach in Venice. After I pieced together those big close-ups that I had filmed, I wrote him a letter and asked if he'd have a look at it. He agreed. One month later, he sent me some audio files. I couldn't be sure what exactly I heard. Sakamoto told me politely that I could use it in any way I wanted. Or I could simply ignore it. I was thrilled by it. It felt like an adventure.
After more than twenty years, I finally made a film with a musical score

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