The Stag

  • An Chu
  • Taiwan
  • 2023
  • 15'
  • Gong lu

On a farm in Taiwan, a father and his two sons raise deer. A sense of playful complicity between father and sons gives way to the solemnity of the antler harvesting ritual. Winner of the Jury Award for Best Short at Sundance.

An Chu

An Chu is a graduate of the Film MFA program at Columbia University. His graduate film Tuo Tuo was awarded Best Short at the Sundance Asia Film Festival and Best Student Film at the Kaohsiung Film Festival. His short The Stag, won the Jury Award for Best Short at Sundance.

The Stag

Director
An Chu
Screenplay
An Chu
Cast
Yung-He Chen, Wei-Jen Chen, Si-Kai Chen, Ping-Hsin Liao, Te-Kai Liao, Shang-Jui Liao
DOP
Ching-Wen Liao
Editing
Yi-Ling Huang
Producer
Tzu-Yuan Wang, Pin-Hsing Liao
Production
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Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival – Short Film Jury Award; Visions du Réel

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