The Day He Returns
Taiwan, 16m, Digital
Two old friends who haven't met in years embark on a trip to visit their teacher. What will they find on the road in suburban Taipei?
Writer/Director: Po-Yu Chen
Producer: Yi Ru Cheng
Co-Producer: Silvia Chen
Director of Photography: Yi Liu
Editor: Po-Yu Chen
Production Design: Yin-Xin Yeh
Cast: Hung-Kai Hsu; Chang, Chih I
Contact: Po-Yu Chen, pc2773@columbia.edu
2021 Program C
Screening May 8, 2022 at 7pm
About the Writer/Director
Po-Yu Chen is a Taiwanese film director based in Los Angeles. Before he came to New York in 2016 to pursue his MFA in film at Columbia University, he worked as a crew member on Martin Scorcese’s film, Silence. The production gave him great interest and ambition towards film directing. He has always been interested in the topics of solitude and the close relationships of people in the city. Besides narrative film, he has also been involved in documentary production. His latest film, The Day He Returns is currently in post-production. His other films include Something in the Water, winner of the 2018 Sloan Foundation production grant, Happy Birthday to Me which was screened at CineCina Film Festival 2019, Paint Again, Dinner, and Calling Game.
