Fang-Yi Hsueh

5 min | 2019 | Taiwan | Massachusetts Premiere

Rape victims sometimes experience what is referred to as “freezing behavior”, allowing them to emotionally detach, compensating for their inability to control their body and resist. The director hopes to convey this inability to resist where we, the audience can better understand the mental state of victims and hopefully remove the blaming of victims.

Official Selections: World Festival of Animated Film Varna Bulgaria, Porto Femme Int’l FF Portugal, Chaniartoon Int’l Comic & Animation F Greece, Int’l Short FF The Unprecedented Cinema Estonia, Anima F Int’l de Animacion de Cordoba Argentina, San Francisco Frozen FF, Linz Int’l Short FF Austria, Copenhagen Short FF Denmark, Constantine’s Gold Coin Serbia, Int’l FF of Animation Cinema & Comics Italy, Lanterna Magica F Int’l de Animacao Brazil, Health for All FF US, Tres Court Int’l FF France, Festival Int’l de Cine de Lanzarote Spain, Hiroshima Int’l Animation F Japan, Womanimation-US, Zabut Int’l Animated Short FF Italy, AnimaFest World F of Animated Films in Zagreb Croatia.