Damp

PG 15 +

Etsen CHEN
South Korea , Taiwan
DCP
2025
Color
12min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2025 New York Asian Film Festival

Synopsis

Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy, longs for both romance and a body like his caregiver Suriya’s, while his overprotective mother harbors complex feelings for Suriya. As tensions rise, Yen starts to believe his body is no longer the same.

Team

director

Etsen CHEN

Etsen CHEN is an alumnus of Busan Asian Film Academy and Taipei National University of the Arts. His first short, The Younger, featured at many LGBTQ film festivals; his co-directed short, Lipstick, premiered at Busan. He is currently developing his debut feature.

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