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A Ceremony at Sea

PG 12 +

PAN Jin
Taiwan
DCP
2025
Color , Black and white
20min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2025 Best Student Experimental Film, Golden Harvest Award

Synopsis

Xijiyu, a village on Taiwan’s offshore island of Penghu, became uninhabited following a government-mandated relocation in 1978. Through image, sound, and 3D animation, this film recreates the village and its famed “King’s Boat” ceremony.

Team

director

PAN Jin

PAN Jin is a new media artist from Penghu, Taiwan. He focuses on cultural narratives of Penghu’s dispersed islands through field research and archival studies, exploring connections between human geography and local folklore, and presenting a new artistic vision.

# Kaohsiung International Short Film Competition

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