Xiao-Wei Lu
2021The Filial Daughter
Xiao-Wei Lu
Professional mourning is a time-honoured tradition that is slowly dying out in Taiwan. Liu Jun-Lin is currently the youngest and one of the best-known professional mourners still working in Taiwan. The Filial Daughter captures her and her band's pre-funeral rituals and elaborate performances, which include acrobatic dance manoeuvres, sombre songs, theatrical elements and detailed choreography. The event is steeped in folkloric tradition yet wholly modern, featuring maximal lighting and pumped up PA systems.
The Filial Daughter
Oneiroi
Xiao-Wei Lu
A fashion film infusing Asian and European talents to interpret and visualise the concept of “ONEIROI (Ὄνειροι)" a word taken from Greek mythology meaning ‘THE SPIRIT OF DREAMS/NIGHTMARES’. The film examines the blurred line between dreams and reality, depicting our main character being possessed by this dark force.
Oneiroi