Estimated to complete 03/2025
Duration
35 mins minutes
Languages
Chinese/English
Subtitles
English
Dissemination Methods
On-site
Number of users
Single user
Production Countries
Taiwan 台灣
France 法國
Denmark 丹麥
Production
Producer: Patrick Mao Huang、Christa Chen、Allen Yang、Francois Klein、Peter Fisher、Alice You
Technical director: Chia-Wen Ko
Screenwriter: Thomas Villepous
Cinematographer: Christopher Schnoor
Distribution
Distributor: Patrick Mao Huang
Additional files
“The Island of Shells" is a compelling 6-DoF animated documentary delving into the struggles of Fred Chin, a Malaysian student wrongfully implicated in the Tainan American News Agency bombing and falsely linked to the Communist Party of Malaysia.
This immersive single-player experience, lasting 35 minutes, explores Fred's 12-year imprisonment in Jing Yuan Rehabilitation Prison and his poignant reunion with his mother after nearly a decade. The narrative, focusing on the mother-son bond, blends historical authenticity with a fictional adventure about a boy's departure and return home.
Visually, the project draws from Southeast Asian Shadow puppetry and Shell painting, crafts that political prisoners on Green Island engaged in during the white terror era, to create an evocative and interactive storytelling environment.
Update : 07/26/2024
Selection & Awards
2023/Mifa Pitch/Annecy Animation Film Festival
Exhibition
2023/France/NewImage Festival XR Development Market