Following success on the film festival circuit last year, the Taiwanese short, Stay With Me has been released online, and it’s well worth a look. You can watch it below.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Facing rebellious faze and helpless family problems, Jie-Yu chose to take refuge in the safe harbor of friend Yan-Shiu. As the relationship between them develops further and further, the sexuality within Yan-Shiu towards Jie-Yu also grows. The film describes the main character Jie-Yu stuck in the middle between friendship and romance, he seeks for the sanctuary between lust and emotion. During the process, his weak characteristic leads his emotion to happiness, avoidance and pain. Running away from home, through 16 Kilometers of night, reflects the emotion of Jie-Yu for Yan-Shiu, slowly he starts to face his own emotion.’
Loosely based on director Jian-He Lin, who told Huffpo that is “reflects some problems in my family, and some strife and bitterness in my personal life… For many nights I was troubled, seeking for answers within myself. But there were no answers,” he said. “It was something I just needed to get through.”
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