TROUBLE GIRL

Writer & Director: CHIN Chia-Hua (Lucky Draw)
Producer: YEH Jufeng (My Missing Valentine), Eva WANG (Lucky Draw)
Cast: Audrey LIN (American Girl), Chen Yi-Han (More Than Blue), Terrance LAU Chun Him (Anita)

Festival & Award:

* Golden Horse Awards – 7 nominations and 1 win
Win: Best Leading Actress (Audrey LIN)
Nomination: Best Supporting Actress (CHEN Yi-Han), Best Original Screenplay (CHIN Chia-Hua), Best Visual Effects (TU Wei-ting), Best Art Direction (HUANG Mei-ching, CHENG Chia-cheng), Best Original Film Score (Thomas FOGUENNE), Best Sound Effects (Sidney HU, LI Chun-yi)
* Osaka Asian Film Festival – Competition
* Asian Film Awards – nominated for Best Actress (Audrey LIN)
* Udine Far East Film Festival – Competition, White Mulberry Award nominee for Best Debut Feature

Xiao Xiao is a girl who lives in her own world. She is isolated and bullied by her classmates at school for a gnawing secret. Even her own mother sees her as a troublemaker. Her father, who works abroad for a long time, is like a familiar yet distant stranger. Only her school teacher, Paul, seems to understand and alleviate her emotions. One day, during a typhoon, Xiao Xiao witnesses a secret between her mother and Paul. Confused, she not only has to force herself to adapt to this complicated emotional relationship, but also gradually discovers that both she and her mother have their own helplessness towards life.