After the Snowmelt

A dazzling and unconventional documentary where a filmmaker explores their first experience of great loss after her best friends Chun and Yueh go missing. Trapped in a cave in Nepal for 47 days, Yueh survives. Chun does not. Yi-Shan offers an intimate window into the complex relationship of survivors as she traverses the intricate terrain of grief and gender with Yueh. Their conversations are steeped in themes of guilt, perseverance, and identity as they navigate Chun’s legacy with ease, even as elders around them fail to acknowledge their friend’s queerness/transness posthumously.

Country:

Taiwan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

2024

Director:

Lo Yi-shan

Cast:

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Crew:

Director

Producer

Co-Producer

Cinematography

Sound Designer