After a scandalous proposal stunt staged during a livestream at an underground columbarium site overseas, YouTuber Princess Maria and her lover A-Yue suffer a spectacular fall from grace. Sometime later, a mysterious video arrives from an unknown sender, and Maria discovers the legendary dollmaker Madame Dolly in it. The couple accepts her enigmatic invitation, hoping to make a comeback with videos about Dolly and her mysterious personal life. This very first Taiwanese feature-length rotoscoped animation uses the distinct effect of rotoscoping, based on live-action footage, to hold its characters somewhere between human and doll to create the eerie sensation of the ‘uncanny valley.’ With an Art Deco-inspired mise-en-scene and touches of gothic horror, this psychological horror fantasy offers a portrait of the contemporary world where people crave ‘likes’ and their souls are held hostage by the gazes of others. Welcome to Dolly’s House is a tantalizingly dangerous invitation to audiences of Midnight Passion.
Seven Ych is a writer, artist, He also serves as a nominator for the Austin Film Festival, and has expanded his creative medium across webcomics and animated films. With Rady Fu and Tree Muta, he co-directed the animated feature film Welcome to Dolly′s House, which opened the Contrechamp section at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
Rady Fu is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and novelist. His first screenplay, Formula 17 (2004), was one of the first Taiwanese queer romantic comedies and became a box-office hit, ranking first at the Taiwanese box office that year. More recently, he expanded into animated feature films by co-directing Welcome to Dolly′s House.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
Tree Muta is a filmmaker working in animation and multimedia. His work has been nominated for the Golden Bell and the Golden Horse Awards, and he also worked on the production of Siu-cheng Tsai’s A Night with Moosina (2022). He co-directed the animated feature Welcome to Dolly′s House.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
