Film archive, 2024

When the Plane Passes By

Name: When the Plane Passes By
Released: 2024
Duration: 25 min

飛機飛過的時候

Director Chien Kuan-Yin, Li I-Ching

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Overall

Fired due to pregnancy, migrant caregivers in Taiwan face a harsh journey to motherhood. These resilient mothers endure shelter life and painful separations, they fight immense obstacles just to protect their simple dreams of happiness in a foreign land.

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Film details

Director: Chien Kuan-Yin, Li I-Ching
Country/Region: Taiwan
Year: 2024
Length: 25min
Original language: Chinese

Director(2)

Chien Kuan-Yin 簡冠盈

Graduated from National Chung Cheng University, she studied theatre arts and communication. Her work explores how women navigate different roles and identities, while experimenting with diverse forms of creative expression.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

Li I-Ching 李依靜

She is a master's student in the Department of Political Science at National Chengchi University. She has co-directed the film When the Plane Passes By with Chien Kuan-Yin and is actively involved in the Taiwan Immigrant Youth Alliance.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

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Cinematography

Producer: 蔡崇隆
Cinematography: 吳念樺
Editing: 何大貳
研究員: 何大貳
Music: 陳宜萱

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When the Plane Passes ByWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Taiwan Competition

Festival history(1)

Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Taiwan Competition, Competitive section