Film archive, 2025

You Are Not Part of the Cake

Name: You Are Not Part of the Cake
Released: 2025
Duration: 5 min

你不在這個蛋糕裡

Director Ting-Jui Chen

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Overall

Ping faces conflict with her girlfriend Lala's homophobic and aggressive father. As tensions escalate, she is forced to take action to save herself. She then kills him and makes him into a cake. This dark revenge transforms her feelings into a surreal liberation and celebration of rebirth.

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Director: Ting-Jui Chen
Country/Region: Taiwan, United Kingdom
Year: 2025
Length: 5min
Original language: Chinese

Director

Ting-Jui Chen 陳亭叡

An animator and illustrator from Taiwan. Chen’s work draws deeply from personal experience, exploring complex themes such as relationships, philosophy, and religion. Blending heavy subjects with humour, she uses a variety of techniques to evoke feelings that are as strange as they are familiar.

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

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Music: ⿈仁煜
Sound: ⿈仁煜
Cast: 吳佩珊, 李鉅瑄

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You Are Not Part of the CakeWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Taiwan Competition

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Taiwan Competition, Competitive sectionJury’s Special Mention

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Ting-Jui Chen 陳亭叡

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