After the Snowmelt
During a trek through the Himalayan mountains, a couple, Chun and Yueh, become trapped in a cave for 47 days. The tragic outcome of this expedition leads Lo Yi-Shan on a personal filmed quest to follow in the footsteps of their missing best friend, Chun, and their unconditional relationship. A poignant tale about bereavement and the slow process of healing.
Dir. Lo Yi-Shan | 110min | 2024 | Taiwan, Japan
"a work of deep personal reckoning....film-making emerges as a cathartic gesture of remembrance" - Guardian
"clings to the elements of nature, formidable yet sublime, bringing together fragments of secrets shared in confidence, and weaves this sensitive tale into a poetic and powerful expression of the bonds of friendship and love" - Visions du Reel
"profoundly introspective, comfortable in its sense of calm" - High on Films
"a beautiful, poetic reflection on loss and death" - Business Doc Europe
"a coming-of-age film that embodies the director's own determination to overcome the past and move toward new horizons" - Jeonju Int. Film Fest
"emotionally potent and cinematically striking...traverses the intricate terrain of grief and gender" - Frameline Film Fest
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After The Snowmelt
Dir. Lo Yi-Shan | 110min | 2024 | Taiwan, Japan
During a trek through the Himalayan mountains, a couple, Chun and Yueh, become trapped in a cave for 47 days. The tragic outcome of this expedition leads Lo Yi-Shan on a personal filmed quest to follow in the footsteps of their missing best friend,...
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After the Snowmelt - Trailer
After her best friend died in the wilderness, the young filmmaker takes up the camera and decides to live her life according to his last words. Years later, she
returns to the accident scene to honor the promise they once made to each other.