Xingting Gong

Sep 17, 2024 | cinemaescapist.com | Tianshu Hu |Xingting Gong |Anthony Kao |Richard N. Yu

Over the past few years, China’s leading internet companies—like ByteDance and Alibaba—have gone through rounds of layoffs and cost-cutting amidst slower economic growth and regulatory pressures. Employees over 35 are particularly vulnerable, often facing termination without proper compensation as companies prioritize younger blood.

Jul 8, 2024 | cinemaescapist.com | Brian Hioe |Anthony Kao |Xingting Gong |Jamin Shih

The Time of Huan Nan is a multifaceted movie. Though the aim of the film–to depict the historic Huan Nan Market in Taipei’s Mongka district–is self-evident, The Time of Huan Nan is more than the sum of its parts, and it proves a heartful film. The Time of Huan Nan follows brash high schooler Chen Yao-hua, who works in the Huan Nan Market at the butcher stall run by his family.