A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers (風流少女殺人事件)

Birdy Wei-Ting Hung

Taiwan / 2024 / Psychologic, Horror / 12 min.

Edition

GFFF #9 2025

Selection

Arrepío (Horror)Arrepío vol. 1

Release Type

Spanish Premiere

Synopsis

Taiwan, 1980s. Hot summer day, watermelon juice, and a teenage girl's sexual awakening with her celluloid fantasies. Shot on 16mm.

Birdy Wei-Ting Hung

Birdy Wei-Ting Hung holds a master's degree from the Film School of San Francisco State University. Her work explores historical trauma, the abject and pleasures. Birdy has participated in Tribeca, Fantasia and Slamdance, among other festivals. She is a winner of a Student Academy Awards.

Filmography

• Do Ask, Do Tell: The Linda Campbell Story (2023)

Awards and Nominations

Additional Information

Languages: Mandarin

Original Title: 風流少女殺人事件

International Title: A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers

The short film A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers (風流少女殺人事件) (Taiwan, 2024) directed by Birdy Wei-Ting Hung was selected for the Arrepío (Horror) and Arrepío vol. 1 selections at the GFFF #9 2025 edition of the Galician Freaky Film Festival in Vigo, Galicia, Spain, the international genre, freak and fantastic film festival, competitive member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, and the only festival worldwide subtitling all short films in Galician.

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