What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take in answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste (“The Can of Anido”), migrant workers (“942”), industrial collapse (“Way Home”), low birth rates and diversity in families (“A Making-Of”), and insomnia (“The Sleep”).
Docked at the port of Kaohsiung, Filipino seaman Arnie buys a ring with the help of his mates, to propose to his girlfriend back home. The supposedly happiest moment of his life soon takes a downward spiral when he finds out she is pregnant - but he is not the father of the child.
Fantine, whose mom is a Filipina and dad a Taiwanese, just returned to Taiwan after dad's business in China went down. She couldn't fit in at school, nor at home. Dad was never there, and grandma's always mad at mom. She felt so alone. Then a Filipino boy Jason showed up with the magical Chicharon..
