Falling Velvet 落紅 (part of FRINGE CINEMA/ FRINGE BIO)

NAME OF ARTIST OR GROUP: Delphine Mei

COUNTRY: Taiwan

GENRE: Film & Visual Art

Falling Velvet, "Luo-Hong" in Chinese, originally means "Red Falling": the term is traditionally used when women lost their virginities. But here I use it as a verb, metaphor for between zones, transiting from one stage/mind/body of being to another stage of being. "Falling" indicates a process, constantly flowing and evolving its/our forms and shapes, perceptions and roles. Lke a lucid dream.

It is also inspired by my memory of being birthed into this world, the time when I nearly died in the imcubator. The moment when death and birth are Synonymous.
When blessings are disguised as horrors.
When multiple realities can be embraced simultaneously, as a prophecy to the future NOW.

What/Who's reality anyways?
Where do our hearts really belong?
How we can all be falling gracefully , let loose to be embraced softly into the new world?

More info:

* "Falling Velvet" is part II of the Trilogy series I intended to make during a long period of my life. It is not a documentary, and it can be viewed seperately from the other two short films.

I also make all my films in the idea that it can be used for stage or live performances, like expanded cinema.

*There will be an online artists talk, where artists involved in the projects will be there. Welcome to join us!

Awards & Achievements: 2022 Seoul International Monthly Film Festival (Korea)
2022 Reykjavík Independent Film Festival (Iceland)
2021 Tbilisi international short film festival (Georgia)
2021 Cinematic European Film Festival (Romania)
2021 Los Angeles VASTLAB Experimental Film Festival (USA)
2021 Honorary Special Mention Award, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (Greece)
2020 Finalist, Kosice International Film Festival (Slovakia)
2020 The Swedenborg Film Festival (UK)
2019 City Cinema in the House of Artists (Vienna Austria) / Stadtkino Künstlerhaus Wien