CHIH-TSAI CHEN
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Taoyuan Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Assistant professor, Postgraduate Music Therapy Course, Department of Music, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Iris Chih-Tsai Chen, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at Taoyuan Psychiatric Center, holds a PhD in Public Health from National Yang-Ming University and teaches part-time at Fu Jen Catholic University’s Music Therapy program. She serves as director of the Taiwanese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, supervisor of the Music Therapy Association of Taiwan, chief consultant for PTS “Youth News,” and editorial board member of the IACAPAP e-Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Passionate about art and literature, she also writes children’s books and screenplays.
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CHIEN JUNG CHEN
Taipei Indigenous Education Resource Center
Chief of Administrative Planning Division
Chen Chien-Jung has been teaching for more than 25 years and has received awards from the Taipei City Government Department of Education, the Ministry of Education, and Commonwealth Parenting Magazine. He has been promoting video education and media literacy for a long time, not only sharing insight on film and education in Taiwan's schools and colleges, but also traveling overseas to give private and public lectures. Recently, he has been working as a children's program consultant and film festival judge, and his latest book is Teaching Children Life through Film. Chien-Jung believes that,
"Life’s toughest questions can be answered in movies."
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JAE YANG
Writer director
Jae Yang is a Taiwanese filmmaker whose works blend emotional depth with genre-bending structure. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA in Film Directing and Screenwriting, her storytelling often explores themes of female identity, family dynamics, and societal expectations. Known for her distinct visual sensibility and raw emotional tone, Yang’s films have screened at Tribeca, Tokyo, Golden Horse, and Krakow, among others. Her short Ping Pong Coach won the Student Visionary Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, while her thesis film Tail End of the Year received honors from the Directors Guild of America and the National Board of Review. Yang continues to develop bold, character-driven work with international scope, including the Sundance Asia-selected feature I Won't Be Here When You Come Back, and the TAICCA-supported series Judoka and The Nomad’s Guide to Taipei. Across her growing body of work, Yang remains committed to telling stories that confront vulnerability with fearless intimacy.
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No Island in the Sea
