A Foley Artist

This documentary turns the spotlight on an overlooked component of filmmaking the art of foley through the perspective of Taiwans most experienced master Hu Dingyi Hu has worked tirelessly for decades in his studio manually recreating diegetic sounds sounds whose source are visible on screen using his large collection of everyday objects Through the artisans eyes Wang Wanjos timely documentary looks back at the golden age of Taiwanese cinema and examines the new dynamics of the Greater China film industry Hu received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the 2017 Golden Horse Awards