2025 Iris Prize

Damp

Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy, longs for both romance and a body like his caregiver Suriya’s, while his overprotective mother harbours complex feelings for Suriya. As tensions rise, Yen starts to believe his body is no longer the same.

DIRECTOR:

Etsen Chen (He/Him/His)

PRODUCER:

Brendan Huang, Joyce Chou, Chia-Pei Chen

WRITER:

Etsen Chen

RELEASE YEAR:

2025, Language: Mandarin, Thai

Taiwan, Korea, 12 mins

Mae Yen, dyn ifanc â pharlys yr ymennydd, yn hiraethu am ramant a chorff fel corff ei ofalwr Suriya, tra bod ei fam or-amddiffynnol yn cofio teimladau cymhleth tuag at Suriya. Wrth i densiynau gynyddu, mae Yen yn dechrau credu nad yw ei gorff yr un fath mwyach.


Etsen Chen is an alumnus of Busan Asian Film Academy and Taipei National University of Arts. His first short film, The Younger, was featured in many LGBTQ film festivals, and his co-directed short, Lipstick, premiered at Busan International Film Festival. Damp serves as the proof-of-concept short for his debut feature in development, No Money No Honey.


Mae Etsen Chen yn gyn-fyfyriwr o Academi Ffilm Asiaidd Busan a Phrifysgol Genedlaethol Celfyddydau Taipei. Cafodd ei ffilm fer gyntaf, The Younger, ei dangos mewn llawer o wyliau ffilm LHDTQ, a chafodd ei ffilm fer a gyd-gyfarwyddodd, Lipstick, ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Ryngwladol Busan. Mae Damp yn gwasanaethu fel y ffilm fer prawf-o-gysyniad ar gyfer ei ffilm gyntaf sy’n cael ei datblygu, No Money No Honey.


2025 Iris Prize Shortlist