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The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up

Venice Immersive
Director:
Singing Chen
Production:
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, The Walkers Films, Reynard Films (Katharina Weser, Maurane Cugny), Yu Pei-Hua, Lee Shu-Ping, Singing Chen, Sung Chin-Hsuan
Running Time:
62'
Language:
Chinese
Country:
Taipei, Germany
Main Cast:
Mo Tzu-Yi, Yao Yi-Ti, Umin Boya, Lebetai Pacekele
Screenplay:
Singing Chen, Lou Yi-An
Music:
Yujun Wang
Sound:
Kao Chin-Lun, Chou Cheng Wu Bo Yi, Yannick Dauby
From the short story:The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up by Wu Ming-Yi
Art direction:Tu Shuo-Feng, Huang Yu-Jie, Liao Chin-Yao
Lead developers:Chuan Ming-Yuan, Huang Yu-Jie, Liz Lin, Jamie Hsieh
Editor:Singing Chen
Designer:Zheng Yu-Pei
Technical team:Funique VR, Solid Memory, WEVE Studio, Shooting Lab
Voices:Andrew Chau Hou-On, Lesley Hu, Brandon Nevins
Co-presented by:Kaohsiung Film Archive, Takao VC Co. with the support of The FFF Bayern and the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs, SLM Sächsische Landesmedienanstalt in association with Taiwan Creative Content Agency, IP Lab

synopsis

After the sudden death of his wife, Guan discovers her unfinished novel — a tale intertwining the endangered clouded leopard and the Rukai tribe’s sacred origin myth, which tells of their descent from the elusive animal. Grief-stricken and seeking connection, he sets out on a surreal journey into dreamlike scenes — a maze of the subconscious, mistshrouded forests, ancient tree hollows and symbolic inner landscapes.
Adapted from a short story by acclaimed Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi, The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up is a single-user, free-roaming VR experience that blends literature and memory into an intimate exploration of love, loss and self-reflection.

main creator's statement

Wu Ming-Yi is one of Taiwan’s most influential contemporary novelists. The way he weaves dreams, memory and multiple dimensions of time and space has long inspired me. When the chance came to adapt The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up into VR, I knew it would be a daunting yet necessary journey.
Wu’s writing evokes vivid imagery, spatiality and bodily presence — qualities that resonate with VR’s immersive nature. Through free-roaming exploration, I aimed to recreate a journey of loss, memory and Indigenous mythology.
This project is a dialogue between literature, technology and emotion — one that seeks to spark empathy across cultures.

trailer

PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION

PRODUCTION 1:
Public Television Service Foundation - Pei-Hua Yu, Shu-Ping Lee
No. 50, Lane 75, Sec. 3, Kang‑ning Rd
114 Taipei
Tel: +886 26332000 #6347
E-mail: prg1329@pts.org.tw
Web: https://www.pts.org.tw/
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/PTS1997?locale=zh_TW – Facebook

PRODUCTION 2:
The Walkers Films - Singing Chen, Chin-Hsuan Sung
4F, No. 53, Ln. 405, Sec. 6, Zhongshan N. Rd
110 Taipei
Tel: +886 922483895
E-mail: theclouds2000vr@gmail.com

WORLD SALES:
The Walkers Films - Min-Wei Kuo
4F, No. 53, Ln. 405, Sec. 6, Zhongshan N. Rd
110 Taipei
Tel: +886 966720935
E-mail: theclouds2000vr@gmail.com
Web: https://portaly.cc/theclouds2000vr

PRESS OFFICE:
Min-Wei Kuo - The Walkers Films
4F, No. 53, Ln. 405, Sec. 6, Zhongshan N. Rd
110 Taipei
Tel: +886 966720935
E-mail: theclouds2000vr@gmail.com


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