After the Snowmelt

Southeast Asian Premiere

Lo Yi-Shan Taiwan, Japan 2024 110 min NC16 (Some Mature Content)

A young filmmaker documents her pilgrimage to the last location of her late best friend in this letter of love and grief.

In 2017, Yi-Shan declines to join her best friend Chun and his boyfriend on a hiking trip in Nepal. Tragically, the pair find themselves trapped in a cave for 47 days, leading to Chun’s passing. Grappling with survivor’s guilt, Yi-Shan spends the next six years gathering Chun’s photographs and final letters, and retracing his steps in the snowy Himalayan mountains in search of one last connection to him.

After the Snowmelt expresses the unfathomability of moving on from tremendous loss. Intertwining personal memory with the majestic landscapes of Nepal, this documentary is a tender ode to a loved one, the trio’s bond and their complex love for the wilderness.

30 Nov, Sat 2:00PM / 110 min

Oldham Theatre

6 Dec, Fri 9:30PM / 110 min

Oldham Theatre

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After the Snowmelt

雪水消融的季节

Lo Yi-Shan

Taiwan, Japan

2024

Mandarin, Nepali, English

English

110 min

NC16 (Some Mature Content)

Southeast Asian Premiere

Lo Yi-Shan

Lo Yi-Shan is a Taiwanese filmmaker and writer inspired by the beauty and complexity of the wilderness, as well as how humans and nonhumans are entwined in natural landscapes. After the Snowmelt, her debut documentary, premiered at Visions du Réel.

Chen Yung-Shuang,
Cho Tze-Lan,
Lo Yi-Shan

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