Tail [1969]
Hura, a unhinged woman in her twenties, is fed up with her boyfriend and ready to leave him for good. As she is about to exit his apartment, she finds herself bound by a 30-foot pink tube wiggling between her legs. The hideous thing is covered in slime and vibrates with heartbeats. Unable to remove the tube, she traces it to the other side of the apartment where she discovers that the tube is actually a monstrous penis growing out from her ex. Too invested in the footgame on TV, the ex ignores Hura’s demand to pull out the tube. Furiously, Hura cuts off the tube and barges out the apartment.
After the departure, she realizes that the amputated penis is still attached to her body, dangling out like a tail. Having no other way, Hura decides to move on with her life by tucking the tail away. Hura tries to start a new chapter of her life by moving into a new apartment and going on a date. However, the tail constantly demands her attention by sabotaging everything she tries to do…
Yichien
Lee
Yichien Lee is a Taiwanese filmmaker and animator whose work primarily deals with female sexuality and Taiwanese national identity. Her portfolio ranges from genre fiction, personal documentary, character animation, to experimental analog.
Her autobiographical documentary About a Name is a poetic exploration of Taiwanese political dynamics and identity during the COVID pandemic. It was showcased in the 2020 It's All True Emerson College's Documentary Film Festival. Yichien's motion design has been featured in Kacalisiyan: Singers from the Mountainsides (2020), a musical documentary broadcasted nationwide on Public Television Service (TW).
Yichien has a Bachelor's art degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures from National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan. Her literary sensibility cultivated her fascination with the gothic genre and uncanny female experiences. She has an MFA in Film and Media Art from Emerson College, MA.
