xīn nī 廖芯妮

Short Description: An intimate auto-ethnographical, experimental visual poem and moving-portrait, xīn nī 廖芯妮 (understanding you) explores an embodiment of ancestral and dance-technological meaning. As a listening exchange of familial storytelling, I’m navigating my contemporary cultural views within my Hakka diaspora by tracing the relationships within my given Chinese name; investigating migration, heritage, and diasporic identity.

Some of the film's presentation include The Asian Artist Culture and Trust/Holt Renfrew, Vector Festival, Femme Fatale Film Festival, MPCAS/Grunt Gallery, RT Collective Commission Film Program in partnership with Toronto Dance Theatre, in conjunction with Chimerik's project "Ritual Spective".

Directed & Written by: Jasmine Liaw
Choreography & Performance by: Jasmine Liaw
Executive Creative Collaborator: William Liaw
Featuring the Voice of: William Liaw & Anne Leong

Commissioned by:

RT Collective co-presented with Toronto Dance Theatre, in conjunction with Chimerik 似不像 Collective’s project, Ritual-Spective 迴融
DP and Cinematography by: Aysia Tse, Jasmine Liaw
Assistant Camera Operator: Dee Luu
Sound Design and Assistant Set Designer/Camera Operator: Dino Hajdarovac
Photogrammetry/3D Capture Assistants: Aysia Tse, Jenaya Liaw, William Liaw
Motion Capture Advisor: Immony Mèn (Public Visualization Lab and Dia:Stories)
Motion Capture Dance Artist: Jasmine Liaw
Archival Footage provided by: William Liaw
Editor: Jasmine Liaw

Dramaturgical and Technological Supervisor: Immony Mèn (OCAD University)
Creative Mentorship: Sammy Chien (Chimerik 似不像 Collective)