Left-Handed Girl

Shu-Fen, a single mother, returns to Taipei with her two daughters after years of absence, planning to open a noodle stall in the city’s bustling night market. Her eldest daughter, I-Ann, works in a seedy convenience store and navigates a troubled relationship with both her mother and a precarious affair with her boss, while five-year-old I-Jing is enchanted by the market’s vivid chaos, which becomes her playground. Family ties grow more strained when the grandfather warns I-Jing—born left-handed—not to use her left hand, claiming it belongs to the devil. After years of collaboration with Sean Baker (Anora), Shih-Ching Tsou makes her feature debut with Baker as producer, editor, and co-writer. Through a child’s gaze, the film explores family, tradition, and modernity, painting a tender, playful, and bittersweet portrait of a family as restless and unruly as the city they inhabit.