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About Chung-Wei

Baltimore City

Chung-Wei Huang is an award-winning filmmaker from a small town in Taiwan, now calls Baltimore her home. Chung-Wei's artistic pursuits encompass narrative films and dance for the camera video. She is drawn to ordinary lives and the beauty inherent in everyday moments. She wants to interweave elements of social commentary into her work and navigate the complex intersections of personal struggles, creating narratives that offer a nuanced perspective.

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Midnight Carnival ( Narrative Short, 19m, 2018)

Credit: Writer/Director

Midnight Carnival tells the story of Andrea Lin, a confused Taiwanese girl in her late teens struggling to find her place in the world. In search of the adventure that is missing from her life, she takes a summer job in America working for a traveling carnival, where she is confronted with the harsh realities of life as a migrant worker. After struggling to connect with her “carney” co-workers, including Julio, a young, free-spirited Mexican man, she must come to terms with her feelings of wanting to belong, yet never feeling at home.

Awards:
Gold Remi Award/ 51st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2018
FFIFA Award of Contemporary Images  2020
FFIFA Award of Entire Cast  2020

Official Selection:
Big Muddy Film Festival 2019
Asian American International Film Festival 2018
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2018
Chinese American Film Festival
Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2018
Reading Film Fest 2018

Invited Screening:
BMA Screening Room-The Necessity of Tomorrow(s), Baltimore Museum of Arts Initiative, 2020
Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize - Semifinalist Exhibition MICA, Baltimore, MD July 2018
Taiwanese Association of America Minnesota, Mid-Autumn Celebration and Film Screening, Minnesota University, October 2018
University Film and Video Association 2017 National Conference Los Angeles, CA August 2017
University Film and Video Association 2016 National Conference Las Vegas, NV August 2016 (WIP)
Philly Film Showcase, Prince Theater, Philadelphia, PA August 2018
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  • Midnight Carnival Trailer
    Midnight Carnival (Trailer, 02:18) In search of the adventure that is missing from her life, Andrea, a confused Taiwanese girl struggling to find her place in the world, takes a summer job in America working for a traveling carnival, where she is confronted with the harsh realities of life as a migrant worker. After struggling to connect with her “carney” co-workers, including Julio, a young, free-spirited Mexican man, she must come to terms with her feelings of wanting to belong, yet never feeling at home. (2018)
  • Midnight Carnival - 5 min Excerpt
  • Midnight Carnival - Film