Both her passion for the sport and what Low says is a lifelong calling to filmmaking collided inPierce.
The film follows a high school fencer, Jie, and his relationship with older brother Han.
I wanted to be a fencer because ofStar Wars.
‘Pierce’Magnify
The Singapore-Taiwan-Poland co-production stars Liu Hsiu-Fu, Tsao Yu-Ning and Ding Ning.
Magnify, the international sales arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired the films global sales rights.
Nelicia Low wassigned to Los Angeles-based Gotham Groupahead of Karlovy Vary.
Low became the first Singaporean director to have a feature film selected for competition at the festival.
They end up falling in love, but this jeopardizes their artistic relationship.
The film is about their relationship and the lines that are blurred between on-stage and off-stage.
Closeness is what makes them incredible, but it also leads to a lot of ambiguity, said Low.
Ive been writing it for two years.
This has caused a lot of trouble for us.
They told me that then I was only in my third year of being a writer.
Honestly, the jump from making short films to feature films, the major thing is the script.
The actual act of directing is similar, just longer and with a lot more people.
I didnt find that it was a big jump for me, added Low.
Dymek shotEO,The Girl with the Needleas well asA Real Pain, among others.
When we spoke, I felt that we were similar but also different enough, said Low.
Michal is someone like that.
He puts the story first.
Low said that Dymek pulled the film through some of the lowest moments she had as a director.
Michal fought when I couldnt fight anymore, said Low.
I was very lucky.
Funding should come after the story but luckily Taiwan had a lot of funding available.
Actor Liu earned a special mention at the latter.
The film also won the grand jury prize at La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival in France.
Its actually been very similar feedback across all the countries, said Low.
Koreans are so passionate.
In Korea, people that go to festivals are true cinephiles.
Low is hopeful about a successful theatrical run for the film in cinemas.
I am anxious and want it to do well, but lets see what happens, said Low.
