Sean Baker Co-Writer and Producer 'Left-Handed Girl' Releases in Korea on November 12!

The film 〈Left-Handed Girl〉, co-written, produced, and edited by the acclaimed director Sean Baker, who shone with five awards at the 2025 Academy Awards, has been selected as Taiwan's official entry for the International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. It has garnered attention for being filmed entirely on an iPhone. 〈Left-Handed Girl〉 was invited to the Critics' Week at the 78th Cannes Film Festival and won the 2025 Gan Foundation Award for Distribution. Additionally, it has achieved a 95% freshness rating on the American review site Rotten Tomatoes, proving both its artistic merit and popularity, generating high expectations. 〈Left-Handed Girl〉 will be released in Korea on November 12.

〈Left-Handed Girl〉 is a family drama that deals with the family secrets accumulated over three generations, which finally explode at the grandmother's 60th birthday party brought by a left-handed girl who uses the devil's left hand. Set against the backdrop of a night market seen through the eyes of a child, it is a work filled with sparkling colors and intense energy.

Director Zhou Siqing previously proved the potential of smartphone films with the movie 〈Tangerine〉, shot with Sean Baker using an iPhone 5s. In this work, he captures all scenes solely with an iPhone at a real night market in Taipei, gaining attention for its unique visual beauty. Director Zhou Siqing stated, "The night market in Taipei is filled with the warmth, lights, and sounds of people. To fully capture that liveliness, I shot with an iPhone without revealing the filming equipment." He added, "The characters in the background of the screen are actual vendors, and it became so natural that it was hard to realize we were filming a movie later on." Sean Baker also mentioned, "The entire city felt alive with sensations. The iPhone captured that emotion most closely."