Stranger Eyes, a video from Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua, has been chosen to open the 2024 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, where it will even make its Eastern debut. The festival runs from November 7 through November 24.
The film, a Singapore-Taiwan-France-UK co-production, stars Golden Horse best actor winner Lee Kang-sheng ( Stray Dogs ), Wu Chien-ho, Vera Chen, Annica Panna and Xenia Tan.
Ellis stated in a press release shared by the celebration,” It is a true honor for us to have our video available for the Golden Horse Film Festival, which as a Foreign director holds such an essential place in my heart.”  ,
Stranger Eyes is also up for the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award on September 5th, where it had its world debut. It is competing for the show’s highest glory against Todd Phillips ‘ , Joker: Folie A Deux and Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, among other movies.
The 2024 Golden Horse Film Festival describes the movie as such:” A young couple begins receiving odd videos after the strange departure of their baby girl, realizing someone has been filming their normal life, even their most intimate moments. The family begins to crumble as the identities of the weirdo and the reality behind these films are revealed.
Yeo had earlier directed A Land Imagined , – another video that boosted Singapore’s status in the world video picture. The 2018 video clinched the top prize at the 71st Locarno Film Festival, and won best initial report and best classic story at the , 56th Golden Horse Awards.  ,