Indie Publishers Association of Taiwan

13 characters, 16 monologues, one phone call.

You meet someone, and a tiny bit of yourself turns into that person. In the end, you are the sum of people you have encountered – Loving is but a prolonged process of montage.

Let me put it this way, montage is nothing new, as human memory is montage. By editing memory shots in a different sequence, the story will be remembered in our head as we wish. It might sound cliché, but there’s no denying we all play the lead role in a story we write and self-direct. The whole world is no more than our supporting actors.

Joanne Deng | Actress and Writer

Joanne Deng holds dual degrees in Korean Language and Advertising from National Chengchi University, and an MFA in Acting from East 15 Acting School, University of Essex. Her performance works span film, television, and theatre across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China.

Her literary publications include Dear You, Dear Me, Miss Dog and Rogue Cat, the essay collection My Actor’s Diary, and the short story collections Walking to Dance and Temporarily Unplaceable. Her novel Second Lead has been published in Korean translation.