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INTODUCTION This short film will use a visual way to represent the moment that Chang'e is flying to the moon and escaping from enemies who are chasing Chang'e. STORY There are many tales about Chang'e, but there's " well-known story regarding the origin of the Mid- Autumn Moon Festival. In a very distant past, ten suns had risen together to the heavens, thus causing hardship for the people. The archer Yi shot down nine of them and was given the elixir of immortality as a reward, but he did not consume it as he did not want to gain immortality without his beloved wife Chang'e. However, while Yi went out hunting, Fengmeng broke into his house and forced Chang'e to give up the elixir of immortality to him, but she refused to do so. Instead, Chang'e drank it and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence to be nearby her beloved husband. Yi discovered what had transpired and felt sad, so he displayed the fruits and cakes that his wife Chang'e had liked, and gave sacrifices to his her. CREDITS Director | Chien-Wen Lin Cinema Photographer | Mel Hsieh Sound Artist | Carlo Ascrizzi Assistants Takju Kown Runxi Wang Vijchika Udomsrianan Chantal Hu J Eun Seok Model Yanmin Jiang Bei Kuo Vivian Lin Fashion | Ran Bi Makeup | Tatyana Hair Stylist | Andy Tseng