Father's Video Tapes

A story of reconciliation between a gay father and son, revealing the father’s hidden life and the emotional cost of being closeted—echoing the silence surrounding Taiwan’s forgotten LGBT history.

Inspired by photographer Yang’s personal memory, the work traces back to a moment in his youth when he stumbled upon his father’s homemade sex tapes—featuring another man. That accidental discovery became the beginning of a long, complex understanding of his father’s secret identity and life.

This is an immersive, three-part work combining installation and VR. Audiences are guided from physical space into virtual space and back again, engaging with memory, the body, and intergenerational silence. The current version presents the project’s second phase: a VR film.

Director: Baboo Liao Original story: Teng-chi Yang VR Technical Director: Yu-jie Huang Principal Cast: Chen Wu-Kang, Wang Chao-yang Music Design: Blaire Ko Sound Design: Cheng Chou Sound Mixing: Cheng Chou, Chin-lung Kuo Costume Design: Jerry Hsieh Photogrammetry: Funique VR 4D View: IP Lab Studio, The Taiwan Creative Content Agency. Executive Producer: Hsia-hsien Chao Production company: SWSG Co. Ltd.