By Hanna Rantala

LONDON (Reuters) -Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou takes audiences to a bustling Taipei night market in family drama “Left-Handed Girl”, weaving in personal and “collected” experiences.

Chosen to represent Taiwan at the 2026 Oscars, the movie marks Tsou’s solo directorial debut.

She co-directed 2004’s “Take Out” with Oscar winner Sean Baker and the two became frequent collaborators. The “Anora” filmmaker co-wrote, edited and produced “Left-handed Girl”.

Around two decades in the making, “Left-Handed Girl” stemmed from her grandfather telling Tsou off for using her left hand, traditionally believed to be the devil’s hand.

Tsou shared the story with Baker after meeting him at university in New York and they set out to make a movie, finishing a draft script in 2010 and travelli

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