THE EXTRA’S JOURNEY

A Taiwanese story of struggles among dreams, reality and families.

Would you still be willing to try if you have a dream that no one thinks you can achieve? This documentary records Taiwanese Extra Actors of different gender, generation and background. For them, the support from their family is the biggest strength and may also be a hindrance. Before touching on the goal and clarifying their own predicament, they are still running around in the industry, struggling with the balance of reality and ideals.

Through their journeys, we see their struggle and challenges under cultural differences, the strength of people and the difficulty for women in the industry, but they keep moving forward. Director WU Hsin-yu spent six years recording the journey of these extra actors with a humorous and relaxing rhythm.