Official Trailer for Shih-Ching Tsou’s ‘Left-Handed Girl’ from Taiwan

by Alex Billington
September 4, 2025
Source: YouTube

“You are all my favorites.” Netflix has revealed the official trailer for an indie film from Taiwan titled Left-Handed Girl, made by filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou as her second feature film and first time directing solo. She has been working with director Sean Baker for years previously, co-directing Take Out with him and producing many of his other films. Now she’s off creating her own projects and this is her first major breakout feature. It premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to many great reviews this year, and next plays at TIFF and Vancouver and London this fall before it hits theaters in November. A single mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei, Taiwan to open a night market stall, each navigating the challenges of adapting to their new environment while striving to maintain family unity. The focus is on the youngest daughter who is left handed, which they think is an omen, but she is actually just the cutest and coolest girl there is. Starring Shih-Yuan Ma, Janel Tsai, Nina Ye, and Teng-Hui Huang. I saw this in Cannes and it’s really, really charming and upbeat and vibrant film. Highly recommend it. All of the cinematography is so vivid & flashy, but this vibe pulls viewers right into the experience of living in this bustling city of Taipei.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Shih-Ching Tsou’s film Left-Handed Girl, direct from YouTube:

A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and help maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her “devil hand,” generations of family secrets begin to unravel. Left-Handed Girl is directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou, making her solo feature directorial debut after co-directing Take Out previously and producing Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket. The screenplay is written by Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker. Produced by Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Jean Labadie, Alice Labadie. This initially premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Netflix will debut Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl film in select US theaters on November 14th, 2025, and streaming on November 28th this fall. Who wants to watch?

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