Lingo Hsieh (; born 13 June 1985) is a Taiwanese director and screenwriter. She is known for directing the horror film The Bride, as well as the TV series Green Door, starring Jam Hsiao.
Career Hsieh directed her first short film in 2013 titled Doppelganger. In 2014, she directed a short film, The Bride, when still a graduate student at National Taiwan University of Arts. For the film, Hsieh collaborated with Takashige Ichise, director of the Ring, to explore the tradition of ghost marriage. She collaborated with Ichise again to develop the film for a feature-length version released in 2015, also called The Bride, starring Wu Kang-ren and Chie Tanaka. Although not as successful as The Tag-Along released the same year, the film gained financial and critical success in Taiwan.
In 2019, Hsieh adapted Joseph Chen's novel Green Door for a six-episode television series, which she also directed. Green Door aired on Public Television Service before Netflix acquired the streaming rights.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Original title Director Writer Notes 2013 Doppelganger 殮財 Short film, cinematographer Ko-Chin Chen won an award at the 34th Golden Harvest Awards 2014 The Bride 屍憶 Short film 2014 The Evil Inside 噬心魔 Short film, special mention at the 37th Golden Harvest Awards 2015 The Bride 屍憶 Feature film, produced by Takashige Ichise, nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the 18th Taipei Film Festival
Television
Year Title Original title Director Writer Notes 2019 Green Door 魂囚西門 Mini-series starring Jam Hsiao, Bea Hayden and Enno Cheng
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2014 37th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films Best Fiction Short Doppelganger 2015 38th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films Special Mention The Evil Inside 2016 18th Taipei Film Festival Best Narrative Feature The Bride
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