Lingo Hsieh


Lingo Hsieh 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

YearTitleOriginal titleDirectorWriterNotes
2013Doppelganger殮財Short film, cinematographer Ko-Chin Chen won an award at the 34th Golden Harvest Awards
2014The Bride屍憶Short film
2014The Evil Inside噬心魔Short film, special mention at the 37th Golden Harvest Awards
2015The Bride屍憶Feature film, produced by Takashige Ichise, nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the 18th Taipei Film Festival

Television

YearTitleOriginal titleDirectorWriterNotes
2019Green Door魂囚西門Mini-series starring Jam Hsiao, Bea Hayden and Enno Cheng

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201437th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short FilmsBest Fiction ShortDoppelgangerNomitated
201538th Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short FilmsSpecial MentionThe Evil InsideWon
201618th Taipei Film FestivalBest Narrative FeatureThe BrideNomitated