HSIAO Chu-chen graduated from the Department of Economics at National Tsinghua University in 1994. She began making documentaries during her final year of university. The Red Leaf Legend (1999) and Grandma’s Hairpin (2001) won her two Taipei Golden Horse Awards for Best Documentary. Her 2002 documentary Our Time, Our Story - 20 Years’ New Taiwan Cinema premiered at Busan International Film Festival celebrating the 20th anniversary of New Taiwan Cinema.