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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

100TH BIRTHDAY WISH

小孩不在家

Directed by Chien-Hung Lien

Shorts Competition / Taiwan / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Family, Social Issues / 20 mins / Mandarin with English subtitles / Los Angeles Premiere

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Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)

David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only

Description

Screening of this film is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan) and Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles.

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Today is Granny’s 100th birthday. Her family members decide to throw her a grand birthday party, but Granny’s birthday wish is different from what everyone expects…

Director's Bio

Chien-Hung Lien, born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1982, graduated from his Masters Program in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Shih Hsin University (Taiwan). After graduating, he worked as a director, screenwriter and producer. The themes of his works mainly focus on the contemporary emotional problems of people today.

Credits

Director: Chien-Hung Lien
Writer: Chien-Hung Lien
Producer: Jilin Wang, Shu Ning Liao
Editor: Chien-Hung Lien
Composer: Thomas Foguenne
Photographer: Sin Hua Feng
Art: Tung Yang Cheng
Graphic Designer: Jungle Chou

Plays in

  1. Forever Alone (or Not)

    Shorts Programs / 94 mins
    Nobody wants to end up alone and unloved. And even if we might feel like it sometimes, are we really? Bring someone with you to watch these films - or don't - we promise you won't be alone for the ride. – Dorothy Xiao

    In This Program: 100TH BIRTHDAY WISH, AKASHI, CLASS ASSIGNMENT, GRAY UMBRELLA, SEEKING LOVE, STARBUCKS LOVERS, THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS, YOUR HAND IN MINE

Dates & Times

Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)

David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only