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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

THE MASSEUSE

Directed by Tan Ce Ding

Shorts Competition / Malaysia / 2017 / Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi / 20 mins / Cantonese, Mandarin with English subtitles / North America Premiere

Plays In:
Nightcap

Downtown Independent
Sunday | May 6, 2018 9:30 pm

Description

In a futuristic city, a rookie technician falls in a love with an out-of-date humanoid masseuse. He then must face the emotional fallout from this strange relationship and make amends with his anti-droid fanatic father.


Director's Bio

Tan started his career as an Assistant Director. He gained invaluable experience through mentoring from top regional directors. Since then, he has more than 200 TVC AD credit under his belt. He has made his TVC directorial debut at the age of 23. His short film HAWA won the Best Film, Director and Screenplay in the BMW Shorties 2016, the most prestigious and longest running short film festival in Malaysia.


Credits

Director: Tan Ce Ding
Producer: Sherwynn Victor
Executive Producer: Edward Lim
Director of Photography: Tan Teck Zee
Production Designer: Leysha
Composer: Nick Davis
Sound Designer: Mohd Azrin


Plays in

  1. Nightcap

    Shorts Programs / 95 mins
    Closing a weekend of galas and events, drink up this fizzy nightcap of something a little weird, sometimes scary, and wholly inappropriate with some old friends. - Sheryl Santacruz

    In This Program: ANITO, ASWANG NEXT DOOR, COSMIC DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF CLIFTON, NJ, GRIN, HOME, INN, THE MASSEUSE, RAKSHA, SPACE BUTTHOLE


Dates & Times

Plays In:
Nightcap

Downtown Independent
Sunday | May 6, 2018 9:30 pm