“Tank Fairy,” the latest short film from director Erich Rettstadt, opens with a definition for workers known in Taiwan as “song wa di se.” Their job is to deliver gas tanks door-to-door, and the definition comes with a reminder that they are “usually male, pot-belied, and lacking in glamour.”
“Tank Fairy” is screening at Vienna Shorts
Immediately, this gendered expectation is subverted with the introduction of the titular Tank Fairy (Marian Mesula), a larger-than-life woman who delivers her propane with the unapologetic swagger of a drag performer. Her bright red lipstick and flamboyant nails come as a shock to those who encounter her, including a ten-year-old boy named Jojo (Ryan Lin) who undergoes a personal awakening after she comes to his house for a routine delivery. Soon, Jojo begins to explore his own forms of self-expression, but his defiance of gender norms worries his stern mother (Danielle Yen).
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“Tank Fairy” is screening at Vienna Shorts
Immediately, this gendered expectation is subverted with the introduction of the titular Tank Fairy (Marian Mesula), a larger-than-life woman who delivers her propane with the unapologetic swagger of a drag performer. Her bright red lipstick and flamboyant nails come as a shock to those who encounter her, including a ten-year-old boy named Jojo (Ryan Lin) who undergoes a personal awakening after she comes to his house for a routine delivery. Soon, Jojo begins to explore his own forms of self-expression, but his defiance of gender norms worries his stern mother (Danielle Yen).
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- 6/4/2023
- by Henry McKeand
- AsianMoviePulse
“Tank Fairy,” the latest short film from director Erich Rettstadt, opens with a definition for workers known in Taiwan as “song wa di se.” Their job is to deliver gas tanks door-to-door, and the definition comes with a reminder that they are “usually male, pot-belied, and lacking in glamour.”
“Tank Fairy” is screening at New Filmmakers Los Angeles
Immediately, this gendered expectation is subverted with the introduction of the titular Tank Fairy (Marian Mesula), a larger-than-life woman who delivers her propane with the unapologetic swagger of a drag performer. Her bright red lipstick and flamboyant nails come as a shock to those who encounter her, including a ten-year-old boy named Jojo (Ryan Lin) who undergoes a personal awakening after she comes to his house for a routine delivery. Soon, Jojo begins to explore his own forms of self-expression, but his defiance of gender norms worries his stern mother (Danielle Yen...
“Tank Fairy” is screening at New Filmmakers Los Angeles
Immediately, this gendered expectation is subverted with the introduction of the titular Tank Fairy (Marian Mesula), a larger-than-life woman who delivers her propane with the unapologetic swagger of a drag performer. Her bright red lipstick and flamboyant nails come as a shock to those who encounter her, including a ten-year-old boy named Jojo (Ryan Lin) who undergoes a personal awakening after she comes to his house for a routine delivery. Soon, Jojo begins to explore his own forms of self-expression, but his defiance of gender norms worries his stern mother (Danielle Yen...
- 5/15/2023
- by Henry McKeand
- AsianMoviePulse
The recent decision to legalize gay marriage in Taiwan – the first place in Asia to do so – caused a stampede of people to rush to registry offices across the island. It may open the way to more Lgbt films as well.
One movie that clearly acknowledges the historic moment is “Your Name Engraved Herein,” a romantic drama which takes its inspiration from the John Donne poem with the line “a rose by any other name,” and the explanation that love is love, transcending all names and labels.
“After three decades of fight and struggle for same-sex marriage, the Lgbt community in Taiwan is finally catching a glimpse of hope,” said the film’s executive producer Chu Yu-ning and director Patrick Liu (aka Liu Kuang Hui). “This symbolic film invites those in the dark to come out and those already in the sunshine to celebrate this loud revolution.” It stars Leon Dai,...
One movie that clearly acknowledges the historic moment is “Your Name Engraved Herein,” a romantic drama which takes its inspiration from the John Donne poem with the line “a rose by any other name,” and the explanation that love is love, transcending all names and labels.
“After three decades of fight and struggle for same-sex marriage, the Lgbt community in Taiwan is finally catching a glimpse of hope,” said the film’s executive producer Chu Yu-ning and director Patrick Liu (aka Liu Kuang Hui). “This symbolic film invites those in the dark to come out and those already in the sunshine to celebrate this loud revolution.” It stars Leon Dai,...
- 6/23/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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