2020 Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival (LACFF) Virtual Showcase
AVAILABLE online!
Please visit montageplay.com and Xinpianchang (Mainland China) to watch selected films for free.
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, LACFF has decided to transition to a fully online screening for the 2020 season. In contrast to our regular festival, we have decided to use these unprecedented times as an opportunity for introspection. Each year we receive hundreds of amazing film submissions showcasing the creativity and talent of filmmakers from around the world. However, due to time constraints, many of these great films are unable to be a part of our standard programming schedule. Today, we are proud to present the 2020 LACFF Virtual Showcase - a selection of past submitted films.
Accompanying the online showcase, Q&A sessions with filmmakers will be held on September 26th, 2020 and October 3rd, 2020. Please join us to share your thoughts and enjoy the program!
Q&A with Filmmakers II
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2020
Time: 8 pm (PDT)
Platform: Zoom Webinar (meeting ID: 949 7910 1331 or meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/94979101331 )
About Speakers
Taipei Blues
Co-Director: Jinshuai Zhang
Seventeen-year-old Angel Chen is a fraudulent girl from a pornographic extortion organization. She dates rich men she knows online and lets gangs blackmail them. She dropped out of high school and left her hometown, living alone in Taipei, living a life of vagrancy wrapped in lies. Her only credible person is her boyfriend Wang Yijie, who spent a happy time at the skateboard arena. Until Chen found out that she was pregnant with Wang Yijie's child, she was given a cold shoulder by him. Under the thorns of emotion and reality, Angel Chen decided to give birth to this child and escape the bitter life.
The Tour
Director: Hanna Tsai
Li Qing went to Dongguan, Guangdong with his mother, Juan, to look for the disappeared father, who is a Taiwanese businessman. During the days, they met a private chauffeur named Chen. However, their journey was not easy under the lead of Chen, and they experienced a journey with endless stories to seek her father.
The Way Home
Director: Yirab Zhou
Producer: Summer Xinlei Yang
Frustrated by having to work at his mother’s corner store on a Saturday, 18-year-old Jimmy seizes an opportunity to prove himself to a Chinatown hooligan. 30-year-old Haiyang follows a Coyote through the US-Mexican border when his younger brother, Bin, starts to fall ill. As Jimmy and Haiyang venture toward their own goals, it becomes clear that there is a very high price to pay. The film intimately follows them on their emotional, physical, and moral journeys, providing a timely exploration of family, identity, and sacrifice.