Goddamned Asura/Oscar Submitted Film from Taiwan - AWFF Official Selection

AWFF is proud to present its Official Selection of 2022 Asian Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language respectively, along with a number of special screenings and tribute retrospectives. The Festival aims to promote all films through physical and online screenings, panels, events and social media platforms, in order to assist the filmmakers in their campaigns for Award success.

Sponsored by Ministry of Culture Republic of China (Taiwan), Taiwan Academy in LA, & Taiwan Creative Content Agency

First Screening (Barco HDR w/ Q&A): November 10, 2022 @ 6:30PM PT

Second Screening (no Q&A): November 11, 2022 @ 2PM PT

Where: AMC Marketplace 6 (4335 Glencoe Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292)

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Genre: Drama

Duration: 114 minutes

Director: Lou Yi-An

Language(s): Mandarin

Subtitles: English

Producers: Kao Chun-Ting, Wang Shin-Hong, Derek Chuang

Director of Photography: Yang Fong-Ming

Editor: Chen Xiao-Dong, Lou Yi-An, Singing Chen

Principal Cast: Joseph Huang, Mo Tzu-Yi, Peijia Huang, Devin Pan, Wang Yu-Xuan, Lai Hao-Zhe

Synopsis:

During the night of his 18th birthday, Jan-Wen went on a random shooting spree in a crowded night market with his self-made modified gun for some mysterious reason. The tragic incident caused his family and friends, the victims, and the witnesses to all face the tremendous impact on their lives in the aftermath.

However, if there were a chance for these people to make different choices at the crucial moment, would the tragedy remain, or would there be a brand-new outcome?

This complex, multi-layered psychological drama delves into a random shooting homicide through six characters, a popular video game, an alternate reality, and a circle of reincarnations.

DIRECTOR

Devoted to both the cinema and television industry, writer and director Lou Yi-An is best known for his dark humour and character-driven intricate storylines. His works on the 2005 TV series LIFE STORY, the 2009 feature film A PLACE OF ONE’S OWN and the 2013 TV film THE LOSERS touched on Taiwanese culture, and social and racial issues and won a couple of awards locally and internationally. His 2015 feature film WHITE LIES, BLACK LIES and 2022 feature film GODDAMNED ASURA both are inspired by real-life events that happened in Taiwan. Through his works, dir. Lou always puts great concerns regarding the topics about local culture, racial issues, and social problems caused by class differences and generation gaps.

FILMOGRAPHY

2022 GODDAMNED ASURA

2016 WHITE LIES, BLACK LIES

2009 A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN

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About Asian World Film Festival:

The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.

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AMC Marina Marketplace 6, 4335 Glencoe Avenue, Marina del Rey, United States

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