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Music, for so many, is an escape, and as six fathers from Taiwan soon discover, playing music with your friends can be the most joyous of feelings when life seems to be against you. “Rock me to the Moon” tells the story of a group of fathers who all care for their terminally ill children, but eventually seek excitement, fun, and adventure as they live their childhood dream of becoming rock stars, with their new band: Sleepy Dads!

Rock me to the Moon is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema

The documentary follows Papa Ouyang, a 56 year old English teacher; Papa li, a 52 year old web designer; Papa Pan, a 62 year old social activist; Papa Cheng, a 50 year old dough artist; Papa Wu, a 54 year old Church Administrator; and Papa Yong, a 51 year old taxi driver. The latter is the only member with pre-existing musical knowledge as a drummer. Their goal is simply,...

Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.

Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.

Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...

Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.

Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.

Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...

Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.

Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.

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Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.

Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.

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Netflix has added to its roster of Mandarin-language content with the acquisition of rights to Taiwanese dark comedy “Dear Ex.” The award-winning film will play out from Feb. 1.

The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.

The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...