Tank Fairy

桶妝仙女

Directed by Erich Rettstadt

2021

Musical , Comedy

10 min

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United States Taiwan

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Color

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Chinese

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Synopsis

Once upon a time, the magical Tank Fairy delivered tanks of gas (with plenty of sass) to the home of young Jojo, a lonely dreamer in need of a glittery godmother…

Achievements

Audience Award at SXSW 2022

Quotes

"Tank Fairy, a lighthearted musical comedy, celebrates the island’s LGBTQ+ community – in contrast to China’s cultural crackdown on gay life" - The Guardian

Festivals

2021

  • Kaohsiung Film Festival | Taiwan Short Competition •

2022

  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Comedy Shorts •
  • South By Southwest (SXSW) | Midnight Shorts • Audience Award
  • Ann Arbor Film Festival | Out Night • Martin Contreras and Keith Orr \aut\ Film Award for Best LGBTQ Film
  • Athens International Film & Video Festival | Assemblé •
  • Seattle International Film Festival | Out With the Norms • Special Jury Prize, Live Action Short
  • OUTshine Film Festival | Official Selection •
  • Lovers Film Festival | International Short Competition • Special Envoy Rainbow Award for Best Short Film
  • Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | Children's and Youth Film Competition • Special Mention of the Children's Jury
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival | Rainbow Lights •
  • Vienna Shorts Festival | Queer Shorts •
  • Inside Out | Something to Tell You •
  • Hamburg International Short Film Festival | Short Before Long; Superheroes & Other Catastrophes •
  • Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival | Official Selection •
  • Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Asia International Competition •
  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival | International Short Film Competition • Honorable Mention, Best International Short
  • Sydney Film Festival | Official Selection •
  • Provincetown Film Festival | Queer Shorts •
  • San Francisco LGBTQ Film Festival | Fun in Shorts • Jury Award, Best Narrative Short
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest | Gayla! • Special Mention, Best LGBTQ+ Short
  • Outfest Los Angeles | Get Happy • Grand Jury Special Mention, International Narrative Short
  • Fantasia International Film Festival | Cavalcade of Perversions •
  • Indy Shorts International Film Festival | Comedy Shorts •
  • Hollyshorts Film Festival | Experimental, Surreal & Dance •
  • Concorto Film Festival | Deep Night •
  • Odense International Film Festival | International Competition •
  • Out On Film, Atlanta's International Lgbtq Film Festival | Let's Laugh Again • Audience Award, Best Comedy Film
  • Calgary International Film Festival | Spirits on Fire •
  • Nashville Film Festival | Shorts Mixtape 2: Narrative” •
  • Show Me Shorts Film Festival | Breaking Expectations •
  • Cinekid International Children Film Festival | Official Selection •
  • Leeds International Film Festival | International Queer Shorts •
  • Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Queer •
  • Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival | International Transgender Mix •
  • Lund International Fantastic Film Festival | Fantastic Pride •
  • Norwich Film Festival | International Mix •
  • MixBrasil | Comedy Queers • Best Foreign Short, Audience's Choice
  • Interfilm Berlin | Queer Fever •
  • Black Nights Film Festival – Pöff Shorts | Queer Joy •
  • Paris LGBTQ+ Film Festival Chéries-Chéris | Compétition Courts Métrages Queer •

2023

  • Tromsø International Film Festival | Shorts for Children •
  • Flickerfest International Short Film Festival | Rainbow Shorts •
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Cast & Crew

Cast:
Marian Mesula, Ryan Lin, Danielle Yen
Script:
Erich Rettstadt
Cinematographer:
Danny Wang
Editor:
Erich Rettstadt
Sound design & mix:
Kenny Cheng
Music:
Sonia Calico
VXF:
Zheng Yo-cheng
Producer:
C.k. Hugo Chung, Anita Tung, Erich Rettstadt
Production Company:
Spotlight Entertainment

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