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Purple Days

Directed by Kevin C.Y. Tseng

November 5 / Canada, USA / 2017 / Drama / 22 mins / English, Japanese with English subtitles / Colour / North America Premiere

Precedes:
Program 11: Canadian Doc Spot: Paint It Red

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 5, 2017 4:30 pm Box Office Only

Description

Ranko and Shuhei both arrived in New York City at the same time; one is a hairdresser, the other, a jazz singer. Three years later, Shuhei tells Ranko he is leaving New York and returning to Japan to make a better living, leaving Ranko to reflect on their relationship and say goodbye to the once passionate dream of “making it” in the big city. A VAFF Best Canadian Short Award nominee.

Previous Screening / Awards:

Taipei Film Festival 2017


Director's Bio

Tseng Chun-Yao (Kevin) was born in 1989 in Tainan, Taiwan. Chun-Yao is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Film Program, where he’s studied under filmmakers such as Eric Mendelsohn and Ramin Bahrani. He currently lives and works in Surrey, BC.


Credits

Director/Writer: Kevin C.Y. Tseng
Producer: Mickey Liu


Precedes

  1. Nov 5: Program 11 – Canadian Doc Spot: Paint It Red

    November 5 / 120 mins
    Whose neighbourhood is it, anyway? Our CANADIAN DOC SPOT Paint It Red from director Eva Cohen shines a (spot)light on just one of the many issues in the continually contentious development and preservation efforts surrounding Vancouver’s historic Chinatown: What happens when a bunch of seniors face evictions and homelessness? They fight back!

    Preceded by: Purple Days

    Precedes: Paint It Red


Dates & Times

Precedes:
Program 11: Canadian Doc Spot: Paint It Red

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 5, 2017 4:30 pm Box Office Only