SPECIAL GUESTS: Intro and Q&A with actor Angel Aquino
Angel Aquino will receive the PINNACLE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD before feature presentation
CENTERPIECE FILM
April
(丟包阿公到我家)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
A Filipino migrant worker and a Taiwanese ex-convict experience the complex emotions of homecoming in this offbeat comedy
Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Location: AMC NEWCITY 14
Taiwan | Comedy | 2025 | 116 minutes
In Taiwanese Hakka, Filipino, Mandarin and English w/ Chinese and English Subtitles
Director/Screenwriter: Freddy Tang
Starring: Liu Kuan-ting, Angel Aquino, Zhang Xiao-xiong, Kaiser Chuang, Esther Huang
Film Source: Hakka Public Communication Foundation
Filipino migrant worker April’s mother has become critically ill, but the only way she can make the trip home is by taking along the ailing Taiwanese old man whom she is looking after. When the old man’s son returns from prison to an empty house, his story intertwines with April’s in unexpected ways.
Former attorney Freddy Tang’s follow-up to his acclaimed series Port of Lies deftly juggles serious issues such as elderly care, migrant workers and criminal rehabilitation with warmth and humor. As the parallel storylines roll along, the film reveal its true nature as a profound exploration of roots, drifting and homecoming.
Freddy Tang, Director & Screenwriter
Tang earned a Master of Laws degree in Taiwan and practiced law for five years before receiving a Ministry of Education scholarship to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Drawing on his legal training and litigation experience, his work is marked by a nuanced and realistic portrayal of human dilemmas within the legal system.
Angel Aquino, Actress
Over the course of Aquino’s career, the Filipino model and actress has received numerous accolades, including six PMPC Star Awards, two Golden Screen Awards, and a Gawad Urian Award.