Mama Pingpong Social Club
Now you have the permission to enter the club, but leave your daughter out.
Short/Fantasy | Taiwan | 2018 | 25min | Color | 2.39 | Chinese
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Festivals
2018 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - Bucheon Choice Competition
2018 Kaohsiung Film Festival
2018 DC Chinese Film Festival - Best Short Film
2019 Busan International Short Film Festival - International Competition
2019 Golden Bell Awards - Nomination for Best Actress, Best Writing
Synopsis
A middle-aged woman A-Mian whose husband and daughter are always away from home has been living alone for years. After finding out about her husband's affair, she starts to search for a new focus in life. She comes to a pingpong club in a basement to meet her school old pal who looks much younger than her, and surprisingly sees all the Moms are full of laugh and unbelievable energy. An unlucky accident changes A-Mian body dramatically. She might hence find a way to make her daughter stay with her forever. This time she is determined to find the perpetual happiness.
Cast
WANG Chuan (Taipei Golden Horse Nominee; Taiwan Golden Bell winner)
HSIEH Ying Xuan (Best Actress - 2018 Taipei Film Awards)
Yu CHEN
Director
CHUANG Shiang-An
Born in Taiwan, CHUANG studies film directing in the Taipei National University of the Arts. "Mama Pingpong Social Club" is his second short film. Now he is preparing his first feature film "A Boy from Pluto," an alien sci-fi love story produced by Patrick Mao HUANG.
Crew
Director/Writer
Chuang Shiang-An
Producer
Patrick Mao HUANG, WAN Tung, LIAO Chin Song
DOP
Eric CHAO
Editor
LIU Ren Fung
Music
Blaire KO
Art Director
CHEN Hsuan Hsao
Special Make-up Artist
Lin Yi Chen