17th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 29 - Jul 15, 2018

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Dude's Manual

脱单告急

Taiwan's Kevin Ko makes his first China feature with this unexpectedly moving romcom dressed up as a ribald sex comedy. Ko, produced by Leste Chen (Battle of Memories), gets dazzling and unconventional performances out of Dong Zijian (Mountains May Depart), as geek Xiaoyang, and Elane Zhong (Youth), as sex goddess Guan Xin. When rumors start after the two students are caught in a compromising situation, Guan Xin makes it her mission to teach virgin Xiaoyang the secrets of seduction so that he can score a real girlfriend. It's in a new trend of groundbreaking China films exploring the sex war.

Director: Kevin Ko
Cast: Jessie Li, Elane Zhong, Dong Zijian
Languages: Mandarin with English subtitles
2018; 106 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 14, 2:35pm
SVA Theatre

Q&A with director Kevin Ko

Kevin Ko
柯孟融

Kevin Ko came to prominence for a series of short films he made in college, including horror The Print (2004) that screened at festivals in Japan and South Korea. He made his directorial debut with slasher-horror Invitation Only (2009), which pushed the boundaries of good taste in Taiwan cinema with its fast cars, dismemberment and a Japanese adult video actress. His anarchic parody The Bendover (2012), commissioned by LeTV and co-directed by Leste Chen, competed at the Taipei Film Festival. One of Taiwan's most in-demand film trailer editors, he attends NYAFF with his first China feature, romantic comedy Dude's Manual.