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Hsieh Hsin-Ying , also known as Nikki Hsieh is a Taiwanese actress and model. Her works have expanded in different realms, including advertising, movies, and TV series. She appeared in the movies including Make Up, i WEiRDO, and The Assassin. As for the TV shows, she participated in Light the Night, Love @ Seventeen, and Meet Me @ 1006. In 2006, she participated in Reflections and won the 43rd Golden Horse Award for the Best Supporting Actress.
Austin Lin is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, he took part in the second season of Taiwanese singing competition, One Million Star, in 2007. In 2009, he made his acting debut in Taiwanese film, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, for which he also sang on the soundtrack. In 2016, he appeared in Taiwanese film, At Cafe 6, and won a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.
𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as a director and actor, he has been a voting member of the SAG Awards® (Screen Actor Guild / AFTRA (SAG AFTRA) Union) since 1998. Pedron was also co-founder/organizer of the Soho International Film Festival New York(USA 2010, 2011), director of the Asians on Film Festival North Hollywood California (USA 2013), director of the One FILAM Film Festival Hollywood California (USA 2013), director of the Viva Latino International Film Festival New York (USA 2015) and juror of the Sundayag Film Festival Philippines 2022. Pedron has written film reviews and interviewed celebrities on and off the red carpet since 2007.
Suffocating Love : Director Liao Ming-Yi resumes his quirky exploration of the Möbius strip connecting love and paranoia after his breakthrough feature debut I WeirDO (NYAFF 2020), with both films gorgeously shot entirely on iPhones. An idealistic would-be mensch’s search for romance leads him down a surreal rabbit hole of dreams come true, for better or worse. His heart is first captured by an adorable control freak pure of soul but whose idiosyncrasies get the best of both of them.
Before you can say doppelganger there are two other beguiling women in his love life, but oh boy, is there some wild world-building at play here. Liao reunites his previous film’s stars, Austin Lin and Nikki Hsieh, while adding glamorous Lin Dayuan and ingénue Chloe Xiang to the fray. Continuing his fascination with high-concept cyber-influenced narratives, OCD-fueled romcom tropes and stylish flourishes that harken the thriller and horror genres, Liao delves deep into the nitty-gritty complications of contemporary coupling.