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Taiwanese Director Sung Hsin-yin Presents On Happiness Road during 2018 North American Tour

  • Date:2018-09-25

The emerging Taiwanese director Sung Hsin-yin will embark on a North American tour this fall to present her award-winning animated feature On Happiness Road to American audiences. The tour launches on Sep. 15 in L.A. and is set to hit 15 cities including Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and more. There will be three NY shows with the director Sung Hsin-yin and/or its voice cast Wei Te-sheng in attendance for Q&As: Sep. 29 at the Taiwan Center, Sep. 30 at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, and Oct. 1 at New Design High School.

On Happiness Road tells a story spanning three decades of Taiwanese contemporary history about a girl in search of the meaning of “Life” and “Home”. This coming-of-age animation has been selected at prestigious festivals including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Ottawa International Animation Festival, two of the animation industry's foremost festivals. It was also the winner of Grand Prize at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, and Seoul International Animation Film Festival.

Director Sung Hsin-yin will be touring in support of this film at select screenings for post-movie discussions.

New York and New Jersey screenings are hosted by the Taiwanese American Association of New York. See blow for the tour dates:

Saturday, September 29, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Taiwan Center (137-44 Northern Boulevard, Queens, NY 11354)

*With voice cast, Wei Tei-sheng in person for a Q&A

Sunday, September 30, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (112 Rues Lane

East Brunswick, NJ 08816)

*With voice cast, Wei Tei-sheng in person for a Q&A

Monday, October 1, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

New Design High School (350 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002)

*With both Dir. Sung Hsin-yin and voice cast, Wei Tei-sheng in person for a Q&A