12th Annual Queens World Film Festival - HIDEOUT
Nov 3, 2022
General Admission: $15
Members, Seniors, & Students w/ID: $12
All individuals must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and matching identification to attend this event. If you are interested in attending this event in person, please read the full COVID Safety Policy carefully before purchasing tickets.
The 12th Annual Queens World Film Festival proudly screens exciting films from around the world and around the corner. We are presenting two screening events, the first is on Thursday with HIDEOUT, a feature film from Taiwan and on November 4, Friday night at 7pm, we are present Voices of India which brings two remarkable films together that speak to our hearts. Click here for more information about the Queens World Film Festival.
All Queens World Film Festival Screenings are followed by Q+A.
FILM TITLE: HIDEOUT
DIRECTOR: Yen Kuang Chen
COUNTRY, YEAR, LENGTH: Taiwan, 2021, 1 hour 58 minutes
CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
Synopsis:
Drug dealer Guo-hao hopes to make enough money so that he and his girlfriend can leave their life of crime behind. One day, he is contacted by Michael, a drug broker with an offer to buy a batch of rare cocaine.
Yen Kuang Chen (He/ Him) - Filmmaker
Chen Yen Kuang was born in Taiwan, Taipei. With a background in graphic design and photo-editing, he is a self-taught filmmaker. Hideout is his feature debut. He served as the screenwriter, director, editor and producer of this film.
Director Statement:
Hideout is my first feature-length film. I tried to present this crime story in a very realistic way. Accordingly, whether it is the shooting technique, composition, performances or dialogue, the aim was to be simple, direct and plain, so as to increase the sense of realism for audiences when watching the film.
Though this film is categorized as a crime thriller, its core revolves around the complexity of human psychology, such as love, trust, pretense, deceit and betrayal. This is also the source of my creative inspiration.
My focus when writing the script was always on big twists and reversals. That is why Hideout has a seemingly simple plot yet an unexpected ending. Tiny details in the film provide the key to subsequent developments in the story.
This program is made possible, in part, by funding through the New NYS Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature and administered by Flushing Town Hall. The Queens World Film Festival is a program of the Queens World Film Initiative Inc., a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
General Admission: $15
Members, Seniors, & Students w/ID: $12
All individuals must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and matching identification to attend this event. If you are interested in attending this event in person, please read the full COVID Safety Policy carefully before purchasing tickets.
The 12th Annual Queens World Film Festival proudly screens exciting films from around the world and around the corner. We are presenting two screening events, the first is on Thursday with HIDEOUT, a feature film from Taiwan and on November 4, Friday night at 7pm, we are present Voices of India which brings two remarkable films together that speak to our hearts. Click here for more information about the Queens World Film Festival.
All Queens World Film Festival Screenings are followed by Q+A.
FILM TITLE: HIDEOUT
DIRECTOR: Yen Kuang Chen
COUNTRY, YEAR, LENGTH: Taiwan, 2021, 1 hour 58 minutes
CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
Synopsis:
Drug dealer Guo-hao hopes to make enough money so that he and his girlfriend can leave their life of crime behind. One day, he is contacted by Michael, a drug broker with an offer to buy a batch of rare cocaine.
Yen Kuang Chen (He/ Him) - Filmmaker
Chen Yen Kuang was born in Taiwan, Taipei. With a background in graphic design and photo-editing, he is a self-taught filmmaker. Hideout is his feature debut. He served as the screenwriter, director, editor and producer of this film.
Director Statement:
Hideout is my first feature-length film. I tried to present this crime story in a very realistic way. Accordingly, whether it is the shooting technique, composition, performances or dialogue, the aim was to be simple, direct and plain, so as to increase the sense of realism for audiences when watching the film.
Though this film is categorized as a crime thriller, its core revolves around the complexity of human psychology, such as love, trust, pretense, deceit and betrayal. This is also the source of my creative inspiration.
My focus when writing the script was always on big twists and reversals. That is why Hideout has a seemingly simple plot yet an unexpected ending. Tiny details in the film provide the key to subsequent developments in the story.
This program is made possible, in part, by funding through the New NYS Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature and administered by Flushing Town Hall. The Queens World Film Festival is a program of the Queens World Film Initiative Inc., a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
