THE MERMAID TALE

FILM INFO

Title in Mandarin

人魚紀

Film Type

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Year

2024

Film Status

Pre-Production

Duration

110 min

THEME / GENRE

ROMANCE / MUSICAL

Director

Norris WONG

Producer

Lynn LIN Hsin-yi, Berton HSU

Cast

Production Company

MaplessLab

Festivals & Awards

Participation Goal

Financing
Pre-Sales
Co-Production
International Distribution
Festival Screening

Like an Asian version of Frances Ha, this story is about a girl who loves dancing and is itself like a beautiful solo dance exploring the female body and soul.

In her early 30s, Summer lives alone, jobless, with little material wants. Her only passion is dancing. To be more specific, ballroom dancing. Under the tutelage of the legendary gay dancer Donny, Summer embarks on a journey of self-discovery and, perhaps more importantly, the search for the perfect partner.

Her hopes are dashed again and again as she witnesses the colorful characters in the ballroom: the arrogant youngster Youlin from a dancing dynasty; the talented Grace who wants nothing but an ordinary life; and the petite Meixin, forever at war with her fiance/partner. As Summer continues her pursuit of Mr. Right, she is forced to confront the dark memories of her past-the slut-shaming from her control-freak mother, the attempted suicide of her cousin, and the painful humiliation of sex with a classmate. She dreams of the perfect dancing body, yet dreads her own sexuality.

Mermaid’s Tale is itself like a beautiful solo dance exploring the female body like The Vegetarian and the lonely obsession of dancing and dream-achieving like Frances Ha.

SALES CONTACT

Company

MAPLESSLAB CO., LTD.

JOB TITLE

Producer

Contact

Lynn LIN Hsin-yi

Email

lynnlin@maplesslab.com

Tel

Mobile

+886 930 484 501