Ahma & Alan | 阿嬤與阿倫

a short film | 短片

Ahma & Alan (23 min): A young man is thrown in jail in Taiwan. Now his rural, Taiwanese grandma must bail him out.


Trailer:


Podcasts regarding the film:

Yin & Young Podcast: Interview with “Ahma & Alan” writer/director James Y. Shih, director of photography Richard Sue, and lead actor Gregory Yuan.

Geoff Oki (Yellow Peril Podcast) interviews “Ahma & Alan” writer/director James Y. Shih and lead actor Gregory Yuan: https://podcasts.apple.com/kz/podcast/interview-filmmaker-james-y-shih-actor-gregory-yuan/id1176391439?i=1000441142660

Geoff Oki (Yellow Peril Podcast) interviews “Ahma & Alan” writer/director James Y. Shih and lead actor Gregory Yuan: https://podcasts.apple.com/kz/podcast/interview-filmmaker-james-y-shih-actor-gregory-yuan/id1176391439?i=1000441142660

Von (The Voncast Show) interviews “Ahma & Alan” writer/director James Y. Shih: https://youtu.be/EzKsPqZ8K8g


Updates |更新的消息

Social media | 社群媒體

Synopsis: Ahma & Alan is a dramatic short film about a Taiwanese grandma (ahma) that has to travel from a rural town in central Taiwan to the capital city of Taipei to pull Alan, her American-born grandson, out of jail before he gets deported by a vindictive police officer.

故事大綱:《阿嬤與阿倫》是一部具有戲劇張力的短片,是關於一位台灣阿嬤如何從台灣中部的鄉下跑去台北,把她ABC孫子阿倫從牢裡救出來,以免他被一位仇恨的警察驅逐出境。正在參加影展中。23分鐘。


Film Posters and Festival Laurels:


Ahma & Alan in the press


Film Stills:

林阿嬤 | Grandma Lin - 吳美和 | Mei-Hou Wu, 鹿港小鎮 | Lukang Township

れっし | Resshi

れっし | Resshi

阿倫 | Alan - 袁積友 | Gregory Yuan

阿倫 | Alan - 袁積友 | Gregory Yuan

林阿嬤 | Grandma Lin - 吳美和 | Mei-Hou Wu, 台北 | Taipei

林阿嬤 | Grandma Lin - 吳美和 | Mei-Hou Wu, 台北 | Taipei

貝警官 | Officer Bei - 陳慕義 | Akio Chen

貝警官 | Officer Bei - 陳慕義 | Akio Chen


Our short film “Ahma & Alan” is currently on its festival run. If you’d like to screen “Ahma & Alan” at your festival, please email us at ahmajourney@gmail.com

我們的短片“阿嬤與阿倫” 正在影展巡映中。如果您想在您的影展放映,請發電子郵件給我們:ahmajourney@gmail.com