THE CAST

THE CREW

CAST

Tank Fairy … Marian Mesula 瑪麗安
Jojo … Ryan Lin 宥騰
Mom … Danielle Yen 顏卉婕
Gas Daddy … Twingo Chang 張晏彰
Gas Daddy … Roger Yang 楊博翔

CREW

Marian Mesula 瑪麗安
Tank Fairy 桶妝仙女

As one of Taiwan’s most recognizable drag artists and transgender performers, Marian Mesula 瑪麗安 is known for her comedic talents, charismatic personality and electrifying choreography. In 2020, Marian appeared in the drag competition series MAKE A DIVA on YouTube. Performing weekly in venues across Taiwan, Marian has built a loyal following and is excited to expand her fan base by appearing as the TANK FAIRY in her acting debut.

Ryan Lin 宥騰
Jojo

Ryan Lin 宥騰 makes his acting debut as Jojo in TANK FAIRY. Born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Ryan 宥騰 is eleven years old and has won numerous national street dance championships. He studies waacking, hip-hop, ballet, modern and other forms of dance at Apple Studio in Kaohsiung under the guidance of Akuma Diva Xtravaganza. In 2019, Ryan 宥騰 signed with the Korean record label and talent agency Kids Planet as a member of the K-pop boy group SUPERKIDS. Ryan 宥騰 is excited to share TANK FAIRY with the world and looks forward to performing internationally in the future.

Danielle Yen 顏卉婕
Mom 媽媽 

Danielle Yen is an award-winning producer and actress. Known for her work in drama, live-action and documentaries, Yen produced such films as YOUR NAME ENGRAVED HEREIN (2020), A TRIP WITH YOUR WIFE (2021), BEST SISTERS FOREVER (2021) and THE YANI TSENG STORY (2023). Yen is the founder and CEO of Select Entertainment, an international media company that develops and produces content in combination with VFX, Virtual Production, Talent Management and Production Services.

Erich Rettstadt 雷利
Writer, Director, Editor & Executive Producer 編劇 導演 剪接 監製

Erich is a queer American filmmaker and theater artist whose work emphasizes inclusivity and escapism. He obtained his BFA in Film Production from New York University and MFA in Writing for Screen & TV from the University of Southern California. His short film STATE DEBATE was awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant and played numerous festivals. As a result of the film’s success, Erich was awarded membership in the National Board of Review. His screenplay THE BRIDESMAN was a Quarterfinalist in The Academy Nicholl Fellowships. In 2017, Erich received a scholarship from Taiwan's Ministry of Education to study Mandarin Chinese at National Taiwan University. Erich and his partner Tai live in Taipei and are developing TANK FAIRY into a musical comedy anthology series.

C.K. Hugo Chung 鍾政光
Producer 製片

C.K. Hugo Chung is a bicultural writer-producer for Spotlight Entertainment Inc., a boutique production and distribution company based in Taipei, Taiwan. He has distributed more than thirty films and coproduced programs in both Taiwan and the United States.

Anita Tung 董育麟
Producer 製片

Anita received her MFA in producing from Beijing Film Academy. She has participated in many international co-productions including LIFE OF PI (dir. Ang Lee), SILENCE (dir. Martin Scorsese) and the Netflix TV show NOWHERE MAN. She also has years of experience promoting Taiwan cinema to the international film market.

Danny Wang 王淳宇
Director of Photography 攝影師

Danny graduated from Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan in 2010. After graduating, Danny worked for years as a photography assistant at a local production house, contributing to many short films, commercials and music videos. In 2020, he shot HOME SICK, a short film commissioned by Taiwan PTV (Public Television), which was shortlisted by Taiwan’s Golden Harvest Awards for Best Photography and by the Taipei Film Festival for Best Short Film.

Akuma Diva Xtravaganza 徐百川
Choreographer 編舞
IHOW Taiwan, Iconic House of Xtravaganza

Akuma Diva Xtravaganza is a world-renowned performer and choreographer with over a decade of experience in the international dance community. A member of the Iconic House of Xtravaganza and IHOW Taiwan since 2017, Akuma has traveled the world to teach, judge, compete and perform in cities across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Akuma’s work has been featured in the New York Times and The Guardian. He continues to promote and cultivate the LGBTQ+ waacking and ballroom communities across the world.

Sonia Calico 賴思勻
Soundtrack Producer 製作出品

Born and raised in Taipei, DJ/Producer Sonia Calico has been at the forefront of Taiwan’s dance music scene for years, bringing a sharp ear for music with fun, unique grooves. Former leader of the legendary Taiwanese electro punk band Go Chic, Sonia released her debut album “Simulation Of An Overloaded World” in 2020. Winner of Taiwan’s Golden Indie Music Award for “Best Electronic Music”, Sonia has been featured in international music publications including The Fader, FACT and Dazed and has performed at music festivals and events across the world including Boiler Room, SXSW, ADE and Sonar Hong Kong.

Utjung Tjakivalid 舞炯恩加以法利得
Soundtrack Performer 演唱者

Utjung is an award-winning indigenous Paiwanese singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and music producer. As a member of Taiwan’s I-WANT pop music group, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 29th Summer World University Games. In 2017, Utjung won the award for Best New Actor at the Taipei Film Festival for his performance in the film ALIFU, THE PRINCE/SS. In 2020, Utjung released his first album “Apaz 根” to critical acclaim, written entirely in the Paiwanese language.

Kimmy Mesula 洪育綸
Hair & Makeup Designer 梳化師

Kimmy Mesula is a Taiwanese drag performance artist and member of Taiwan’s well-known drag family, the House of Mesula. Kimmy is also a professional makeup artist, having worked on YouTube programs and other online media outlets, as well as TANK FAIRY. Recently, Kimmy participated in the second season of the drag competition series MAKE A DIVA on YouTube.

Ming-Jen Hsieh 謝明仁
Production Designer 美術指導

Ming Jen Hsieh is a Taiwan-based production designer. Experienced in working on East Asian co-productions for over a decade, his art department credits include SILENCE (dir. Martin Scorsese), THE ASSASSIN (dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien), SKY ON FIRE (dir. Ringo Lam), LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (dir. Bi Gan) and TILL WE MEET AGAIN (dir. Giddens Ko). In 2019, Ming-Jen was selected to participate in Berlinale Talents. Also in 2019, he worked as Production Designer on SISTERS’ BUSY HANDS, which was subsequently shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. 

Tsung-Yen Lin 林宗諺
Assistant Director 副導演

Tsung-Yen is a Taiwanese writer/director who focuses on social issues and slice-of-life narratives. Tsung-Yen’s work reveals the basic humanity inherent in everyday life situations and is colored by his own strongly-held sense of social responsibility. Tsung-Yen is currently a third-year directing MFA candidate and Tisch Scholar at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television.

Taos Daw-Chyi Wu 吳道齊
Costume Designer 服裝設計

Taos Daw-Chyi Wu is a freelance costume designer working in theater, film, dance, opera and television in Taiwan and China. In the past ten years, he has designed shows at some of Taiwan’s most prestigious venues including the Taiwan National Theatre in Taipei and the National Taichung Theatre and also has collaborated with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his design work, Taos teaches fashion construction, styling and costume design at universities throughout Taiwan.

Manbo Key 登曼波
Stills 劇照

Yang Teng-Chi (Manbo Key) is a Taiwanese photographer and image artist based in Taipei. In 2009, Manbo's experimental image work “Marrow” was awarded the Taipei Film Festival Non-Fiction Special Award.  Manbo's past solo exhibitions include “Sleep Lesson” (2011), Taipei and Singapore; “im/permanence” (2014), Shanghai; and “Document 0－4” (2016), Transpark, Taipei. Manbo’s exhibition “Father's Video Tape” at Taipei Fine Arts Museum was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2019 Taipei Art Awards. Manbo's work has been published in UK's Dazed digital magazine and in the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles during L’heure HHH, photographing Hou Hsiao Hsien in Paris. He frequently collaborates with Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group, Aaron Nieh and has participated in visual projects with Joe Fang to explore different image presentation methods.