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In the summer of 2020, writer/director Erich Rettstadt began developing TANK FAIRY in close collaboration with members of Taiwan's LGBTQ community, including his partner Tai Chin and lead actress Marian 瑪麗安, one of Taiwan’s most recognizable drag artists and transgender performers. TANK FAIRY was shot on location in Taipei City and New Taipei City, Taiwan over four days in early November 2020. The film completed post-production in September 2021 and had its world premiere at Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Film Festival.

TANK FAIRY features a Chinese-language cover of the 1980s hit “Holding Out For A Hero”, produced by Taiwanese electronica artist/DJ Sonia Calico and performed by indigenous Paiwanese singer/actor Utjung Tjakivalid. Additionally, the film features choreography from Taiwanese choreographer Akuma Diva Xtravaganza, member of the Iconic House of Xtravaganza, one of the most publicly recognized “houses” to emerge from the New York City underground ballroom scene.

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