Miss Andy | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Teddy Chin |
Producer: | Ruby Lin Melvin ANG Chen Chi Yuan Angelin ONG |
Editing: | Liao Ching Sung |
Starring: | Lee Lee-zen Ruby Lin Jack Tan Keshap Suria Kendra Sow |
Music: | Mac Chew |
Studio: | More Entertainment Sdn. Bhd. FengCai Cultural and Creative Limited |
Runtime: | 108 minutes |
Country: | Taiwan Malaysia |
Language: | Mandarin Cantonese Malay Vietnamese |
Miss Andy is a 2020 Taiwanese and Malaysian gender-themed film directed by Teddy Chin, and stars Lee Lee-zen, Ruby Lin, and Jack Tan.[1] It is about a chance meeting between an illegal Vietnamese worker and a transgender woman in Malaysia.[2] The film is Ruby Lin's first foray into film production.
The film premiered at the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival on March 11, 2020.[3] [4] It was released in Taiwan on January 8, 2021.
Meet Evon, formerly known as Andy. She is a transgender woman aged 55 years. Making the transition late in life after losing a wife, her job and family, she also becomes subject to prejudice in a society where transgender and gay people face job discrimination and run the risk of being murdered. When she loses her best friend, things look bleak, but a chance meeting with a mother and a son with nowhere to go and nobody to care for them after they escape an abusive relationship changes her life in this melancholy yet hopeful film that shows how tending to the humanity in others and showing kindness are important for making life bearable.[5]