Madame Pirate: Becoming a Legend

Synopsis

The untold story of Cheng I Sao, the greatest pirate of all times. In a lawless world, overrun by roving ships and ruthless men, a girl propels herself from a life of forced prostitution, to command the largest and most successful pirate fleet in world history. A grandma narrates an extraordinary bedtime story to her granddaughter. It turns out, there is more to this tale than helping put her child to sleep. This story is Cheng I Sao’s incredible real-life story.

Director

Biography

Dan-Chi is a film director based in Taipei, Taiwan. Her previous shorts, Summer Trifle（2014) were acknowledged by Beijing Independent Film Festival 2014, and Man, Monkey, Mannequin（2017）was selected by Short Shorts Film & Asia 2018 and were well received. Dan Chi is currently working on her first feature The Girl on the Border. The project was selected by the Produire au Sud Workshop (Festival des 3 Continents).

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HUANG Dan-chi

Biography

Morgan is a French/German/Vietnamese filmmaker, based in Ho Chi Minh City. Having successfully taught himself how to hold a camera, he discovered an alternative to spending all his time in an office. This made him cheerful, pleasant and a most agreeable companion to travel with. “I strive to one day accomplish some quiet subtle thing that the elect would deem worthy and, passing on, would join the dimmer stars in nebulous, indeterminate heaven, halfway between death and immortality. “ as F.Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. He makes short films, both fiction and documentaries as well as VR experiences.

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Morgan OMMER

Credits

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Writer & Director : Morgan OMMER, Dan-Chi HUANG
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English Narration Writer : Barbara TRAN
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Mandarin Narration Writer : Shang Chiao LI
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Producer : Estela VALDIVIESO CHEN, Adam Cullen YOUNG
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Co-Producer : Jinyao LIN, Hazel WU
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Narrator : Pei-Xia LAI
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