Paradise GirlsThe Netherlands 2004, 105min.
Script/Dir: Fow Pyng Hu, Dir. of Phot.: Benito Strangio, Compos: Mick Witkamp, Prod. Design.: Floris Vos, Edit.: Menno Boerema, Sound: Marco Vermaas, Andréa Seligmann.
Cast: Kei Katayama, Eveline Wu, Jo Koo, Guido Pollemans, A.C. Chang, Cheng Cheung Lok.
At first sight, thå film looks as if it consists of three separate short films. But in the end, the lives of the three young Asian women in the film come together in a subtle way. All three of them end up on a tropical island, reaching a turning point in their lives. | Fow Pyng Hu Fow Pyng Hu (born 1970)
A Dutch-Chinese director, he studied Industrial Design at the TU in Delft and graphic design at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. His first feature film, Jacky, (co-directed with Brat Lyatifi) was presented in Rotterdam in 2000.
Filmography
Cola Lovers (1995, short), Noodle (1996, short), Sunny Afternoon (1997, short), Delicious Lettuce (1997, short), Atomic Boy (1997, short), Jacky (2000, Co-dir), Ultra Land (2001, short).
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