'Trylove in the Time of Corona' Episode 9: REBELS OF THE NEON GOD (1992) [feat. Jenny Ackerson]

Featuring special guest Jenny Ackerson (@AckersonJenny)! Tsai Ming-liang's debut is much more than most summaries can tell you. Less a coming-of-age morality play amid 1990s Taipei than a tale about the downward emotional spiral of youth, REBELS OF THE NEON GOD is a work fueled by empathy and the struggle to find oneself amid urban decay, social prescriptivism, and expectations of mythological proportions. Follow Jenny at @AckersonJenny on Twitter and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/jennyack/ ! Follow us at @trylovepodcast on Twitter and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters.