The Taiwan Oyster

• Director: Mark Jarrett
• Writer: Mark Jarrett, Jordan Heimer, Mitchell Jarrett
• Cast: Billy Harvey, Jeff Palmiotti, Leonora Lim
• Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 2012
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Synopsis: After the tragic death of a newly arrived Ex-pat, ESL kindergarten teachers Simon and Darin, steal the corpse in order to perform the final rites for the fallen stranger. Their quest for the perfect burial spot becomes a quixotic odyssey along Taiwan's picturesque East Coast Highway, where they encounter welcoming families, violent gangsters, personal demons, and Nikita, their traveling companion. The duty, transport, and dementia fueled by frequent substance abuse, ignites an internalization in all three characters as they define their personal feelings concerning mortality, purpose, burial rites and the concept of legacy. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]