Synopsis

Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families. 

Director’s bio

Curator Note

Director’s statement

Festival & Awards

• Young Cineastes Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 

• Special Mention for Best LGBT+ Short Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 

• Audience Award for Best American Short Film, Champs-Elysées Film Festival 2022

• Special Jury Award, San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022

• Best Narrative Short, Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2022

• 2021/22 Frameline Completion Fund 

• Inside Out’s 2021 RE: Focus Fund

• Champs-Elysées Film Festival 2022

• Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022

• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022

• Outfest LA 2022

• Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival

• Frameline42 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

• CAAMFest40

• Asian American International Film Festival

• Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

• Vancouver Queer Film Festival - Out on Screen

• Mezipatra Queer Film Festival

• San Diego Asian Film Festival

• TIDE FIlm Festival

Casts

Lukita Maxwell, Anna Mikami, Zoe Del Giudice, Jenny Lin, Fanny Lawren

Credits

Writer/Director: Emily May Jampel

Produced by: Jeremy Truong & Yutian Feng

Cinematography: Ace Buckley

Production Design: Josefine Cardoni

Costume Design & Art Direction: Caroline Xia

Editor: Alan Wu

Composer: Robert Ouyang Rusli

Color: Alec Davis

Sound Design: Torin Geller

Casting Assistant: Christabelle Tan

1st Assistant Director: Ingie Enan

2nd Assistant Director: Rhea Li

Script Supervisor: Amara Mesnik

1st Assistant Camera: Sam Schrag

2nd Assistant Camera: Shuyao Chen, Rachel Brown

Gaffer: Harrison Rusk

Key Grip: Gabe Armstrong

Sound Mix: Pete Christmann, Travis Jones

Hair & Makeup: Lily Li, Brandon Cotto

Set Photography: Michael Beckert

Production Assistant: Robert Flores

Covid Compliance: Jonas Berry

Fish Handler & Installation: Noel Rose

Celine's Family: Joanna Yamakami, Michael C. Liu, Jinho Myung

Restaurant Goers: Sophia Meng, Ping Del Giudice, Esther Hong, Amy Jampel, Arnell Ariyana, Kendall Kleinberg, Lyman Heung

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