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Burrow

Burrow

Narrative Short

Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Premiere

Film

Kodak 7213 200T + 7207 250D + 7219 500T S16mm film

Arri SR3 HS + Panavision Primo lenses

New York

Prod: ladytrap productions

Director: Leaf Lieber

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Remind Me-Mexico City

Narrative Short

Synopsis: Distant travel show host father struggled with finding sparks at work in Mexico City. The surprising arrival of his son forces him to open up to his son and relight the spark of passion.

S16mm Film

Arriflex416+ Ultra 16 8mm, 12mm, Cooke Speed Panchro 18mm, 25mm, 50mm, Canon Zoom 6.6-66mm

Film Stock: Kodak Vision 3 500T & 250D & Ektachrome with pull & push 1 stop process

Filtration: 85B, Glimmer Glass, Pearlescent Filter, Black Satin, Antique Suede, Various ND Filter

Mexico City, Mexico

Prod: Tatjana Green, Aleria Samaniego, María José and Brought To You By Inc

Director: Leo Zhang

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Remind Me (2020)

The Untitled Portrait of Red

Experimental Short 

Synopsis: A surreal film that blends in reality and memories between a Chinese and French couple. Heavily influenced by bother cultures, tradition and Rene Magritte’s surrealism, the couple dig deep into their memories and their relationship.

S16mm Film

Panavision Arriflex416+ Panavision Auto-Panatar 16mm, 50mm + Ultra/Super Speed 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm+Primo Wide Zoom 15-40mm

Film Stock: Kodak Vision 3 500T & 250D with Pull & Push 1 stop process

Filtration: 85, Glimmer Glass, IRND, Polarizer, grad ND Filter

Ojai, California

Prod: Ramsee Chand, Noah Kim, Liam Lischak, Bai Film, Inc and Ojai Film Society

Director: Simeon Hu

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Limitation of Life

Narrative Short 

Student Academy semi finalist

Acquired by Film Movement in the US release of Cathay Yan’s Dead Pigs.

Synopsis: This beautiful homage to lush 1950s melodramas subverts the genre by focusing on a family of Chinese immigrants, who at that time had been rendered voiceless by Hollywood.

S16mm Film

Panavision SR3 + Panavision Primo Prime 10mm, 17.5mm, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, & Panavised Canon Zoom 6.6-66mm

Film Stock: Kodak Vision 3 500T with pushed 1&2 stop process

Filtration: 85B, Glimmer Glass, 81EF, Antique Suede, Balack Satin, Pearlescent, Sunset Grad, Blue Grad, grad ND Filter

Color 

Soundstage, New York

Director: Renkai Tan

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Cranberry Chorus

Narrative Short 

Synopsis: A story, featuring real life teenagers from deaf and autism community, centers on one student’s journey of joining the school’s efforts to create the first successful chorus for deaf kids and eventually finding the successful friendship bond among themselves.

3-perf 35mm Film

ARRICam LT + Master Prime 14mm, 27mm, 40mm, 75mm

Hydroflex MK5 Underwater Housing

Film Stock: Kodak Vision 3 500T & 250D & Ektachrome

Filtration: 85B, Glimmer Glass, Pearlescent Filter, Black Satin, Sunset Filter, Antique Suede, Pro Mist, Various ND Filter

Los Angeles, Portland, Long Beach, Carpentaria, US

Director: Lina Li

Prod: Chris Ma, Hugo Wong, Queen Kim and Lina Li Studio Inc

 

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Ultramarine

Experimental Short 

Digital

ARRI Alexa Mini+ARRI Master Prime 16mm, 27mm, 40mm, 75mm

Hydroflex MK5 Underwater Housing

Filtration:  Fog, HBM, Glimmer Glass, Low Contrast

New Jersey

Director: Susan Liu

Prod: Timecode Pictures & Ian Tan

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Jack Is Not Alright

Narrative Short 
Digital

ARRI Alexa Mini+Cooke Speed Panchro 28mm, 40mm, 75mm, 100mm

Filtration:  Black Satin, HBM, Glimmer Glass, Ultra Contrast, Pearlescent Filter

Long Island, New York

Director: Samuel Burbank

Prod: Isabella Danzi & Jessica Luya

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Pán

Narrative Short 

Digital

ARRI Alexa Mini+ Master Prime 16mm, 27mm, 40mm + Super Baltar 25mm

Filtration:  Ultra Contrast, Black Diffusion, Glimmer Glass, Smoque, ND, Pro Mist, HBM, Streak Filter

Brooklyn, New York

Director: Adrian Lausell & Thomas Lange

Prod: Noah Kim, Hailey Weinberg & Gabby Piamonte

 

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Peeking

Narrative Short 

Synopsis: A young, aspiring videographer “Wyatt” is encouraged by a documentary filmmaker “Thomas” to follow and video strangers in a process called “Peeking”.

Digital

Alexa Mini + Hawk Anamorphic zoom & primes

Filtration: Glimmer Glass, Pearlescent Filter, Black Satin, Antique Suede, Pro Mist, Various ND Filter

New York, US

Director: Wells Watson Jr

Prod: Fraude Film LLC, Alec Cohen

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A Cure For Silence

Narrative Short 

Digital

ARRI Alexa Mini+Cooke Ananmorphic 32mm, 50mm, 75mm

Filtration:  Fog, HBM, Glimmer Glass, Low Contrast, Proxar

Brooklyn, New York

Director: Ian Tan & Derrick Chen 

Prod: James Qiu, Emma Demuth, Julia Terry & Timecode Pictures

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The Untitled Portrait of Red
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Limitation of life
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Cranberry Chorus
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Ultramarine
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Jack Is Not Alright
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Pán
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Peeking
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A Cure For Silence

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