“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton has boarded Oscar-qualifying live-action short “Same Old” as an executive producer.
Written and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, “Same Old” tells the story of “a Chinese delivery driver in New York City who discovers his e-bike has been stolen, and must come to terms with the fragility of the life he’s built in America,” according to the logline.
Variety can reveal Choi and Cretton are also working on a feature-length adaptation of the film, which Choi will write and direct. Cretton’s production company Family Owned will produce the project, with Family Owned’s Ron Najor and Asher Goldstein overseeing it.
“Same Old,” which stars Limin Wang and Mingjie Li, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Palme d’Or competition and has also screened at TIFF, New York Film Festival and Raindance, where it won best short.
Written and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, “Same Old” tells the story of “a Chinese delivery driver in New York City who discovers his e-bike has been stolen, and must come to terms with the fragility of the life he’s built in America,” according to the logline.
Variety can reveal Choi and Cretton are also working on a feature-length adaptation of the film, which Choi will write and direct. Cretton’s production company Family Owned will produce the project, with Family Owned’s Ron Najor and Asher Goldstein overseeing it.
“Same Old,” which stars Limin Wang and Mingjie Li, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Palme d’Or competition and has also screened at TIFF, New York Film Festival and Raindance, where it won best short.
- 12/13/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Sponsored by New York University – Tisch School Of the Arts, “ufo:pm” is written and directed by Xiao Han and comes after few other short films that deal with human feelings and intimate emotions.
“ufo:pm” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Lin Mingming, an 8-year-old girl, is playing with her favourite toy, a flying saucer complete with alien sounds and flashing lights, in a hot and steamy summer day. Her mum is affected by the sticky weather and her temper is very short. When the dad comes back at lunch time, he finds her asleep on the sofa and is not very happy to be greeted by a leftover lunch. Soon the discontent boils over, turning into an unpleasant brawl between the adults, venting their anger and involving the girl as an excuse. An after-lunch nap seems to be the only way to end the bickering, but Lin Minming can’t sleep,...
“ufo:pm” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Lin Mingming, an 8-year-old girl, is playing with her favourite toy, a flying saucer complete with alien sounds and flashing lights, in a hot and steamy summer day. Her mum is affected by the sticky weather and her temper is very short. When the dad comes back at lunch time, he finds her asleep on the sofa and is not very happy to be greeted by a leftover lunch. Soon the discontent boils over, turning into an unpleasant brawl between the adults, venting their anger and involving the girl as an excuse. An after-lunch nap seems to be the only way to end the bickering, but Lin Minming can’t sleep,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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