Fictions
Alice Charlie LIU
- 13 min
- 2021
- Fiction
- Mandarin Chinese and English
- English Subtitles
9:00 PM, MON, AUG 15
Innis Town Hall
Screening with · Actual People (84 min)
9 PM, MON, AUG 15
Innis Town Hall
Screening with
Actual People (84 min)
Jessie, a Chinese Canadian photography student, is torn between her mother’s expectations and her own artistic exploration. After discovering Cindy Sherman’s work, she no longer seems to be confined to her own identity.
Director
Prior to filmmaking, Tang Yi was an accounting major at college and a singer-songwriter under Universal Hong Kong. Her debut EP Seriously, peaked No. 1 on Hong Kong iTunes Store during the release week.
She moved to New York pursuing a career in filmmaking after being accepted into NYU graduate film program. She concentrates on stories untold and voices unheard from a woman’s perspective. Her first short, Black Goat, shot in Nepal, was eligible for 2021 Oscar Award in short film category. She is also named one of the “25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2020” by Austin Film Festival.
Credits
- DirectorAlice Charlie LIU
- Principal CastMA Cihang, Phoebe HU
- ProducerJulia Galle, Bianca Linhares Huang, Alice Charlie LIU
- ScreenplayAlice Charlie LIU
- CinematographerKhanh Tudo
- EditorEmily Preston
- Production DesignerHinako Soy
- SoundAndres Herrera
- MusicHannah Kim