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White Butterfly (Bạch Hồ Điệp) | Catherine T. Nguyen

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White Butterfly (Bạch Hồ Điệp) | Catherine T. Nguyen

A mixed-race Vietnamese American returns to Vietnam following her estranged mother’s death where she must face her traditional family to uncover the complexities behind her parents’ separation. Click video to watch WHITE BUTTERFLY.

Catherine T. Nguyen is an award-winning director/producer based in California. Her passion for storytelling drew her to the NYU Tisch School of Arts, where she graduated cum laude with a B.F.A in Film and Television and a minor in Business of Entertainment, Media and Technology at Stern. Leveraging her diverse suite of skills, Catherine served as a producer for CHICKEN, which world premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. WHITE BUTTERFLY is her directorial debut which has screened at festivals around the world, including the Hawai’i International Film Festival, CAAMFest (AT&T InspirASIAN Undergraduate Winner), Yale Student Film Festival (Best Director Winner), among others. She is currently in development for her next short film, COLORS OF THE SKY'S END, set to be shot in Vietnam in early 2025.
Lucky Fish | Emily May Jampel

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Lucky Fish | Emily May Jampel

Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families. Click video to watch LUCKY FISH on Vimeo.

Emily May Jampel is a writer and director from Honolulu based in New York City. Her films have played at festivals worldwide including Palm Springs, Aspen ShortsFest, Champs-Élysées, and Outfest. She previously worked as a Development Executive at the Academy Award-Nominated and Peabody Award-Winning production company The Department of Motion Pictures (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Patti Cake$, Monsters & Men, 32 Sounds), was an Associate Producer on the podcast series Operator and a Creative Consultant on Constance Tsang’s debut feature Blue Sun Palace (Cannes Critics' Week). Emily was one of the 2023 Recipients of NewFest’s New Voices Filmmaker Grant. She is currently developing two new projects through UFO’s (Untitled Filmmaker Org) Short Film Lab, an 18-month fellowship hosted by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
The Martyr of Hudson Yards | Kevin V. Doan

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The Martyr of Hudson Yards | Kevin V. Doan

Following a relapse into anxiety attacks, Elias treads the recesses of his mind to get back to his loved ones. Click video to watch THE MARTYR OF HUDSON YARDS on Vimeo. Content warning: This film addresses issues pertaining to mental health crises and self-harm.

Kevin V. Doan is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York City with work featured on Nowness, Vogue Italia, Playbill.com, Variety Magazine, Disney, and Broadway.com. His Narrative work has screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, Paris Film Festival, and more. Most recently, his film took home Best Dramatic Film at the New York Short Film Festival.
Young People, Old People & Nothing In Between | Parida Tantiwasadakran

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Young People, Old People & Nothing In Between | Parida Tantiwasadakran

Connected by youth, in spite of age, 7-year-old Juice sets out to protect Grandma Lovely’s memories as her dementia progresses. Click video to watch YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE & NOTHING IN BETWEEN in Nowness Asia.

Parida Tantiwasadakran is a Thai-American writer-director whose films have premiered at multiple festivals around the world including Slamdance, Short Shorts & Asia, and the Chicago Children’s International Film Festival. Her Oscar-Qualifying film ”Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between" won Best Live Action Short at deadCenter Film Festival, Best Performance at both the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Nevada City Film Festival, Best Short Film for Children at interFilm KUKI Berlin, Special Jury Mention at the Busan International Childrens’ Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Short at the Hawai'i International Film Festival.
Chimera | Eileen Yoon

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Chimera | Eileen Yoon

Present day moments in New York lead Ayeon to reflect on her childhood in Seoul as she redefines her idea of home. Click video to watch CHIMERA.

Eileen Yoon's work spans commercial, music video, and narrative projects, exploring the pursuit of harmony within the dualities of her life: her identity as a Korean-American woman, her passion for crafting surrealist worlds that remain intimate and deeply personal, and her experience as both a director and a cinematographer.
Sleep Well, My Baby | tao/s

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Sleep Well, My Baby | tao/s

Based on the harrowing reality of human trafficking along the Chinese/North Korean border, Sleep Well, My Baby follows the incredible journey of a refugee who's had everything taken from her and will go to desperate measures to get it back. Click video to watch SLEEP WELL, MY BABY.

tao/s (Aaron & Winston Tao) are a Chinese-American writing and directing duo. Born to immigrant parents who divorced when they were less than a year old, they were primarily raised by their schizoaffective bipolar mother. Their work often highlights social issues featuring marginalized lower middle class families and explores themes of mental health, fractured families, and parentification from a humanistic lens. Their films have been recognized by almost every major ad festival in the world. “The Rabbit Hole,” picked up 4 Cannes Lions nominations and won silver in best direction at Cannes as well as Best Direction at AICP. It was named Ad of the Year in Charity at SHOTS and clinched gold at 1.4 for “On The Cusp of Greatness.” Their branded film, “Sleep Well, My Baby,” won silver at the Cannes Young Director Awards. Their other branded films, “Watching,” and “SuperMaarko,” won them an additional Cannes Young Director Award, the Webby Award for People’s Voice, as well as nominations for “Best Emerging Directors,” and “Best Narrative,” at One Screen. They are currently in development for their feature, GOODBYE, HURRICANE, an Academy Nicholls semifinalist and Black List x CAPE finalist. The brothers are repped by CAA and M88.