HBO APA Visionaries 2020
With the theme of “Breaking Barriers,” the 4th HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries short film competition drew a record number of submissions of films that provided a unique lens into the challenges and victories of overcoming obstacles. In the spirit of celebrating community and amplifying voices, the 3 finalist films, Tiffany So’s FINE CHINA, Johnson Cheng’s LONELY BLUE NIGHT, and Thomas Percy Kim’s SI, premiered at the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications. We are pleased to screen them again during the Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase. Learn more about HBO Visionaries at hbovisionaries.com
A portrait of a Chinese family in which the consequences of a mother’s decision to leave her daughter in the care of an American homestay family are slowly unearthed when they reunite for a family/business dinner on one lonely blue night.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJohnson Cheng
- ScreenwriterJohnson Cheng
- ProducerApoorva Charan, Steve Y. Kim
- Executive ProducerSydney Lowe, Film Independent, Dea Vazquez, Francisco Velasquez
- CastDiana Lin 林晓杰, Lydia Zhou
- CinematographerCarlo Canlas Mendoza
- EditorLeo Chan
HBO APA Visionaries 2020
With the theme of “Breaking Barriers,” the 4th HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries short film competition drew a record number of submissions of films that provided a unique lens into the challenges and victories of overcoming obstacles. In the spirit of celebrating community and amplifying voices, the 3 finalist films, Tiffany So’s FINE CHINA, Johnson Cheng’s LONELY BLUE NIGHT, and Thomas Percy Kim’s SI, premiered at the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications. We are pleased to screen them again during the Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase. Learn more about HBO Visionaries at hbovisionaries.com
A portrait of a Chinese family in which the consequences of a mother’s decision to leave her daughter in the care of an American homestay family are slowly unearthed when they reunite for a family/business dinner on one lonely blue night.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJohnson Cheng
- ScreenwriterJohnson Cheng
- ProducerApoorva Charan, Steve Y. Kim
- Executive ProducerSydney Lowe, Film Independent, Dea Vazquez, Francisco Velasquez
- CastDiana Lin 林晓杰, Lydia Zhou
- CinematographerCarlo Canlas Mendoza
- EditorLeo Chan