HBO® APA Visionaries is a short film competition showcasing emerging Asian and Pacific Islander American filmmakers. To honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and our filmmakers, HBO is celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander communities and its stories by streaming winning films from previous years. Come gather in strength as we watch #HBOVisionaries shorts throughout the month.
These films are available for viewing from Friday, May 29th at 12pm PT to Sunday, May 31st at 11:59pm PT.
On Friday, May 29th at 2pm PT, join us for the HBO APA Visionaries Roundtable Conversation, where we discuss the HBO APA Visionaries program and have a heartfelt conversation on the multiple and evolving layers of the APA filmmaker experience of today. E! host and correspondent Erin Lim, hosts Visionary finalists from across three classes, Dinh Thai (MONDAY), Maritte Go (REMITTANCE), Nirav Bhakta (HALWA), and Gayatri Bajpai (HALWA), joined by actress and filmmaker Sujata Day, for a conversation on what it means to be a storyteller and a leader. Click here to learn more.
A Korean American girl named Juno is haunted by her father’s disappearances. Upon his return, Juno must decide to keep her drifting father grounded or to let him go. This tale about the immigrant experience is told through a magical landscape.
This film was a finalist for the 2019 HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition, and premiered at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
So Young Shelly Yo
So Young Shelly Yo is a Korean American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the MFA film program at Columbia University, where her thesis film MOONWALK WITH ME was awarded faculty honors. Her short films have screened and received accolades at film festivals around the world including the Austin Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, SCAD and the Sarasota Film Festival. Shelly is an awardee of SFFILM's Sloan Science in Cinema Fellowship, a finalist for the HBO APA Visionaries competition, a recipient of AT&T's InspirASIAN Film Award, and a Visual Communications Armed With a Camera Fellow. She is currently developing her first feature.
- Year2019
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Korean
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSo Young Shelly Yo
- ScreenwriterSo Young Shelly Yo
- ProducerJamil Munoz, Kate Zhu, Daniel Leighton
- CastCarrie Kim, James Kang, Eliza Rain, Crystal Lee
- CinematographerFrances Chen
HBO® APA Visionaries is a short film competition showcasing emerging Asian and Pacific Islander American filmmakers. To honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and our filmmakers, HBO is celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander communities and its stories by streaming winning films from previous years. Come gather in strength as we watch #HBOVisionaries shorts throughout the month.
These films are available for viewing from Friday, May 29th at 12pm PT to Sunday, May 31st at 11:59pm PT.
On Friday, May 29th at 2pm PT, join us for the HBO APA Visionaries Roundtable Conversation, where we discuss the HBO APA Visionaries program and have a heartfelt conversation on the multiple and evolving layers of the APA filmmaker experience of today. E! host and correspondent Erin Lim, hosts Visionary finalists from across three classes, Dinh Thai (MONDAY), Maritte Go (REMITTANCE), Nirav Bhakta (HALWA), and Gayatri Bajpai (HALWA), joined by actress and filmmaker Sujata Day, for a conversation on what it means to be a storyteller and a leader. Click here to learn more.
A Korean American girl named Juno is haunted by her father’s disappearances. Upon his return, Juno must decide to keep her drifting father grounded or to let him go. This tale about the immigrant experience is told through a magical landscape.
This film was a finalist for the 2019 HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition, and premiered at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
So Young Shelly Yo
So Young Shelly Yo is a Korean American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the MFA film program at Columbia University, where her thesis film MOONWALK WITH ME was awarded faculty honors. Her short films have screened and received accolades at film festivals around the world including the Austin Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, SCAD and the Sarasota Film Festival. Shelly is an awardee of SFFILM's Sloan Science in Cinema Fellowship, a finalist for the HBO APA Visionaries competition, a recipient of AT&T's InspirASIAN Film Award, and a Visual Communications Armed With a Camera Fellow. She is currently developing her first feature.
- Year2019
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Korean
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSo Young Shelly Yo
- ScreenwriterSo Young Shelly Yo
- ProducerJamil Munoz, Kate Zhu, Daniel Leighton
- CastCarrie Kim, James Kang, Eliza Rain, Crystal Lee
- CinematographerFrances Chen