(2018)

written & directed by Colin Wang

A filmmaker finds a truth in life in the making of an intimate documentary about his grandparents past, along with his own. It's a bold and experimental documentary that focuses on provoking specific feelings from the viewer, instead of the facts and stats of a traditional documentary.

Now, this film was a struggle to make, and more of a struggle in post-production, namely editing. As a first-time filmmaker documenting such an intimate story, with people I'm so close with presented an even bigger challenge. I didn't wanted to ask questions that were uncomfortable, or intrude their spaces----it led to interviews with no content, and stories that didn't matter. I gave up on the film and left the footage to die on a hard drive. Then almost 6 months later, I got a call from my grandpa. He had a severe lung failure that almost took his life away. Life is short, and I definitely did not want to risk regretting not making this film... And here it is, after several months on the laptop, I've put together a film in which I saw as respectful, not as a memoir of their lives, but a gift, a present, showing my gratitude to them for what they've given me.

AWARDS & SCREENINGS

Top Shorts Los Angeles 2018 (Semi-Finalist)

Los Angeles Film Awards 2018 (Honorable Mention - Student Film)

Festigious LA 2018 (Honorable Mention - Documentary Short)

New York Film Awards 2018 (Best Student Film)

TCL Chinese Theatre (Screening)

NewFilmmakers LA (Distribution)

NewFilmmakers NYC (Screening - Anthology Film Archives)

Boulder Intl. Film Fest (Official Selection - Teen Shorts)

Biola Film Festival 2019 (Winner - Best High School Film)

Chicago Prairie Center for the Arts Screen Test (Student Film)

Blastoff LA Film Festival (Student Film)

Las Vegas Intl. Film Competition (Documentary Short)

Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival (Best Student Film)

South Bay Student Film Festival

All American High School Film Festival (Official Selection)

Catalina Film Festival