2015
Sophie
Screened at over 15 film festivals around the world
World Premiere: Austin Film Festival (Nominated for Best Student Short Film), International Premiere: Foyle Film Festival (Nominated for Light in Motion Award)
Synopsis
Set in Kowloon, Hong Kong, 8-year-old, Sophie Cheung is abandoned by her mother, and forced to live and connect with her grandmother.
Credits
runtime:
13
directed by:
Alexandra Hsu
written by:
Dominique Holmes, Alexandra Hsu
directed by:
Alexandra Hsu
produced by:
Alexandra Hsu, Malay Prakash
cinematography by:
Thomas Wood
edited by:
Alexandra Hsu
production design by:
Yun Liang
starring:
Charlotte Cheung, Alannah Ong, Siuman Ko
production companies:
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Asia, Alexandra House Productions
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Film Festivals
Official selection: 22 festivals
- 2014 NYU Tisch Asia Post-Production Grant Award
- 2015 NYU Tisch Asia First Run Craft Awards - Acting, Cinematography
- 2015 Austin Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition
- 2015 Foyle Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition for the Light in Motion Awards
- 2015 Bahamas International Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition
- 2016 NYU Fusion Film Festival - Official Selection, Graduate Film Finalist
- 2016 Cleveland International Film Festival - FilmSlam
- 2016 Sarasota Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Official Selection, Nominated for the Golden Reel Award
- 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 D&AD Next Director Award Shortlist
- 2016 Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 Screened at the MOFILM LA MovieJam
- 2016 HollyShorts Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 Austin Shorts Fest - Official Selection
- 2016 Citizen Jane Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2016 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Monthly Film Festival (November)
- 2017 New Filmmakers Los Angeles - Nominated for Best Short Foreign Film, Drama
- 2016 Next Generation of Filmmakers Festival - Winner of Best Director and Best Cinematography Awards
- 2017 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival - Official Selection
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