Exclusive: Jack Black has boarded Gianna, a horror comedy short written, produced by and starring his School of Rock co-star Rivkah Reyes, as an associate producer.
Also starring Emmy nominee Margaret Cho (Fire Island) and Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (Peacemaker), the film follows the newly sober and recently single Gina (Reyes), who is faced with the literal devil herself, after her sliding-scale therapist (Cho) suggests spending time with her inner demons. Kait Schuster served as director, with Jarad Schwartz and Brando Crawford among the EPs on the short, which premieres at Inside Out Festival and will also play the Palm Springs Shorts Festival.
“I loved the perfectly twisted queerness of the story and script and I had to get involved,” said Cho of the project. “Rivkah is The Gay Future!!!!!”
Part of the cast of Uni’s recent box-office smash The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Black will also reunite with Reyes...
Also starring Emmy nominee Margaret Cho (Fire Island) and Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (Peacemaker), the film follows the newly sober and recently single Gina (Reyes), who is faced with the literal devil herself, after her sliding-scale therapist (Cho) suggests spending time with her inner demons. Kait Schuster served as director, with Jarad Schwartz and Brando Crawford among the EPs on the short, which premieres at Inside Out Festival and will also play the Palm Springs Shorts Festival.
“I loved the perfectly twisted queerness of the story and script and I had to get involved,” said Cho of the project. “Rivkah is The Gay Future!!!!!”
Part of the cast of Uni’s recent box-office smash The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Black will also reunite with Reyes...
- 6/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Kcet, the Los Angeles public broadcaster, announced the student finalists and eight industry judges who will take part of the 23rd Fine Cut Festival of Films. The festival will broadcast as a series of six one-hour episodes starting Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. on Kcet in Southern California and on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt on Link TV nationwide.
In addition to the student films making their broadcast debut, all winners will have their short films screened as part of a student showcase at the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 20. Three winners in the categories of Documentary, Animation and Narrative short films will receive a variety of prize packages valued to be over 30,000, and the Jack Larson Southern California Student Filmmaker Award will recognize one student winner’s strength as a storyteller.
An industry panel of eight esteemed experts determined the finalists and winners, including director and producer Lynne Southerland,...
In addition to the student films making their broadcast debut, all winners will have their short films screened as part of a student showcase at the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 20. Three winners in the categories of Documentary, Animation and Narrative short films will receive a variety of prize packages valued to be over 30,000, and the Jack Larson Southern California Student Filmmaker Award will recognize one student winner’s strength as a storyteller.
An industry panel of eight esteemed experts determined the finalists and winners, including director and producer Lynne Southerland,...
- 8/18/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Feeling the pressures of home life, a young Chinese boy, Wei-Lai, decides to ask his friend’s family to adopt him. However, despite the harsh regime his parents put on him Wei-Lai desires his parent’s affection. The families eventually meet up and Wei-Lai finally gets a chance to express his feeling to his parents.
“Wei-Lai” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Robin Wang’s “Wie-Lai” is a short comedy film that explores cultural differences between two families. However, the message here comes across as rather clumsy due to an awkward approach that really fails to hit the emotional conclusion intended. The culprit? A strained approach to comedy that will only appeal to a certain audience.
The humorous aspect was obviously influenced by American sitcoms, the delivery of jokes being over-the-top, and the comedy itself staying extremely safe. Furthermore, it is the kind of humor that plays on perceived cultural stereotypes,...
“Wei-Lai” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Robin Wang’s “Wie-Lai” is a short comedy film that explores cultural differences between two families. However, the message here comes across as rather clumsy due to an awkward approach that really fails to hit the emotional conclusion intended. The culprit? A strained approach to comedy that will only appeal to a certain audience.
The humorous aspect was obviously influenced by American sitcoms, the delivery of jokes being over-the-top, and the comedy itself staying extremely safe. Furthermore, it is the kind of humor that plays on perceived cultural stereotypes,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
About This Film
Tackling the pressures of family and cultural expectations, Robin Wang’s six-minute short film explores how these pressures can subvert desires under the semblance of pushing for the greater good of the family unit. Given the short runtime, “Graduation” gets to the point of its message quickly and audiences will easily pick up on the sexual tension between the two young men at the dinner table.
Synopsis
During a graduation celebration, the lives of four Chinese are explored under the societal pressures to move towards prosperity and happy family life. The two boys being celebrated hide their relationship for fear of reprimand and possible shunning from their parents, yet the parents hold their own secrets which show their own human fallacies under oppressive ideals they themselves subscribe to.
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Tackling the pressures of family and cultural expectations, Robin Wang’s six-minute short film explores how these pressures can subvert desires under the semblance of pushing for the greater good of the family unit. Given the short runtime, “Graduation” gets to the point of its message quickly and audiences will easily pick up on the sexual tension between the two young men at the dinner table.
Synopsis
During a graduation celebration, the lives of four Chinese are explored under the societal pressures to move towards prosperity and happy family life. The two boys being celebrated hide their relationship for fear of reprimand and possible shunning from their parents, yet the parents hold their own secrets which show their own human fallacies under oppressive ideals they themselves subscribe to.
Watch This Film...
- 6/5/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
During a graduation celebration, the lives of four Chinese are explored under the societal pressures to move towards prosperity and happy family life. The two boys being celebrated hide their relationship for fear of reprimand and possible shunning from their parents, yet the parents hold their own secrets which show their own human fallacies under oppressive ideals they themselves subscribe to.
“Graduation” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Tackling the pressures of family and cultural expectations, Robin Wang’s six-minute short film explores how these pressures can subvert desires under the semblance of pushing for the greater good of the family unit. Given the short runtime, “Graduation” gets to the point of its message quickly and audiences will easily pick up on the sexual tension between the two young men at the dinner table.
However, this quickfire approach proves to be an effective and very to-the-point way of storytelling,...
“Graduation” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Tackling the pressures of family and cultural expectations, Robin Wang’s six-minute short film explores how these pressures can subvert desires under the semblance of pushing for the greater good of the family unit. Given the short runtime, “Graduation” gets to the point of its message quickly and audiences will easily pick up on the sexual tension between the two young men at the dinner table.
However, this quickfire approach proves to be an effective and very to-the-point way of storytelling,...
- 6/4/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
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