Same Old | |
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Directed by | Lloyd Lee Choi |
Written by | Lloyd Lee Choi |
Produced by | Lloyd Lee Choi Tony Yang |
Starring | Limin Wang |
Cinematography | Norm Li |
Edited by | Lloyd Lee Choi |
Production companies | Collective Pictures division7 |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi. The film stars Limin Wang as Lu, a food delivery driver in New York City who, after his e-bike is stolen, must come to terms with the fragility of his life in America as he cannot afford to replace the bike in order to maintain his livelihood.
The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.
References
- Alexandria Slater, "Cannes 2022: the stand-out short films". Screen Daily, June 1, 2022.
- Alex Heeney, "Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022". Seventh Row, September 8, 2022.
- Laurence Boyce, "Families, fears and freedom take centre stage at Cannes Shorts 2022". Cineuropa, May 24, 2022.
- Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
- Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
- Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
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- American drama short films
- Canadian drama short films
- 2020s American films
- 2020s Canadian films
- Films about Korean Americans
- Films about Korean Canadians
- Films set in New York City
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