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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

JIEJIE

姊姊

Directed by Feng-I Fiona Roan

Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Student, Women / 15 mins / English, Mandarin with English subtitles / World Premiere

Plays In:
HBO APA Visionaries

Directors Guild of America - Theatre 1
Friday | May 4, 2018 7:00 pm

Description

Embarrassed by her un-American look, Fen betrays her younger sister on their first day at church, fueling an unprecedented outburst since their immigration.


Director's Bio

Feng-I Fiona Roan is a Taiwanese-American writer/director based in LA. Feng-I received her Directing MFA degree from AFI and was previously trained in classical Chinese Literature at National Taiwan University.


Credits

Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan
Producer: Mianda Lu, Mikhail Makeyev
Director of Photography: Frances Chen
Writer: Michael Leung
Story Editor: Stella Zhou
Editor: Zekun Mao
Production Designer: Yu-Hsuan Chen


Plays in

  1. HBO APA Visionaries 2018

    Shorts Programs / 37 mins
    In a unique filmmaker support initiative between Visual Communications and HBO, we present the winning entries from the APA Visionaries Short Film Competition, in which Asian Pacific American artists bring to light their worlds, their visions, and their voices. — Abraham Ferrer

    In This Program: JIEJIE, JUNE, REMITTANCE


Dates & Times

Plays In:
HBO APA Visionaries

Directors Guild of America - Theatre 1
Friday | May 4, 2018 7:00 pm